Recently, an interesting debate erupted on Twitter between Donald Trump and his subordinate Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Trump, who is the head of the executive branch and the boss of Sessions, publicly criticized the Department of Justice, which is not only his right as president, but also his responsibility as the only thin connection tying the ballot box to the DOJ. We should fear a world in which the DOJ, which has the vast power of the FBI and a monopoly over federal prosecutorial authority, does not listen to the voice of its elected master.
Trump said, "I put in an attorney general who never took control of the Justice department." He then complained that Sessions surrendered control by recusing himself from participating in matters important to the president.
Sessions fired back, writing, "While I am Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations."
Sessions went on to write, "We have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President's agenda." This is a curious statement to be making as a retort to the president's clear and public statement that he does not believe Sessions is following his wishes.
While the left repeatedly warns that Trump will prosecute his political enemies, she astutely points out that nearly every prosecution of a political figure in America appears be of an enemy of the left, not Donald Trump.
We should all be concerned when we hear Sessions and others dismiss any need to feel influenced by "Political considerations." When Caesar stopped following the "Political considerations" of the Senate, the Roman representative democracy died immediately.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/24/trump-is-not-only-right-to-criticize-jeff-sessions-its-his-duty/
Trump, who is the head of the executive branch and the boss of Sessions, publicly criticized the Department of Justice, which is not only his right as president, but also his responsibility as the only thin connection tying the ballot box to the DOJ. We should fear a world in which the DOJ, which has the vast power of the FBI and a monopoly over federal prosecutorial authority, does not listen to the voice of its elected master.
Trump said, "I put in an attorney general who never took control of the Justice department." He then complained that Sessions surrendered control by recusing himself from participating in matters important to the president.
Sessions fired back, writing, "While I am Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations."
Sessions went on to write, "We have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President's agenda." This is a curious statement to be making as a retort to the president's clear and public statement that he does not believe Sessions is following his wishes.
While the left repeatedly warns that Trump will prosecute his political enemies, she astutely points out that nearly every prosecution of a political figure in America appears be of an enemy of the left, not Donald Trump.
We should all be concerned when we hear Sessions and others dismiss any need to feel influenced by "Political considerations." When Caesar stopped following the "Political considerations" of the Senate, the Roman representative democracy died immediately.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/24/trump-is-not-only-right-to-criticize-jeff-sessions-its-his-duty/
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