Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman said Monday that employees at the Justice Department (DOJ) are “really afraid” of what a second Donald Trump presidency will mean for the departme…
It could be because their bosses wouldn’t let them do their jobs. Now things will be even worse. They will be set like dogs onto people for political reasons, while still unable to prosecute those who deserve it.
It’s not good enough to blame it on their bosses. Everyone there had the option to speak up, to go find some senators to talk to, to talk to the press, to quit their jobs in protest. If they didn’t do that, then they put themselves before the general public. And I understand they may have had practical reasons for doing so, but it was still their choice not to act.
It could be because their bosses wouldn’t let them do their jobs. Now things will be even worse. They will be set like dogs onto people for political reasons, while still unable to prosecute those who deserve it.
It’s not good enough to blame it on their bosses. Everyone there had the option to speak up, to go find some senators to talk to, to talk to the press, to quit their jobs in protest. If they didn’t do that, then they put themselves before the general public. And I understand they may have had practical reasons for doing so, but it was still their choice not to act.