{"id":2096351,"date":"2023-11-10T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-to-indict-his-challengers-if-he-becomes-president-again\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T13:23:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:23:23","slug":"trump-threatens-to-indict-his-challengers-if-he-becomes-president-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-to-indict-his-challengers-if-he-becomes-president-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens to indict his challengers if he becomes president again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-threatens-to-indict-his-challengers-if-he-becomes-president-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2096351&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Threatens to Weaponize DOJ Against Rivals<\/h2>\n<p>In a bold and controversial move,\u200d former President \u2063Donald Trump has declared his intention \u2064to weaponize\u200d the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI if he\u200b is reelected in 2024. Trump made this statement during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-to-indict-his-challengers-if-he-becomes-president-again\/\" title=\"Trump threatens to indict his challengers if he becomes president again\">captivating hour-long interview<\/a> with Univision, where he criticized President\u200b Joe Biden for allegedly using federal agencies to hinder\u2062 his own presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI \u200bthink the people know it&#8217;s a\u200b political \u200cpersecution,\u201d Trump passionately expressed \u200dto host Enrique\u200c Acevedo. \u201cIt&#8217;s a political hoax. This is Biden\u2064 who&#8217;s the worst president in the history of our country. We&#8217;ve never had\u200c a president so dumb, so incompetent, and so \u200bcorrupt, from the standpoint of what they&#8217;re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;ve weaponized the Justice Department, they&#8217;ve weaponized the FBI, and they&#8217;ve come at me with\u2064 the worst indictments. Nobody&#8217;s ever seen anything \u2064like\u200b it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Acevedo then posed \u200bthe question of whether Trump would employ these departments against his opponents if \u2064he were to \u2062be reelected.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve already done it,\u201d Trump responded. &#8220;But if they want to follow\u200c through on\u200b this, yeah, it could certainly happen in reverse.\u200b They\u2019ve released the genie out of the box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re\u2064 president \u2064and you\u2019ve done a good job\u200d and\u200c you\u2019re popular, you don\u2019t \u200cgo after them so\u2063 you can \u200dwin\u2062 an election. They\u2019ve done indictments\u200b in \u200border to win \u2064an election. They call it\u2064 weaponization,\u201d Trump explained. \u201cBut \u200cyeah, \u2063they have done something\u200b that allows the\u2064 next party, I mean if\u200d somebody, \u200dif I\u200b happen to be president and I see somebody who\u2019s doing well and beating me very badly, I say\u2062 go \u200bdown and indict them, mostly \u2063they \u200cwould be out of\u2063 business. \u200dThey\u2019d be out. They\u2019d be out of the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump currently \u2064faces four separate criminal cases, including charges of business fraud in New York, \u2062federal \u200dcharges related \u200cto classified documents and attempts to overturn \u2063the\u2062 2020 election, \u200cand \u200ban election interference case in Georgia. Remarkably, Trump is the first president in \u200dU.S. history\u2064 to be\u200d indicted on criminal\u2063 charges.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u200cUnivision interview, Trump expressed his disbelief\u200c at the situation, stating, \u201cNothing like this has ever happened in \u200cthis country. It does \u200chappen \u2063in \u2063other countries. But these are developing nations. \u200dThese are third world nations.\u201d He also\u2062 warned that Biden&#8217;s\u2064 actions could set \u200ba dangerous precedent, as what happens to him could happen to\u2062 future presidents\u200b as well.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier \u200dthis month, the\u2062 Washington\u2062 Post reported that Trump \u200cand his allies were already \u200dstrategizing on how to \u2064use the\u200d government to target his critics if he were\u200b to secure a \u2063second term. \u2064Notable figures on his list include former\u2063 chief of staff John\u200b F. Kelly, former Attorney General William Barr, former \u200cattorney Ty Cobb, and former Joint Chiefs of\u2064 Staff Chairman Gen. Mark \u2064Milley.<\/p>\n<p>As the political landscape continues \u200bto evolve, Trump&#8217;s controversial statements and plans for the DOJ have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-riots-dragged-democrats-down-in-2020-data-shows-but-peaceful-protests-helped-them\/\" title=\"BLM Riots Dragged Democrats Down In 2020, Data Shows \u2014 But Peaceful Protests Helped Them\">sparked intense debate<\/a> and raised concerns about the potential weaponization of \u200cfederal agencies.<\/p>\n<h3>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">here<\/a> to read more\u200b from The Washington\u2064 Examiner.<\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 Why is\u200b the independence and integrity of the\u200b Department of Justice and the\u200d FBI crucial for upholding the rule \u2062of \u2062law<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Od job, you \u200dhave the right to do whatever \u200byou want with\u200b your Justice Department.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s declaration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-heard-claims-jason-momoa-tormented-her-on-set-of-aquaman-would-show-up-dressed-as-johnny-depp\/\" title=\"Amber Heard alleges Jason Momoa 'tormented' her during 'Aquaman' filming, dressed as Johnny Depp.\">sparked\u200c widespread debate<\/a> \u200band\u2063 concern among legal experts and political \u2062analysts. The idea of weaponizing the DOJ and the FBI against political rivals goes\u200c against the core\u200c principles of democracy \u200dand the \u200drule of law. The Department of Justice is meant to be an independent entity, separate from political interference, and its purpose is\u2064 to enforce the law and ensure justice is served without bias. Using it as\u200b a tool\u200c for political gain is a dangerous\u200c proposition \u200bthat \u200ccould \u200bundermine \u2062the\u2062 integrity of the justice system and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-chief-resists-biden-i-cannot-comply-with-demand-to-use-non-legal-immigration-terms\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Chief Resists Biden: \u2018I Cannot\u2019 Comply With Demand To Use Non-Legal Immigration Terms\">erode public trust<\/a> \u200cin the government.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time \u200cTrump has \u2064made controversial \u2062statements regarding \u200bthe DOJ \u2064and the FBI. \u200bDuring his \u200dtenure \u2063as president, he repeatedly attacked and undermined these institutions, \u2062casting doubt \u2064on their credibility and independence. He often\u200b referred to\u200d investigations\u2064 into his own\u200c campaign \u2062and administration as witch hunts or political vendettas, and he publicly\u2063 criticized \u200dand \u2062pressured his own appointed officials in the DOJ and the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of weaponizing the DOJ and the FBI against political rivals would be far-reaching and damaging. It \u200ccould lead to a \u200bblatant abuse of power, political persecution, and erosion of \u200dcivil liberties. It would set a dangerous precedent, \u2062giving future presidents the green light to use the justice system as a \u200bpolitical tool to silence,\u200c intimidate, or \u200dpunish their\u2063 opponents. \u2064This would create a chilling effect on political dissent and undermine\u2063 the democratic principles on which the United States is built.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to maintain the independence and\u200c integrity of the \u2063Department of Justice and the FBI. These institutions\u2062 play a vital \u200drole \u200bin upholding the\u2062 rule\u2064 of law and\u2064 ensuring \u200dthat justice\u200b is\u200b served\u200d in a fair and impartial\u200d manner. They should not be manipulated or\u200b weaponized for personal or political gain. The American people deserve\u200c a justice system that is free\u200d from political interference\u2062 and corruption.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cthe 2024 presidential election \u200dapproaches, it is important for\u200c voters \u2063to consider the potential consequences of electing a candidate who openly \u2063expresses a willingness to use the DOJ and the FBI against political rivals. The \u200bintegrity of the justice\u2064 system and the preservation of democratic values must be prioritized over personal vendettas and\u200d political power plays.\u200d The \u2063future of \u2063the nation&#8217;s \u2063democracy hangs in\u200c the balance, and \u2063it is\u200c up to the voters to decide the path forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump threatened to weaponize his own DOJ in a reversal of complaints that Democrats are targeting him. The former president suggested he could use the FBI and Justice Department to go after rivals if he wins the presidency in 2024. 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