Trump Says Days of ‘Department of Injustice’ Are Over

President Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging speech at the Department of Justice on March 14, denouncing what he described as “weaponization” by the previous administration and vowing to beef up the nation’s law enforcement. “Our predecessors turned this Department of Justice into the Department of Injustice,” he said. “But I stand before you today to declare that those days are over and they are never going to come back.” He said that he would demand “full and complete accountability for the wrongs and abuses that occurred.” Trump’s speech came roughly two months into a presidency that has already seen reforms on multiple fronts—including actions targeting both the intelligence and law enforcement communities. For example, Trump noted how he revoked clearances for former intelligence officials who signed onto a letter attempting to discredit reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop....