Donald Busted Whining That The ‘Trump Justice Department’ Will Not Obey Him

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Donald Trump must have skipped his history and U.S. government classes when he was at that expensive military boarding school. Amazingly, the president does not have a basic understanding of how the government is supposed to work. Instead, he talks like a dictator.

It seems that the man in the Oval Office told The Washington Post that he wished “my guys” at the “Trump Justice Department” would do what he wanted. He has even told White House aides and close friends that he does not understand why he cannot command them.

Trump does not appear to comprehend that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is a stand-alone operation. He wants to manipulate how the DOJ investigates Russian mingling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Clearly, he is frustrated that he has not been able to find a way to do so.

Business Insider reported that the sitting president ordered the White House Counselor, Donald McGahn, to fire Robert Mueller last June. Mueller is the special counsel assigned to an independent investigation into Russia meddling in the U.S. presidential election. Trump backed off only after McGahn told him he would resign rather than carry out that order.

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Trump tried to release a secret document that the Republicans felt would erode Mueller’s investigation. House Intelligence Committee chair, Devin Nunes (R-CA) wrote the document. It did not support the DOJ’s position.

According to The Washington Post, the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, went to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and emphasized how 45 felt about the situation. However, the DOJ explained releasing the Nunes memo would be “extraordinarily reckless,” given that the department had not reviewed it.

It appears that Congress is the final arbitrator in whether Nunes releases his memo. The document apparently indicated that the FBI operated on a politically-motivated path with suspect sourcing when it obtained a surveillance warrant early in the investigation.

One of Trump’s senior officials spoke to the Washington Post:

‘(Trump) is inclined to have that released just because it will shed light. Apparently all the rumors are that it will shed light, it will help the investigators come to a conclusion.’

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The Los Angeles Times reported that Representative Jim Jordan (OH) said that the memo should be released:

‘It’s some of the most alarming things I’ve ever read, and every single American citizen should be able to read that material as soon as possible.’

On the other hand, Democratic members of the committee say that the document is rigged to undermine the entire Russia probe. Rep. Jackie Speirer (D-CA) said it was a “pack of lies.” Some Republicans agree that the memo should remain secret. According to the LA Times, Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) said:

‘(It would be) real dangerous.’

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Nunes served on the Trump presidential campaign and has been a leading supporter of Trump. He used secret information to create his four-page memo, and wrote that there were serious problems with how DOJ handled the Russian probe, especially when it used secret surveillance. The LA Times reported that Nunes shared his memo with the committee and said last month:

‘I believe there’s evidence that abuses have occurred.’

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