Republicans Act Like They're Powerless To Stop Trump's Attacks On The Justice System | HuffPost
'Susan Collins of Maine called Trump’s tweet “appalling,” while Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said it “upset” her. '
'The president seems to think the Justice Department is a department in a private organization that he runs, and it’s not. '
'Trump attacked Attorney General Loretta Lynch for meeting with former President Bill Clinton on an airport tarmac at a time when the Justice Department was investigating his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. '
'But he’s previously said it was improper for politics to get in the way of the enforcement of the law. '
'In another era, those extraordinary suggestions would have set off a political firestorm, calls for congressional hearings and even talk of impeachment. '
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'Susan Collins of Maine called Trump’s tweet “appalling,” while Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said it “upset” her. '
'The president seems to think the Justice Department is a department in a private organization that he runs, and it’s not. '
'Trump attacked Attorney General Loretta Lynch for meeting with former President Bill Clinton on an airport tarmac at a time when the Justice Department was investigating his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. '
'But he’s previously said it was improper for politics to get in the way of the enforcement of the law. '
'In another era, those extraordinary suggestions would have set off a political firestorm, calls for congressional hearings and even talk of impeachment. '
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