About this episode

Rachel Maddow examines the negative impact of Donald Trump's actions on the Department of Justice.

As Donald Trump has tried to use the Department of Justice as his personal tool for petty revenge and political intimidation, the department's track record has been abysmal and its frequent mistakes, mortifying. Rachel Maddow takes a look at the degradation Trump has brought to a once-distinguished facet of American government.

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Maddow

Topics covered

• Trump
• Justice Department
• corruption
• political intimidation
• government degradation

Keywords

• Trump
• Justice Department
• corruption
• political intimidation
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Justice

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