"President Donald Trump's unprecedented retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies reached new heights as his Justice Department brought criminal charges against a longtime foe and he expanded his efforts to classify certain liberal groups as "domestic terrorist organizations." Days after Trump publicly demanded action from his attorney general and tapped his former personal lawyer to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Virginia,"
"Hours earlier Thursday, Trump signed a memorandum directing his Republican administration to target backers of what they dubbed "left-wing terrorism" as he alleged without evidence a vast conspiracy by Democrat-aligned nonprofit groups and activists to finance violent protests. The developments marked a dramatic escalation of the president's extraordinary use of the levers of presidential power to target his political rivals and his efforts to pressure the Justice Department to pursue investigations - and now prosecutions - of those he disdains."
President Donald Trump broadened his campaign against perceived political enemies by prompting the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and by directing the administration to target supporters of so-called liberal groups as "domestic terrorist organizations." A grand jury indicted Comey for allegedly lying to Congress during 2020 testimony after Trump publicly demanded action and installed a former personal lawyer as a top federal prosecutor in Virginia. The memorandum targeted backers of "left-wing terrorism" and alleged without evidence a conspiracy by Democrat-aligned nonprofits to finance violent protests. Critics warned the actions risk politicizing justice and chilling dissent.
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