There are several truths worth acknowledging about the current state of the so-called Department of Justice. Donald Trump has weaponized the DOJ to attack political enemies, real and perceived. In general, Trump has abused government power in ways that are arguably unique, and inarguably terrible and worse than his modern predecessors. And also, this weaponization is possible only because the underlying systems of American prosecution were already weaponized against huge swathes of the country.

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