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Trump finally discovered he can’t force the feds to prosecute Clinton — and he’s not happy

"also... she forgot Ben"

“The saddest thing is because I’m president of the United States, I’m not supposed to be involved in the Justice Department.”

By Dara Lind [e-mail] Nov 3, 2017, 10:18am EDT


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A year after defeating Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, President Donald Trump is still really, really angry that the federal government he runs isn’t going after her.

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The idea that the head of the government can’t use his power to prosecute his enemies is literally at the core of the idea of the “rule of law” as it’s understood in America. Outside legal experts and lawmakers from both parties have been making that argument for months.

But it seems that it came as a nasty surprise to President Donald Trump, and it’s not clear when he found out that he couldn’t manipulate the activity of the Justice Department — of if he has, in fact, made a decision he won’t try to soon reverse.

Loser - https://www.vox.com/2017/11/3/16602182/trump-prosecute-hillary-clinton