Elie Mystal, Justice correspondent for The Nation, joins Ali Velshi to break down how Project 2025 could radically alter the U.S. Justice Department while playing into Trump’s desire for revenge against a branch which he lacked the power to control during his first term as president.
This is an adapted excerpt from the July 28 episode of “Velshi.” Project 2025's chapter on the Justice Department begins with a bit of a tell: 'Not reforming the Department of Justice will also guarantee the failure of that conservative Administration’s agenda in countless other ways.” A common misconception held by Donald Trump while he was president was that the Justice Department worked for him, not for the American people. Chapter 17 seeks to make that misconception true.
” The Justice Department typically hands down consent decrees to local jurisdictions after investigations into police wrongdoing — think of them like court-ordered improvement plans. These decrees usually compel jails to improve their conditions or police departments to consider their tactics and report back to the Justice Department. Project 2025 argues the Justice Department should “disclaim” its ability to hand down consent decrees.
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