'Worst Crisis’: Ex-U.S. Attorney Offers Damning Assessment On DOJ Mood Right Now
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“No, this is not a, ‘Them’s the rules as usual’ kind of situation," said Harry Litman.
Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman on Monday spelled out how Justice Department staff are feeling ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
And it’s not good, he told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe.
Multiple criminal cases against the president-elect have been tossed following his election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, sentencing in his hush money case was postponed and Trump has picked loyalist Pam Bondi as attorney general after acolyte former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) nomination fell through amid increased scrutiny over sexual misconduct allegations.
O’Keefe asked Litman, “What’s it like for the career attorneys at the Justice Department who see these cases falling apart? Are they demoralized by this, or are they kind of like, ‘Well, them’s the rules. We just gotta do what the rules say?’”
Litman said, “No, this is not a, ‘Them’s the rules as usual’ kind of situation.”
The New York Times reporter responded to footage of Pam Bondi, the president-elect's pick for attorney general.
“No, this is not a, ‘Them’s the rules as usual’ kind of situation," said Harry Litman.
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