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Trump promised Americans impartial justice. Is he delivering?
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President Trump promised Americans, fair, equal and impartial justice…is that what he’s delivering?
President Trump campaigned on a promise to undo the levers of the justice system that he said were weaponized against him.
His administration has gutted the Justice Department unit that investigates and prosecutes public corruption.
But since the beginning of Trump’s second term investigations into corrupt public officials have dropped nearly 90 percent.
Meanwhile, pardons of officials convicted of corruption have risen.
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It was edited by Kelsey Snell, Jeanette Woods and Courtney Dorning.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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President Trump campaigned on a promise to undo the levers of the justice system that he said were weaponized against him.
His administration has gutted the Justice Department unit that investigates and prosecutes public corruption.
But since the beginning of Trump’s second term investigations into corrupt public officials have dropped nearly 90 percent.
Meanwhile, pardons of officials convicted of corruption have risen.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected].
It was edited by Kelsey Snell, Jeanette Woods and Courtney Dorning.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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