Saturday, February 1, 2025

Weaponizing "weaponizing"

One of Mr. Trump's first executive orders is titled "Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government."  (Full text below the fold)

In that order, Mr. Trump complains that the Biden administration had engaged

in a systematic campaign against its perceived political opponents, weaponizing the legal force of numerous Federal law enforcement agencies and the Intelligence Community against those perceived political opponents in the form of investigations, prosecutions, civil enforcement actions, and other related actions.

For the sake of this blog post, let's not dispute that claim. Let's assume it's generally accurate. With that assumption, what is Mr. Trump's solution?

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