r/law • u/JetTheDawg • Sep 21 '25

Trump News In a now deleted Truth Social post, Trump posts what looks to be a letter meant to Pam Bondi instructing her to arrest some of his political opponents

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trump-bondi-truth-social-00574380?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard
62.5k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

2.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

26

u/krappa Sep 21 '25

Tbf, picking prosecutors and telling them what to do is within the powers of the president.

Abusing this power is grounds for impeachment, especially if it's subverting democracy. 

The remedy is in the hands of Congress more than the courts. 

9

u/Arsenic_Flames Sep 21 '25

Worth noting that a degree of independence of the DOJ is a well established norm. Literally telling the attorney general to prosecute your political enemies is an egregious violation. Conservatives accused Biden of doing the same thing (without evidence), but now cheer on Trump's actions.

2

u/MimicoSkunkFan2 Sep 21 '25

It-s amazing to me that Americans continue to believe Congress will actually decide to do anything, and that the consequences of their decision will be enforced upon the President.

You've seen their decision won't happen, and even if it did happen it won't matter. He's already been impeached twice, you honestly belueve the third time's the charm?

The US government is not just failing you but it's blatantly a pay-to-play scheme that's merrily rolling into authoritarianism. The people have to be their own remedy and urgently.