Trump is urging the Justice Department to investigate his perceived opponents. Thats unusual.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

How far is President Trump willing to go in directing that the government’s investigative machinery be used to go after his opponents, real or perceived?

Charlie Savage and Eric Lichtblau have a good piece this morning that raises this question, by seizing on an important passage from Trump’s unhinged press conference on Thursday. Trump said this:

“I’ve actually called the Justice Department to look into the leaks. Those are criminal leaks….It’s a criminal act.”

-snip-

Now Trump has called on the Justice Department to investigate those leakers. As Savage and Lichtblau put it:

No law forbids a president from making a criminal referral to the Justice Department, but it is unusual for a president to direct the agency to open a criminal investigation into his perceived opponents or to talk publicly about having done so. The White House, under presidents of both parties, has generally restricted direct contact with the Justice Department about prospective investigations to avoid the appearance of politicizing law enforcement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/02/17/trump-is-urging-the-justice-department-to-investigate-his-perceived-opponents-thats-unusual/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_3_na&utm_term=.bdd4d9ce4c59

[tazkcmo]

1. Donny isn't that smart.

Nor does he care about anything but his own satisfaction.