How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies

Open Society Foundations Global grant network founded by George Soros Fani Willis District attorney Fulton County, Ga. John O. Brennan Former C.I.A. director Other targets Adam B. Schiff Senator Democrat of California Letitia James Attorney general of New York Investigations underway James Comey Former F.B.I. director Indicted

From the moment Donald J. Trump began his campaign to return to the White House, he has expressed a clear desire to seek vengeance against his enemies.

He has complained relentlessly about the multiple cases filed against him during the Biden administration and has used them as a justification for seeking retribution, arguing that the Justice Department was “weaponized” against him under his predecessor.

Back in power, Mr. Trump has now weaponized the department to his own ends, critics say, in a more direct manner than any president since the Nixon era.

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