Victimization and projection are always the name of the game with Trump.
“unprecedented” and said, “The Biden Admin has fully weaponized DOJ & FBI to target their political enemies.”, “If they can do it to a former President, imagine what they can do to you.”...the response of Republicans to what they call the Biden administration’s politicization of the rule of law…is calls for a GOP-led politicization of the rule of law.
But as has been obvious for some time, when it comes to Trump, the GOP doesn’t care about “law and order” or the rule of law. Several prominent, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, even tweeted, “DEFUND THE FBI,” an ironic accusation from a party that has spent the past two years accusing Democrats of wanting to “defund the police.”
The same party that saw their 2016 party convention marred by chants of “lock her up” directed at Hillary Clinton is now concerned about the alleged persecution of political enemies.being soft on crime by, in his words, “protecting some crazy prosecutor…that refuses to prosecute entire categories of crime.” Law and order for thee, not for me.
But there is a deeper and more ominous side to the GOP’s over-the-top rhetoric. In accusing President Joe Biden and Attorney General Garland of using the Department of Justice to go after their political enemies, elected Republicans are further eroding faith in the rule of law and federal law enforcement agencies. They are telling their supporters that simply investigating potential wrongdoing by the former president is an illegal act. In effect, they are arguing that Trump is above the law.