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Wicked Blue

(8,765 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:32 PM Feb 5

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Trump Says It's His Right to Use DOJ as His Personal Law Firm

Source: The New Republic

The president believes he has a “right” to use the Justice Department as his own personal law firm.

Speaking at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning, Donald Trump seemed to think that criticism of his intent to abuse the executive branch was all one big joke.

“And then they say, ‘Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to get even,’” Trump parroted through his teeth. “And I don’t. But wouldn’t I have a right to?

“Think of it. There’s never been a president in history treated the way I got treated,” he added.

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/206192/donald-trump-his-right-weaponize-department-justice

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Trump Says It's His Right to Use DOJ as His Personal Law Firm (Original Post) Wicked Blue Feb 5 OP

Free legal services without limit? no_hypocrisy Feb 5 #1

America is one dumb fucking nation 31st Street Bridge Feb 5 #2

Trump leads attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast in a benediction to strike down his political enemies Efilroft Sul Feb 5 #3

"There's never been a president in history treated the way I got treated" PatSeg Feb 5 #4

My sentiments, exactly debsy Feb 5 #21

He certainly has a way of setting himself up PatSeg Feb 5 #22

"Who's going to stop me? A Republican Congress? A Republican Supreme Court?" muriel_volestrangler Feb 5 #5

"The only thing that can stop me is my own morality." - DJT Midnight Writer Feb 5 #6

While Donald insists he has been mistreated I am hoping he ain't seen nuttin yet. twodogsbarking Feb 5 #7

Hope springs eternal. littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #11

There's never been a President in history that deserved it like you do maxsolomon Feb 5 #8

Wish I could have rec'd this 1000 x's mdbl Feb 5 #9

Servants to the master. twodogsbarking Feb 5 #10

We seriously need... purr-rat beauty Feb 5 #12

Could someone . . . AverageOldGuy Feb 5 #13

The next Democratic President tinymontgomery Feb 5 #14

Whine, whine, whine--the perpetual victim. xuplate Feb 5 #15

Yep, but you gotta fight for your right..... multigraincracker Feb 5 #16

He should read their mission statement tonekat Feb 5 #17

there's never been a USA barbtries Feb 5 #18

Yep... Snackshack Feb 5 #19

I stopped reading.... SergeStorms Feb 5 #20

no_hypocrisy

(54,655 posts)

1. Free legal services without limit?

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:36 PM

Feb 5

Huh uh

31st Street Bridge

(139 posts)

2. America is one dumb fucking nation

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:38 PM

Feb 5

Are you listening to this? The "news" isn't.

Efilroft Sul

(4,382 posts)

3. Trump leads attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast in a benediction to strike down his political enemies

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:41 PM

Feb 5

It tracks.

PatSeg

(52,731 posts)

4. "There's never been a president in history treated the way I got treated"

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:00 PM

Feb 5

Yeah, that is true, because we've never had a president as incompetent and corrupt.

debsy

(844 posts)

21. My sentiments, exactly

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:28 PM

Feb 5

My phrasing was going to be,

“That’s because we’ve never had a president who has behaved the way you behave!”

PatSeg

(52,731 posts)

22. He certainly has a way of setting himself up

Reply to debsy (Reply #21)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

Feb 5

for the punchline over and over again.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,906 posts)

5. "Who's going to stop me? A Republican Congress? A Republican Supreme Court?"

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:10 PM

Feb 5

I think that's the rationale here.

Midnight Writer

(25,232 posts)

6. "The only thing that can stop me is my own morality." - DJT

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:23 PM

Feb 5

Lord help us all.

twodogsbarking

(18,147 posts)

7. While Donald insists he has been mistreated I am hoping he ain't seen nuttin yet.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:27 PM

Feb 5

littlemissmartypants

(32,806 posts)

11. Hope springs eternal.

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:31 PM

Feb 5

maxsolomon

(38,469 posts)

8. There's never been a President in history that deserved it like you do

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:31 PM

Feb 5

You absolute fuck.

mdbl

(8,376 posts)

9. Wish I could have rec'd this 1000 x's

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:37 PM

Feb 5

twodogsbarking

(18,147 posts)

10. Servants to the master.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:52 PM

Feb 5

purr-rat beauty

(1,145 posts)

12. We seriously need...

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:34 PM

Feb 5

A separation of trump and state

AverageOldGuy

(3,622 posts)

13. Could someone . . .

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:34 PM

Feb 5

. . . just get on the prayer line with Jesus and ask him to come back and clean up this shit???

tinymontgomery

(2,858 posts)

14. The next Democratic President

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:40 PM

Feb 5

The next Democratic President needs to come out swinging and go after everyone of these pieces of shit on day one.

xuplate

(186 posts)

15. Whine, whine, whine--the perpetual victim.

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:45 PM

Feb 5

multigraincracker

(37,255 posts)

16. Yep, but you gotta fight for your right.....

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:54 PM

Feb 5

To Party.

tonekat

(2,492 posts)

17. He should read their mission statement

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:55 PM

Feb 5

I'm surprised it hasn't been taken down:

Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

https://www.justice.gov/about

barbtries

(31,252 posts)

18. there's never been a USA

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:12 PM

Feb 5

that's been treated by the president the way you treat us.

he's like a little boy playing with a bunch of little plastic people and they're all HIS and he gets to do WHATEVER HE WANTS.

Snackshack

(2,577 posts)

19. Yep...

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:15 PM

Feb 5

and he has cj roberts as his personal lawyer, blanch and bondi are just window dressing.

SergeStorms

(20,280 posts)

20. I stopped reading....

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:20 PM

Feb 5

when I got to the part about Trump being at a "prayer breakfast." Comedy gold!

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