Friday’s speech by President Donald Trump at the Department of Justice was part victory lap, part apology to the American people about the abuses waged by prior administrations and the work required to return the department to one of integrity and trust.
Trump said,
But first we must be honest about the lies and abuses that have occurred within these walls. Unfortunately, in recent years, a corrupt group of hacks and radicals within the ranks of the American government obliterated the trust and goodwill built up over generations. They weaponized the vast powers of our intelligence and law enforcement agencies to try and thwart the will of the American people.
Trump made a further promise to expose the rogue actors in government and to “restore the scales of justice in America. And we will ensure that such abuses will never happen again in our country.”
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