Trump news at a glance: Schumer says justice department has become a ‘personal attack dog’ after Letitia James indicted
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#70NA5)
New York attorney general attracted Trump's ire after she led a civil fraud case against the president. Key US politics stories from Thursday 9 October
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has accused Donald Trump and his administration of turning the Department of Justice into personal attack dogs against their political enemies", after New York attorney general Letitia James was indicted for fraud in Virginia.
Calling the move outrageous", Schumer was among those labelling the move as Trump's latest effort to weaponize the department to punish political rivals.
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