Seems that we have people here who do not understand the rule of law. The rule of law applies to all Americans and especially to the one who puts his hand on the bible charged with upholding the Rule of Law.
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. Do you Trump a lumps understand what this means?
It means that congress has the right to investigate questionable actions by the president. The DOJ are not employees of the president. They serve the people. They have the right to investigate a president and anyone else who may be in violation of the law. The media is protected by the constitution and have the right to oppose a president acting in a questionable manner. The US Government is not the Trump Organization. When you decide to think you can be president you signed up for the scrutiny. When you become president you are the employee of over 300 million people. WE are the board of directors and the president, regardless of party, must answer to us.
What is happening to Trump is neither a witch hunt, coup, or attempted overthrow. It's called a check. And the rule of law says we can check the president.
The DOJ people do serve the President, as he is the only one of two elected members to the Executive Branch. The People's control of the various cabinet positions flows from their ability to elect the President.
Any other concept implies that the power is held by a bunch of unelected bureaucrats.
Congress and the Judiciary are the counters constitutionally to the Executive, not the members of his own Branch.
The DOJ is not the employees of the president. They are appointed to uphold the constitution.
The congress is a co equal branch of government with authority not granted to the president. The same for the judiciary.
Can you show me where in the constitution the DOJ is specifically listed, and their duties are laid out?
The office of the Attorney General was established by the
Judiciary Act of 1789 as a part-time job for one person, but grew with the
bureaucracy. At one time, the Attorney General gave legal advice to the
U.S. Congress as well as the
President, but in 1819 the Attorney General began advising Congress alone to ensure a manageable workload.
[6] Until March 3, 1853, the salary of the Attorney General was set by statute at less than the amount paid to other Cabinet members. Early Attorneys General supplemented their salaries by running private law practices, often arguing cases before the courts as attorneys for paying litigants.
[7]
Following unsuccessful efforts (in 1830 and 1846) to make Attorney General a full-time job,
[8] in 1869, the
U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, led by Congressman
William Lawrence, conducted an inquiry into the creation of a "law department" headed by the Attorney General and also composed of the various department solicitors and
United States attorneys. On February 19, 1868, Lawrence introduced a bill in Congress to create the Department of Justice. President
Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law on June 22, 1870.
[9]
United States Department of Justice - Wikipedia
The congress passed a law creating the DOJ and that is within it's constitutional mandate.
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia
Furthermore, Senators and Representatives cannot resign to take newly created or higher-paying political positions; rather, they must wait until the conclusion of the term for which they were elected.
Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia
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MIKE POMPEO.