Episode

The new mission of the DOJ

Podcast: Think from KERA
Published: Jul 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 2803
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Summary

The Department of Justice traditionally operated with a certain level of independence until President Trump took office. Devlin Barrett writes about the Justice Department and FBI for The New York Times, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss evidence that Trump is using the department to exact revenge on his enemies, new orders DOJ employees have been given, and why cases about civil rights and tax fraud are being abandoned. His book is “ The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices