WASHINGTON – In a rare appearance by the US Department of Justice president, Donald Trump gave a meandering speech on Friday, pledging a “proud new chapter in the record of American justice,” ahead of the trajectory of the department’s “weaponization” campaign against him and his supporters.

A year ago, the president made history after becoming a defendant in two Justice Department cases and a felon convicted in New York. Trump told a crowd of departmental staff, law enforcement officials and lawmakers that his administration is “restoring justice, equal and fair justice under the constitutional rule of law.”

“It’s going to be legendary,” Trump said.

The president also hinted that he could maintain the federal Investigation HQ in Washington, D.C. The battle that was drawn out About whether to move to Maryland or Virginia.

Calling the law enforcement officer in the room, Trump said, “With me in the White House, you have a president who has your back again.”

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana were among the crowd, despite the senators not yet voted. stretch Government funds set to expire within 8 hours.

Trump’s hour-long speech dealt with intersections at the southwest border and illegal fentanyl deaths. At one point, he invited his mother, who lost her son in 2022, to the stage.

However, the president’s remarks often snaked over topics that were unrelated to the Department of Justice’s mission. This includes minutes on his reelection support from Indiana basketball legend Bobby Knight.

Categorized document cases

At many points during his speech, Trump condemned the DOJ’s investigation into a false misunderstanding of a classification document on Florida’s property and an attempt to conspiracy to overturn former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

He said department officials “done a massive scale and did everything in their power to “break the laws, persecut my family, staff and supporters, storm my home, Mar-a-lago, and prevent me from becoming President of the United States.”

Government after election, It was dropped Trump’s classified document appeal cites long-standing DOJ policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.

Federal District Judge Irene Cannon threw the lawsuit on the grounds that the Department of Justice had illegally appointed and compensated Jack Smith’s special advisor.

“The lawsuit against me was bullshit and she correctly dismissed it,” Trump said.

Smith also halted the 2020 election overthrow lawsuit against Trump on January 6, 2020, which investigated his alleged role in inciting violent attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump Tolerated On January 6, 1,600 defendants revoked the largest investigation ever carried out by the Justice Department, just hours after his second presidency.

Attorney General Pam Bondy oversaw the shooting and demobilization of FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors who conducted the January 6 investigation and two cases against Trump.

In his remarks Friday, Trump thanked his former personal lawyer. Todd Blanche, who defended Trump in a Justice Department case, is currently second in the agency.

“We have to keep showing up.”

At a subsequent out-of-department press conference, Maryland Democrat Jamie Ruskin struggled to talk about the Heckling protesters along with police officers and former DOJ officials who were in Capitol on January 6th. The event was streamed live C-Span.

Sitting on the House Selection Committee to investigate the Capitol attack, Ruskin described Trump’s speech as “tilade” and praised Harry Dunn for “defense of democracy.”

“He forgives everyone and lets them know that it’s okay. Now, hear it and don’t know what accountability looks like. I don’t know what this fight will look like, but we have to keep showing up,” Dan said.

One of Biden’s final acts was to issue a widespread preemption. pardon to members of the committee on January 6th and to Dan and three other officers who testified before the panel.

More than 140 police officers were injured in the riot.

Former DOJ prosecutor Brendan Burrow, who investigated the January 6 attack, said the administration “will not talk about some of the things going on in this building while we are totally pleased with the pardon.”

He argues DOJ officials are dismantling or undermining other sectors, including antitrust laws and corruption.

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to comment.

The last time the president was revealed to the department was former President Barack Obama. 2014.

Last updated at 6:31pm, March 14, 2025