The Department of Justice is not a constitutional entity. The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the office of the Attorney General. Only in 1870 did the legislature create the Department of Justice. It is an administrative entity, which means that the president is the Chief Executive Officer. The people of the United States are the shareholders who get to appoint the Chief Executive. if they don’t like his management style, at the end of his term, they can elect someone different. Because President Trump is the People’s chosen Big Boss, the employees in the Department of Justice serve at his pleasure. This means that, subject to a few judge-made limitations, Trump and his agent, the Attorney General, have ultimate control over hiring and firing. Members of the swamp, however, no longer believe that they are constrained by statutory or constitutional limitations. They believe that their jobs are permanent benefices of the type that made the British government one of the most...(Read Full Post)