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PBS News Hour

How the DOJ under Trump is targeting political adversaries

Season 2025 Episode 141 | 7m 33s

An emerging strategy from President Trump's Department of Justice is undoing Biden-era policies and pursuing some of the president’s political adversaries. William Brangham discussed more with Carrie Johnson, the justice correspondent at NPR.

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