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'The Department of Revenge' explores Trump's use of DOJ to settle political scores
Devlin Barrett has covered federal law enforcement for more than two decades. His new book pulls back the curtain on President Trump's Justice Department and the way he has used it as a tool to settle political scores. Amna Nawaz sat down with Barrett to discuss "The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice."
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According to PBS News’s source item, ‘The Department of Revenge’ explores Trump’s use of DOJ to settle political scores, Devlin Barrett has covered federal law enforcement for more than two decades. His new book pulls back the curtain on President Trump’s Justice Department and the way he has used it as a tool to settle political scores. Amna Nawaz sat down with Barrett to discuss “The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice.”
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