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Jonathan Blanks

Washington, D.C.
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Writing about crime policy, race, & policing. Policy over politics & dogma. If you can’t find me, check the library. he/him
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Trump’s Pro-Crime Power Grab Original

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By Jonathan Blanks
| The Bulwark Verified
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S INVOCATION of Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, bringing the local police department under federal (i.e., his own) control while deploying federal law enforcement and the National Guard to police the capital’s streets, is a cynical ploy that has nothing at all to do with reducing crime.
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Popular Resistance to Trump Is Working Original

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By Jonathan Blanks
| The Bulwark Verified
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES its assault on political, legal, and ethical norms across large swaths of the federal government, state courtrooms, private businesses, educational institutions, and even the lives of individuals, the Republican-led Congress has wrongly ceded much of its constitutional authority—including the power to impose tariffs and rescind authorized appropriations—to the White House.
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One Justice Department Office Is Key to Trump’s Authoritarian Plans

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By Jonathan Blanks
| The Bulwark Verified
IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S second term, the administration undertook a series of troubling steps to transform the U.S. Department of Justice into an armed political organ. As we havealready seen, the politicization of DOJ can protect Trump’s allies from accountability for criminal activity.
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