Republicans want to destroy federal law enforcement to punish their enemies. That includes us.

The GOP has responded to Trump’s indictment by promising to dismantle the FBI and Department of Justice. The impact on LGBTQ+ rights would be devastating.

Blind Justice statue – the statue depicts the traditional “Blind Justice,” holding the scales of justice in each hand.
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Donald Trump’s behavior has already made it clear that he and his followers have no respect for the rule of law. Now they are making it clear that they have no respect for the institutions either.

In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric, Republicans are attacking the very structure of federal law enforcement, with the goal of not only discrediting it but destroying it altogether. They want the Department of Justice and the FBI to respond to the demands of the president, rather than maintain their current independence and integrity. Should the GOP succeed, it would have dire consequences for LGBTQ+ rights in the country.

Trump has been feuding with the FBI ever since he was president. He fired one FBI director, James Comey, even though Comey’s overly cautious handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails probably handed Trump the presidency. Trump hated that Comey continued to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election.

Now the stakes are higher. With Trump under indictment, he’s adopted a scorched earth policy, and most of his fellow Republicans are following suit.

In what would be the end of an impartial federal law enforcement system, Trump is promising to turn the Department of Justice and FBI into his own private army of mob enforcers. If elected, Trump says he will…

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