• rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations

    Why even is this even a thing? Wasn’t there supposed to be separation of powers between executive and judiciary?

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      8 days ago

      Prosecutors are part of the executive branch. The judiciary covers judges and court staff.

      There is also supposed to be a separation within the executive branch, but the Supreme Court has ruled that unconstitutional under the unified executive theory.

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        5 days ago

        Prosecutors are part of the executive branch.

        Makes the point of a neutral legal system pointless, then. Everything is legal until the political administration says otherwise.