Campaign Legal Center’s Trevor Potter Responds to President Trump’s Department of Justice Remarks

Washington, DC — Following President Donald Trump’s speech at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, Campaign Legal Center’s President and Founder Trevor Potter released the following statement:

"President Trump's recent remarks at the Department of Justice are a troubling sign that, in this administration, the DOJ's role to uphold the rule of law has been transformed into a tool for settling the president's personal and political vendettas.

“In his remarks, the president attacked former Ambassador Norman Eisen, who has spent his distinguished career promoting government ethics and democracy, and the nonpartisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a longtime leader in the movement for accountable government.

“We stand with Norm Eisen, CREW and fellow defenders of democracy who work to preserve the rule of law and the Constitution on behalf of the American people." 

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