We're Less Safe Today Because the Inmates Are Running the Asylum

Mike Nellis

Most of you have probably seen by now that Donald Trump has finally gotten the Justice Department to move forward with bullshit prosecutions against James Comey and Letitia James. He fired the sitting U.S. attorney—someone who didn’t think charges would stick or even make it to a jury—and replaced them with one of his former defense attorneys. And here’s the part that’s really lodged in my brain since I found out last night: the person he picked has never prosecuted a case in her life.

Just sit with that for a second. Forget the politics. Forget the revenge tour. Let’s just talk about what’s necessary to keep Americans safe. Because instead of picking someone remotely qualified to do one of the most serious jobs in government, he picked another loyalist to carry out his personal vendettas.

Meanwhile, real criminals are out there—drug traffickers, sex offenders, murderers, white-collar predators targeting middle-class families and retirees. These people need to be caught, charged, and put away. That takes professionals. Adults in the room. People who know how the system works and can wield it with precision. But instead, Trump has corrupted the entire process by installing unqualified hacks in roles that actually matter.

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are perfect examples. Patel’s been an embarrassment these past few weeks—inserting himself into active federal cases, screwing them up, and chasing headlines instead of criminals.

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