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What upheaval at DOJ may mean for rule of law in America

By Carrie Johnson,

Mara Liasson

Published September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT

The indictment of former FBI director James Comey is one part of a dramatic escalation in President Trump's effort to remake the Department of Justice.

Carrie Johnson

Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.

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Mara Liasson

Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

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