'Probably Illegal': Law Professor Spots 1 Trump Move That Could Be 'Very Destructive'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

36% : " Goodman said the idea of Trump announcing such firings -- or reports on the plan before there is "any kind of investigation" into members of Smith's team -- would give those fired "very strong legal claims.
25% : " His remarks arrive after a source told The Washington Post that Trump intends to "clean out 'the bad guys, the people who went after me'" from the Department of Justice.
25% : The plan would be in step with Trump repeatedly threatening to prosecute or punish his perceived enemies since 2022.
22% : Smith, who looks to wind down the federal prosecutions against Trump, is reportedly expected to step down from his post before the president-elect takes office and potentially fires him.
22% : A source told The Post that Trump also plans to use the DOJ to investigate the 2020 election, a contest that he has falsely claimed to be "rigged" and "stolen."

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.