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President Donald Trump has vowed to end what he has called the “weaponization” of the United States’ government – starting with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Marine veteran Daniel Penny.
Shortly after returning to the White House, Trump signed a pair of executive orders pledging to protect citizens from unjust prosecution and end federal censorship, while directing his administration to investigate previous actions by federal agencies under the Biden presidency.
“These actions appear oriented more toward inflicting political pain than toward pursuing actual justice or legitimate governmental objectives,” Trump wrote in the order titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government.”
The statute can be applied to district attorneys, judges, police officers or any other official with “power vested by a government entity,” according to the Department of Justice.
As president, Trump can order federal reforms to fight against abuse and remove officials accused of misconduct – opening up the door for potential investigations into high-profile officeholders, such as Bragg.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg during a press conference in New York on Sept. 8, 2022. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Using the federal statute and freshly minted executive order, the administration could also provide protection for “parents protesting at school board meetings, Americans who spoke out against the previous administration’s actions, and other Americans who were simply exercising constitutionally protected rights.”
“The scales of justice will be rebalanced,” Trump told the country during his inauguration address. “The vicious, violent and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end.”
The Department of Justice and Bragg’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.