Trump Is ‘Boiling the Frog’ With His Attacks on DOJ, Critics Say
- Flake says president ‘probing’ to see how far he can push
- Democrats fret about rule of law and targeting Mueller probe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on May 25.
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Donald Trump’s regular attacks on the U.S. Justice Department, including accusations that the FBI spied on his campaign, strike some critics as “boiling the frog” -- seeing how far he can push his fight against a federal investigation ensnaring his administration.
Trump’s taken a series of provocative steps since Special Counsel Robert Mueller began a probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election a year ago, from accusing the investigators of being politically motivated, to declaring that a spy was embedded in his campaign for political reasons and demanding an investigation.