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Department of Justice: The Economist on Trump's Transformation of the U.S. Justice Department
On July 17, 2026, The Economist published an episode of its weekly America podcast. The episode, titled 'The degradation of the Department of Justice,' examines how Donald Trump is reinventing the U.S. Department of Justice — a federal executive department of the United States government headquartered in Washington, D.C., defined by Section 501 of Title 28 of the United States Code.