Trump dredges up grievances about investigations in rare Justice Department appearance

Published March 14, 2025 5:35pm ET



President Donald Trump used a rare speech at the Justice Department to dredge up his grievances regarding the DOJ, from its prosecution of him to its handling of Hunter Biden‘s laptop.

“As we begin a proud new chapter in the chronicles of American justice, we’re turning the page on four long years of corruption, weaponization, and surrender to violent criminals,” Trump told a crowd gathered at the DOJ headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C. on Friday. “We’re restoring fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.”

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