Will Trump’s Justice Department restore public trust?

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President Donald Trump now has his full Justice Department team in place. But how will Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel pursue justice over the next four years?

The first obvious opportunity is to follow through on Trump’s promise to depoliticize the Justice Department. That should mean an end to warped DEI-related priority setting, an end to double standards in how Republicans and Democrats are treated by Justice Department investigations, an end to prejudicial government treatment of law-abiding people of faith, and a refocus on actions that bolster confidence in a bold but fair application of justice.

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