15:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0_jglizaxuvid.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/00yc4h63rurg4.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/01b21njbdx~~m.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/14s118kzsmuz9.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/166.u_60qj09..js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/0g9_wl34k-6l4.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/0~r4f.cjjsl~b.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC"],"default"] 17:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_DRoRkpdcQV1jQfRdq8TQL36QboxC"],"IconMark"] 16:T53e,If Donald Trump is elected next November, he's promising to use the power of the presidency to go after political enemies and perceived rivals.

In a recent interview with Fox's Sean Hannity, the former President said he'd only be a dictator on "day one." At other moments, he's pledged to "root out the communists," and said he'd have his Attorney General go after people who run against him.

Consider This host Scott Detrow and NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson breakdown what a second Trump term would mean for the Justice Department.

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Trump's Authoritarian Impulses and the Justice Department

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Trump's Authoritarian Impulses and the Justice Department