Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump; New York Times, July 28, 2017

Sally Q. Yates, New York Times; Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump

"The strict separation between the Justice Department and the White House applies to even the most mundane of criminal investigations, and nowhere does it matter more than when the investigation reaches into the White House itself. In short, no one at the White House should have anything to do with any decisions about whom or what to investigate or prosecute. Period.

We must do more than rubberneck as we drive past this car crash. We all have a responsibility to protect our Justice Department’s ability to do its job free from interference. The very foundation of our justice system — the rule of law — depends on it."