Trump: I Have Absolute Right To Do What I Want To Do With The Justice Department

In an interview with The New York Times, President Trump was asked if he planned to reopen the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation. His response began with this statement:

What I’ve done is, I have absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department.

Now there is no question that Trump, or whoever sits in the Oval Office, has broad powers where it concerns DOJ or any other government department. He has the authority to hire and fire as he sees fit and can set policy direction and priority. 

But President Trump does not have the "absolute right" to direct the DOJ to open a civil or criminal investigation into someone because they criticize him or because he lost an argument with Melania. 

The fact that Trump believes he possess this "absolute right" is very dangerous and will be even more dangerous if Congress or the Courts do not see fit to check his power. Certainly the courts have clipped Trump's wings where it concerns the Muslim travel ban so there is hope should he see fit to put his "absolute right" into practice. Of course, the problem here is that Congress and the Supreme Court view their relationship with Trump as a rubber stamp. This will only encourage and reinforce his demagoguery and his delusions.