Trump probes can de-weaponize the justice system —starting with Alvin Bragg’s Daniel Penny case

Julian Zelizer : President Trump ordered end to "weaponization of the federal government" He says Biden administration used law-enforcement powers for political purposes to cripple candidate Trump .

Zelizer says New York's DA prosecuted Marine veteran Daniel Penny for chokehold death of a violent subway rider.

Trump has broad authority to fire federal agents and prosecutors who knowingly used their powers to target Republicans .

Trump can strike a blow for the rule of law and restore public faith in the criminal-justice system if he uses his executive order not just to defend himself against lawfare, but to undertake the harder work of pursuing the abuse of state and local criminal justice, as seen most dramatically in New York City with the case of Daniel Penny . John Yoo is a distinguished visiting professor at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin , where he is also a senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute ..