Bernie Sanders, front-runner

Also: The Justice Department’s new era. 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That ethos would ensure that the department was the most independent, least partisan agency of the executive branch. Presidents would continue to set policy, obviously, but they would not influence specific investigations. They would not use the law to protect themselves and their allies or to punish their political rivals. “Our law is not an instrument of partisan purpose,” said [Edward Levi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVzdGljZS5nb3Yvc2l0ZXMvZGVmYXVsdC9maWxlcy9hZy9sZWdhY3kvMjAxMS8wOC8yMy8wMS0xNy0xOTc3LnBkZj90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTkyNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjAxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMjEyVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), the first post-Watergate attorney general, appointed by President Gerald Ford. [Griffin Bell](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVzdGljZS5nb3Yvc2l0ZXMvZGVmYXVsdC9maWxlcy9hZy9sZWdhY3kvMjAxMS8wOC8yMy8wOS0wNi0xOTc4Yi5wZGY_dGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDAyMTImY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTU5Mjcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMTIwMSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), who succeeded Levi and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, described the Justice Department as “a neutral zone in the government, because the law has to be neutral.” President Trump has never hidden his disagreement with this ethos. He believes that the Justice Department should report to the president and act in his interest, including punishing a president’s opponents and protecting his allies. If you want to understand why Trump became so furious with Jeff Sessions, his first attorney general, it’s because Sessions — for all his conservatism — essentially believed in the post-Watergate ethos. Trump’s current attorney general, William Barr, does not. Barr is with Trump: When presidential power and equal justice come into conflict, power should usually win. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwMjEyVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODcmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwMjEyVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODYmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwMjEyVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Yesterday, political appointees at the Justice Department [overruled](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDIvMTEvdXMvcG9saXRpY3Mvcm9nZXItc3RvbmUtc2VudGVuY2luZy5odG1sP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZtb2R1bGU9VG9wJTIwU3RvcmllcyZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmdGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDAyMTImY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTU5Mjcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMTIwMSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) career prosecutors who had recommended a seven- to nine-year prison sentence for Roger Stone, for trying to sabotage an investigation that threatened Trump. The department did so shortly after Trump had blasted the requested sentence on Twitter. Four prosecutors quickly quit in protest. In doing so, they were sacrificing their careers on behalf of a principle that presidents of both parties used to uphold. Elsewhere: [Asha Rangappa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9Bc2hhUmFuZ2FwcGFfL3N0YXR1cy8xMjI3MzYwMTk3MjAwNDg2NDAxP3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwMjEyJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1OTI3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjEyMDEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAyMTJXA255dEIKACIk_ENeYaNeJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), former F.B.I. agent: “I have really tried to have, and encourage others to have, faith in the resiliency of our institutions. But today I just feel so much sadness — grief, really — over what is happening. There is a cancer in the White House, and it has spread to the Justice Department.” [Harry Litman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDIwLzAyLzExL2p1c3RpY2UtZGVwYXJ0bWVudHMtcmVwdXRhdGlvbi1pcy1saWZlLXN1cHBvcnQvP3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwMjEyJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1OTI3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjEyMDEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAyMTJXA255dEIKACIk_ENeYaNeJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a former prosecutor, in The Washington Post: “It is hard to overstate the irregularity and impropriety of the department’s rollback of Stone’s sentence. … As a general matter, the Justice Department and the White House are supposed to communicate only in rare, well-defined instances and almost never about the results of individual cases.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEyJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODEzJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjAxODE0JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Elizabeth de la Vega](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9EZWxhdmVnYWxhdy9zdGF0dXMvMTIyNzMwNTg2NzgwNjIzMjU3Nj90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTkyNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjAxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMjEyVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), another former prosecutor, noted that the judge in the case, Amy Berman Jackson, could ignore the new Justice Department request and sentence Stone “as she sees fit.” New Hampshire Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. He won the New Hampshire primary last night, after virtually tying with Pete Buttigieg in Iowa last week. In some ways, Sanders looks like a strong front-runner. As [Chris Hayes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zYW5kZWVtdXNyZWFkeS9zdGF0dXMvMTIyNzQzMDgzMTIyMTg1NDIwOD90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTkyNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjAxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMjEyVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of MSNBC said last night, Sanders is winning races; he has raised a lot of money; and he has more of a multiracial coalition than Buttigieg or Amy Klobuchar, who finished second and third in New Hampshire. In other ways, though, Sanders looks vulnerable. He only barely won New Hampshire — despite having crushed Hillary Clinton there four years ago and despite New Hampshire being next door to his home state of Vermont. Most Democratic voters remain wary of Sanders. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM3JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTM4JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI2NTQwJmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ One of Sanders’s biggest advantages at this point is that no clear moderate alternative has emerged. The alternatives are splitting votes. Buttigieg and Klobuchar both see themselves as the strongest alternative, as does Michael Bloomberg, who is now faring pretty well in national polls of Democrats. [Josh Kraushaar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxqb3VybmFsLmNvbS9zLzcwNDU5NT91bmxvY2s9QjBIR0FSVzY4VDlVTFZYWCZ0ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDIxMiZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTkyNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjAxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1Ml90eV8yMDIwMDIxMlcDbnl0QgoAIiT8Q15ho14nUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of National Journal predicts that the race has a long way to go. In 2016, the Republican Party awarded delegates on a winner-take-all basis, which meant that Trump could build a solid lead even with narrow primary wins. The Democratic Party awards delegates proportionately. “The most likely long-term outcome is a muddle,” Kraushaar writes, “with Sanders slowly racking up more delegates than his rivals but well short of the majority necessary to win the party’s nomination.” Forward this newsletter to friends ... ... and they can [sign up for themselves here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgJoEkP4RzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJzL2RhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjcmdGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTExMDU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0wJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MCZ1c2VyX2lkPWI3NDM1OGM0OTU0ZGMyNGJmMTQ1MDA0OWQ3YmE1NDRiJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTkyNyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIxMjAxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjRkYzI0YmYxNDUwMDQ5ZDdiYTU0NGImcmVnaV9pZD0wVwNueXRCCgAiJPxDXmGjXidSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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