Banner with Trump's image displayed outside Justice Dept. headquarters
Posted on: Feb 20, 2026 02:35 IST | Posted by: Cbc
A big streamer featuring Donald Trump's human face was hung on the exterior of the U.S. Justness section headquarters on Thursday in an apparent display of the Republican president's efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him.
While Trump banners have been hung outside other agencies across Washington, the decision to place one on the storied Justice Department building amounted to a striking symbol of the erosion of the department's tradition of independence from White House control.
The banner, hung between two columns on one corner of the building, says, "Make America Safe Again," a slogan used by the administration to tout its efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration and violent crime.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has postured herself as the president's chief supporter and protector, eschewing the approach of predecessors who sought to maintain an arms-length distance from the White House to protect the impartiality of investigations and prosecutions.
Trump officials have rejected accusations that they have weaponized the Justice Department for political purposes, saying the Biden administration was the one that politicized law enforcement with two federal criminal cases against Trump that were abandoned after he won the 2024 election.
The Justice Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the new banner Thursday.
Cases against ex-FBI director Comey, Letitia James dismissed by federal judge
The Trump administration has opened investigations into a number of the president's perceived enemies, amplifying concerns that the agency is being used to exact revenge on his political foes.
Federal prosecutors brought charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey that were later dismissed, and separately sought to indict several Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. Military members to resist "illegal orders."
The department is also investigating U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over congressional testimony and Democratic Minnesota officials over whether they obstructed federal immigration enforcement through public statements.
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