'This is extremely dangerous' Trump's push toward authoritarianism

The criminal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, which came just days after President Donald Trump replaced a longtime prosecutor who decided against seeking charges with a trusted aide, has raised concerns of Justice Department politicization to a fevered pitch.

"It's what we see in authoritarian regimes, and this is what the Trump administration has done almost since Day 1, using the power of criminal prosecution either to punish people who are disfavored or to reward people who are favored," New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, a Democrat, told USA TODAY.

"This is extremely dangerous," former George W. Bush White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter told USA TODAY. "We shouldn't have political prosecutions. It's just not the way we do things in a democracy."

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