US at Risk of Descent Into ‘Anarchy’ Amid Heightened Distrust of DOJ, Law Enforcement, Expert Warns

US at Risk of Descent Into ‘Anarchy’ Amid Heightened Distrust of DOJ, Law Enforcement, Expert Warns
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland is sworn-in during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Feb. 22, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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The United States is at risk of descending into “anarchy” amid escalating criticism of federal law enforcement entities in the wake of the FBI’s raid last month at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a legal expert has warned.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), in response to claims of bias, on Aug. 30 banned all of its non-career political appointees from partisan events and other political activity.

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