Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday to rally support for his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda, an appearance expected to double as a victory lap after he emerged legally and politically unscathed from two federal prosecutions that were dismissed after his election win last fall.

“I’m going to set out my vision,” the Republican president said Thursday about the purpose for a visit the White House is billing as “historic.”

The venue selection for the speech underscores Trump’s keen interest in the department and desire to exert influence over it following criminal investigations that shadowed his first four years in office and subsequent

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