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Justice Department (n.) is where a case becomes a policy by passing through the attorney general's inbox.
Justice Department (n.) is the referee that also plays for one side, and takes offense when you notice.
Justice Department (n.) is the one law firm whose client is always the government and whose boss is always a politician.
Justice Department (n.) is law enforcement with a cabinet seat, which is the problem and the point.
Justice Department (n.) is the department every president praises on taking office and investigates on leaving it.