1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

STOP THIS TYRANNICAL OVERREACH NOW! It was no coincidence that while Trump was fumbling around trying to target his enemies, Vance was announcing a new senior prosecutorial team modeled on the special counsel framework — but with a critical difference. According to Vance, these prosecutions will “be run out of the White House” under his and Trump’s personal “supervision.”   Whereas traditional special counsels are appointed to insulate investigations from political considerations, this structure is designed to be responsive to them. It will conduct the investigations Trump and Vance want conducted. It will indict those Trump and Vance want indicted. And it will ignore the crimes they want buried from public view.   Like traditional special counsels, this new entity will have nationwide jurisdiction and a nearly unlimited budget. In his announcement, Vance emphasized that the team will wield the broadest prosecutorial tools — most notably the highly elastic criminal fraud statutes. STOP THIS DEAD IN ITS TRACKS….