JD Vance demands DOJ go after Washington Post writer who called for ‘resistance’ against Trump ‘dictatorship’

Posted Friday, December 8, 2023 11:35 am

Jennifer Bowers Bahney | Mediaite

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) demanded that the Department of Justice investigate a Washington Post journalist who called for “resistance” should former President Donald Trump retake the White House in 2024.

Vance sent a letter this week to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken claiming an op-ed written by editor-at-large Robert Kagan suggested “open rebellion” in order to prevent a Trump “dictatorship.”

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JD Vance demands DOJ go after Washington Post writer who called for ‘resistance’ against Trump ‘dictatorship’

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