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1、TrumpShattersLongstandingNormsbyPressingforClintonInvestigation特朗普施压,美国司法部或调查希拉里WASHINGTON—PresidentTrumpdidnotneedtosendamemoortelephonehisattorneygeneraltomakehisdesiresknown.HebroadcastthemforalltheworldtoseeonTwitter.Theinstructionwasclear:TheJusticeDepartmentshouldinvestigatehis
2、defeatedopponentfromlastyear’scampaign.华盛顿——特朗普总统不需要通过给自己的司法部长发备忘录或打电话来表达自己的愿望。他在Twitter上向全世界广播自己的愿望。他的指示很明确:司法部应该调查在去年的竞选中被他击败的对手。Howevertheyweredelivered,Mr.Trump’sdemandshavericochetedthroughthehallsoftheJusticeDepartment,whereAttorneyGeneralJeffSessionshasnoworderedcareerprosecut
3、orstoevaluatevariousaccusationsagainstHillaryClintonandreportbackonwhetheraspecialcounselshouldbeappointedtoinvestigateher.不管特朗普的要求是如何传达的,它已经在司法部的大厅里回荡。司法部长杰夫·塞申斯(JeffSessions)已经命令他的职业检察官们评估对希拉里·克林顿(HillaryClinton)的各项指控,并就是否应该任命一名特别检察官对她进行调查给出报告。Mr.Sessionshasmadenodecision,andinsoli
4、citingtheassessmentofdepartmentlawyers,hemaybeseekingawayoutofthebindhisbosshasputhiminbyeffectivelyputtingthematterinthehandsofprofessionalswhowerenotpoliticallyappointed.ButifheorhisdeputyauthorizesanewinvestigationofMrs.Clinton,itwouldshatternormsestablishedafterWatergatethatarein
5、tendedtopreventpresidentsfromusinglawenforcementagenciesagainstpoliticalrivals.塞申斯没有做出任何决定。通过任命司法部律师进行评估,他实际上把这件事交给了非政治任命的专业人士,这可能是一种摆脱总统束缚的办法。但如果他或他的副手授权重新对希拉里进行调查,将打破水门事件之后为防止总统利用执法机构打击政治对手而设立的规范。Therequestalonewasenoughtotriggerapoliticalbacklash,ascriticsofMr.Trumpquicklydecriedw
6、hattheycalled“bananarepublic”politicsofretribution,akintoautocraticbackwaternationswhereelectionlosersarejailedbywinners.TheissuewillalmostcertainlyenergizewhatwasalreadyshapinguptobeacontentioushearingscheduledforTuesdaymorning,whenMr.SessionsisscheduledtotestifybeforetheHouseJudici
7、aryCommittee.单是这一要求本身,就足以引发政治上的反弹,特朗普的批评者立刻谴责这是他们所说的“香蕉共和国”报复政治,类似于在独裁的落后国家里,选举失败者遭到胜利者监禁。这个问题几乎肯定会让定于周二上午举行的本已充满争议的听证会成为热点,届时塞申斯将在众议院司法委员会(HouseJudiciaryCommittee)作证。“Youcanbedisappointed,butdon’tbesurprised,”saidKarenDunn,aformerprosecutorandWhiteHouselawyerunderPresidentBarackObam
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