What concerns does President Trump's recent executive order raise about the Department of Justice?

President Trump's executive order centralizing power within the White House raises serious concerns about the erosion of agency independence, particularly at the DOJ. Barbara McQuade explains that this shift represents the implementation of a unitary executive theory, where all executive power is consolidated under presidential control, undermining the traditional independence of federal agencies. This consolidation, coupled with the dismissal of Biden-era attorneys and officials who worked on Trump-related prosecutions, signals a departure from post-Watergate norms that ensured evenhanded, non-partisan federal prosecution. Rather than maintaining the rule of law, this approach appears to transform the DOJ into a political tool under presidential control, threatening longstanding principles of judicial independence.