He did this while Americans across the country were suffering from fatal drug overdoses at record numbers, especially from fentanyl, which took the lives of approximately 70,000Americans last year alone. The result of all of these abuses of authority has been a loss of trust and confidence by the American people in these important institutions, the FBI and the Department of Justice. These institutions were no longer believed to be engaged in the fair administration of justice based on facts and evidence, as opposed to political gamesmanship. (08:35–08:50)
CLAIM
Asserts that abuses of authority have led to a loss of public trust in the FBI and the Department of Justice.
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