“A special counsel is a tool that the Department of Justice has,” said Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway on Fox News. “In the hands of a very politicized Department of Justice, like the one we have now, it can be a weapon. It can be used offensively to go after political opponents such as the way the Department of Justice is going after their primary political opponent, former President Trump. It can also be used defensively to protect. … It’s yet another example of how our Department of Justice has been politicized to go after political opponents and to protect political allies. It’s why so many Americans don’t trust this department.”