I hate to point this out, but in the interest of historical accuracy, I needs must.
The weaponization of the DoJ is the direct result of the Patriot Act, and many of us warned of that exact danger and were shouted down. This mess is Dubya's legacy, Barry just did the exact thing we predicted the next Left-Wing administration would do.
"You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered." -- Lyndon B. Johnson