2024 presidential candidates on the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation

2024 presidential candidates on the issues

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, 2020-2024 • Abortion • Administrative state • Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation • Coronavirus response • Criminal justice • Policing • Trump indictments • Courts • Economy • Social Security • Taxes • Inflation • Job creation • Education • Charter schools and voucher programs • School curriculums and parental involvement • College affordability • Election policy • Energy and environmental issues • Climate change • Energy production • Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) • Federalism • Foreign policy • China (foreign policy) • Russia • Russia-Ukraine War • Middle East and North Africa • South and Central America • Israel-Hamas War • Israel-Palestine conflict • Government ethics • Gun regulation • Healthcare • Medicare • Sex and gender issues • Transgender healthcare • Immigration • Border security • Immigration enforcement • Impeachment • Infrastructure • Opioids and drug issues • Trade • China (trade) • Veterans

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This page includes statements from the 2024 presidential candidates on the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation. These statements were compiled from each candidate's official campaign website, editorials, speeches, and debates.

The candidates featured on this page were the noteworthy Democratic and Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential election. Only candidates who addressed this page's issue on their campaign website, in public statements, or in public speeches have a quote featured on this page. See something we missed? Email us. The active noteworthy presidential candidates as of November 5, 2025, were:

Kamala Harris (D)
Donald Trump (R)
Chase Oliver (L)
Jill Stein (G)

Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation

Republican candidates

Ron DeSantis

In a Republican debate DeSantis said, "We need to end the weaponization of these federal agents." ^{[source, as of 2023-08-23]}

Asa Hutchinson

Hutchinson's campaign website listed the following policy, "Reform federal law enforcement agencies to make them more accountable, transparent, and focused. The FBI will be streamlined and the leadership within the Department of Justice will be changed to assure the equal enforcement of the law and greater accountability. I will establish a unified framework through a charter that safeguards civil liberties, enhances accountability, ensures consistency across all 90 law enforcement agencies, and rebuilds trust between law enforcement and the American people. In addition, each agency will have its jurisdiction clearly defined and we will eliminate overlapping responsibilities." ^{[source, as of 2023-12-19]}

Vivek Ramaswamy

Ramswamy's campaign website listed the following policy, "Shut down toxic government agencies: Dept of Education, FBI, IRS, and more (and rebuild from scratch when required)." ^{[source, as of 2023-12-21]}

Donald Trump

Trump said in a statement, “I will appoint U.S. Attorneys who will be the polar opposite of the Soros District Attorneys and others that are being appointed throughout the United States. Very unfair to our population. Very unfair to our country. They will be the 100 most ferocious legal warriors against crime and Communist corruption that this country has ever seen. As we completely overhaul the federal Department of Justice and FBI, we will also launch sweeping civil rights investigations into Marxist local District Attorneys. [...] In addition, we will have a complete investigation into the use of police state tactics by federal authorities to arrest conservatives and Christians. We will find out who ordered it, and we will hold them totally accountable.” ^{[source, as of 2023-12-21]}