The White House
April 11, 2025
Dear Ms. Cordova,
Thank you for taking the time to share your views regarding our justice system, public safety, and the rule of law.
As President, one of my most critical duties is to restore the sacred principle of equal justice under the
law for every citizen. That work begins with stopping the weaponization of our justice system and rebalancing the scales of justice in our Nation’s halls of power.
In recent years, the American way of life faced an existential threat from a corrupt political class that has selectively enforced the law based on Americans’ political, religious, and ideological convictions. For far too long, our federal law enforcement agencies abandoned justice in favor of political retribution—allowing violent criminals to roam our streets with impunity while targeting parents, churchgoers, political opponents, and everyday citizens.
This weaponization stood as the single greatest threat to our freedom, our security, and our sovereignty in modern American history. A nation without the free and impartial rule of law is not a free nation at all.
But the decline of the American justice system ended the moment I took the oath of office. For as long as I am President, our federal law enforcement agencies will once again be guided by the cornerstone American principles of fairness and impartiality. Our law enforcement officers will once again be empowered to do their jobs and keep our streets safe.
Violent criminals will once again be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law—and the constitutional rights of every American citizen will once again be protected.
During my term, I will also fire the unelected bureaucrats who have weaponized our justice system against the American people. I will investigate the selective enforcement of our Nation’s laws that has imperiled countless American families. I will impose strict new requirements on grants from the Department of Justice to ensure local jurisdictions abide by commonsense policing protocols, and I will review the cases of all political prisoners who have been unjustly prosecuted.
My Administration is also fully committed to supporting our brave men and women in blue. As President, I will enhance legal protections for our law enforcement officials. I will invest in hiring, retention, and training for law enforcement officers. On my first day in office, I directed the Attorney General to pursue federal charges and seek the death penalty against anyone who murders a law enforcement officer.
Under my leadership, the era of government weaponization is over—and a new era of justice, integrity, and honor has begun. My Administration will work hard to fully restore law and order in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
Thank you again for writing. May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America.
Sincerely,
Donald Trump

Ruth Cordova, a San Bernardino County resident, wrote to President Trump on March 19, requesting that he ensure the death penalty is sought and enforced against Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr in the death of San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff Hector Cuevas Jr. Cordova’s letter was published in the March 21 edition of the Sentinel.