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After years of baselessly claiming the Justice Department was out to get him for political reasons, incoming President Donald Trump appears set to take a firm hand with the department and make it do precisely that to his political foes, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman warned Monday on MSNBC’s “The Beat.” The remarks came as Trump prepares to replace huge chunks of the civil service with his loyalists. There are things that people can do to fight back, Litman added — even if those remedies are somewhat limited now. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw …