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Judge scolds #Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first & investigate second’ approach
U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the #DOJ’s approach to James B. Comey’s prosecution as “highly unusual.”
#law #LegalEthics #Trump #RevengePolitics #retribution
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Former special counsel #JackSmith wanted to file a motion to have #FarRight #Trump appointed US District Judge #AileenCannon disqualified from overseeing the Mar-a-Lago #ClassifiedDocuments case against Trump, according to a new book by Carol D. Leonnig & Aaron C. Davis.
But he hit a brick wall & felt unable to escalate the situation.
The book, "#Injustice," details the #criminal cases against Trump.
#law #DOJ
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Jack Smith fought to have Aileen Cannon tossed from Trump case — but got silenced: report
Former special counsel Jack Smith wanted to file a motion to have far-right Trump appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon disqualified from overseeing the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against President Donald Trump, according to a new boo…Matthew Chapman (Raw Story)
Jack Goldsmith, a Harvard Law School professor & former top #DOJ lawyer under George W. Bush, said that because the legal issues were so closely contested in the #tariffs matter, some justices could
weigh broader implications across the set of presidential cases, concerned about either handing #Trump too much #power — or too many defeats.
#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #economy
#NYAG #LetitiaJames, is seeking to block a #DOJ investigation into her office’s civil #fraud case against #Trump by challenging the legitimacy of the #USattorney in Albany, according to 2 people with knowledge of the matter.
James’s effort marks the fifth time the appointment of a top federal prosecutor installed by Trump has been challenged. The US attorney, John A. Sarcone III, declined to comment through a spox.
All It Took for #Trump to Dismantle the #Justice Dept.
by Carol Leonnig
The #DOJ under Trump is still standing. But inside, he & his lieutenants have taken a wrecking ball to this core pillar of our nation’s #governing system.
#law #democracy #Constitution #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment
nytimes.com/2025/10/30/opinion…
The #Trump #DOJ has placed 2 federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed a document in court that referred to the #Jan6, 2021, attack on the #US Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” 2 people familiar with the matter said.
Imagine if they’d called it what it actually was, an #insurrection carried out by #insurgents.
#law #history #facts #SeditiousConspiracy #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda
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#DOJ Will Monitor #Elections in #California & #NewJersey ahead of the Nov 4 election.
The #Trump admin said that monitors will watch polling in 2 states, led by #Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.
Voter fraud is exceedingly rare, but Trump & other #Republicans since Trump lost to Biden in 2020 continue to spread disinformation about election integrity.
—>> #TheDailyShow ⦁ #MichaelKosta <<— #Trump Extorts #DOJ for $230M While Gov’t #Workers Scramble to Make Ends Meet #EpsteinFiles#ShutDown#DailyShow #TDS #Comedy #Humour #Humor#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpolyoutu.be/RtSVBbf_khE
The #UniversityOfVirginia, facing immense pressure from the White House, struck a deal with the #Trump admin on Wednesday that removed, at least temporarily, the threat of a federal *investigation*.
The #DOJ announced the deal. It was the first time a public #university had cut a far-reaching agreement with the Trump admin, which is carrying out an extraordinary campaign to shift the ideological tilt of the higher #education system.
#law #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment
nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/poli…
Let's share the health care sticker shock with screenshots. & while we're at it, let's remind everyone that #Trump is building a 250 million dollar ballroom (& destroying the White House while he's at it) & demanding 230 million dollars of tax payer money for investigations into his criminality, which by the way led to 2 impeachments, 37 felony counts, and would have been more had he not commanded the #DOJ to be his personal hit squad.
#Trump straight up robbing #taxpayers
Trump Demands #DOJ Pay Him $230 Million For Federal Investigations Into Him
Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for Trump & those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #propaganda
nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/poli…
Do Black voter protections discriminate against White people? Supreme Court weighs in
The Supreme Court takes on a racially and politically charged case testing a landmark civil rights law., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
The #Trump admin plans to deploy America's #counterterrorism apparatus - including the #FBI, #DHS & #DOJ - as well as the #IRS & the #Treasury Dept against certain #left-wing groups it accuses of funding & organizing political violence, the officials said.
#law #FirstAmendment #WeaponizationOfGovernment #AbuseOfPower #propaganda #tyranny #fascism
The effort marks an escalation in the #Trump admin's efforts to target domestic opponents, raising alarm among #CivilRights groups & #Democratic leaders about the [ab]use of executive power.
Reuters spoke to 3 #WhiteHouse officials, 4 #DHS officials & one #DOJ official to produce the first comprehensive account of how decisions are being made, forces deployed, & operations coordinated in the crackdown.
#law #FirstAmendment #WeaponizationOfGovernment #AbuseOfPower #propaganda #tyranny #fascism
