“This is a clear weaponization of justice against Trump’s political rivals and a desperate attempt to distract from ICE’s growing brutality and Trump’s lawlessness,” one Democratic senator said. The Department of Justice is investigating Minnesota leaders including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, alleging that they are conspiring to impede federal immigration agents due to their outspoken criticism of […]
With the Justice Department under fire for how it’s handled the documents, the senators asked Susie Wiles to describe her “role in any process related to the review, redaction, withholding, or release of material.” Two Democratic leaders in the US Senate revealed Tuesday that they’re demanding answers from the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, about her access […]
“If senior officials are processing this grift behind closed doors… that is not just bad optics, it is a direct threat to government integrity.” A democracy advocacy organization is stepping up pressure on the federal government to release more information on President Donald Trump’s scheme to receive a $230 million payout from the US Department of Justice. Democracy Forward on […]
“I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm.” Dozens of former US Department of Justice attorneys have now gone on record to describe the unprecedented corruption of federal law enforcement taking place during President Donald Trump’s second term. In a lengthy story published on Sunday by the New York Times, the former DOJ attorneys described […]
