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Trump DOJ Would Rather ‘Face-Plant in Court’ than Risk President’s Wrath: Report

DOJ prosecutors face rare grand jury rejections and court losses as they avoid politically sensitive actions under pressure from the Trump administration, experts say.

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Federal prosecutors in President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) are increasingly opting to embarrass themselves in court rather than risk the wrath of the White House. That’s according to a Friday article by the New York Times’ Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer, who reported that the DOJ’s recent string of public losses is seen as highly uncharacteristic of the federal government. One recent example is the DOJ failing to convince a grand j…

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DOJ prosecutors prefer 'face-planting in court' to angering Trump: NYT

Federal prosecutors in President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) are increasingly opting to embarrass themselves in court rather than risk the wrath of the White House. That's according to a Friday article by the New York Times' Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer, who reported that the DOJ's rec...

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Raw Story broke the news in United States on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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