Slotkin's Viral 'Threat' to Conservatives Takes New Twist as Student Moves to Hold Her Accountable: 'Shocking'
Slotkin said prosecutions of Trump allies should send a deterrence message, drawing backlash from Republicans and legal figures who called it lawfare.
- Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin sparked intense backlash after suggesting prosecuting alleged corruption within a potential President Donald Trump administration would deter young professionals from joining the government.
- Speaking at the University of Chicago last week, the former CIA analyst remarked she intends to focus on "signature cases" of alleged corruption if Democrats regain control of Congress.
- A clip of the remarks drew more than 8.5 million views, with critics accusing Slotkin of advocating "lawfare" to intimidate conservatives and weaponize the legal system against political opponents.
- Tuesday saw formal pushback, including an ethics complaint from James Fitzpatrick of the Center to Advance Security in America and a Justice Department request from Mike Davis of the Article III Project.
- Slotkin dismissed the criticism as "manufactured outrage," insisting her goal is to hold individuals accountable for illegal activity rather than targeting political speech or Republican participation in government.
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Slotkin's viral 'threat' to conservatives takes new twist as student moves to hold her accountable: 'Shocking'
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is facing an ethics complaint filed to the United States Senate over comments she made earlier this month that many characterized as a “threat” to conservatives who are thinking about working for the Trump administration. During an Oct. 13 University […]
Slotkin's viral 'threat' to conservatives takes new twist as student moves to hold her accountable: 'Shocking' - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is facing an ethics complaint filed to the United States Senate over comments she made earlier this month that many characterized as a “threat” to conservatives who are thinking about working for the Trump administration. During an Oct. 13 University [...]
EXPOSED: Slotkin's Chilling Threat to Young Conservatives Backfires as Student Files Ethics Complaint
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's viral warning that young conservatives working for Trump would be 'buying' themselves 'a ton of problems' has triggered a Senate ethics complaint from a University of Chicago student who says her words crossed the line into intimidation.
Slotkin's viral 'threat' to conservatives takes new twist as student moves to hold her accountable: 'Shocking' – Democratic Accent
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is facing an ethics complaint filed to the... The post Slotkin’s viral ‘threat’ to conservatives takes new twist as student moves to hold her accountable: ‘Shocking’ appeared first on Democratic Accent .
DOJ asked to investigate Elissa Slotkin over Trump administration staff remarks
EXCLUSIVE – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was asked to investigate Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) over remarks she made about pursuing people connected to the Trump administration and deterring young professionals from joining it. The request, obtained by the Washington Examiner, came in a Wednesday letter from Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, a conservative legal advocacy group. Davis, a close ally of P…
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