US EditionLawmaker Prosecutions May Get Easier
- Attorney General Pam Bondi is considering removing the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section safeguard that reviews prosecutions of elected officials.
- This proposal follows a period when the Public Integrity Section has been significantly reduced since Trump took office, with conflicting reports about its future role.
- The proposed change would enable Trump-appointed U.S. Attorneys to initiate corruption cases independently, bypassing the oversight usually provided by the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, amid internal conflicts and staff departures.
- Former PIN attorney Dan Schwager stated the section exists "to stop politicization," while Georgetown Law professor Paul Butler said it limits law enforcement experts’ power on public corruption.
- If implemented, the change could weaken institutional checks designed to prevent politically motivated prosecutions of public officials across party lines.
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Trump Justice Department considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions
The Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated. The Trump administration is considering changing that.
WaPo: DOJ Plans to Remove Lawfare Safeguards
Unnamed sources in the Department of Justice (DOJ) are claiming the Trump administration is planning to gut safeguards that prevent politically motivated prosecutions. The post WaPo: Pam Bondi’s DOJ Plans to Remove Safeguards for Politically Motivated Prosecutions appeared first on Breitbart.
Bombshell Report Exposes DOJ’s Ploy to Prosecute Lawmakers Who Oppose Trump Without Oversight
A bombshell report from The Washington Post has revealed a troubling plan by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue criminal investigations against lawmakers who have opposed Donald Trump — and do so without the usual safeguards against political abuse. Currently, before any investigation into a lawmaker can move forward, federal prosecutors have to get approval from the Public Integrity Section (PIN) — the DO…
Trump DOJ plan would let it indict lawmakers who opposed him with no oversight
According to a bombshell report from the Washington Post, the Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi is considering a plan that would let federal prosecutors investigate and indict members of Congress unfettered by traditional oversight designed to stop political persecution.Traditio...
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