In one memo, #PamBondi will establish a “Weaponization Working Group” to review #law enforcement actions enacted under the Biden admin for any examples of “politicized justice.”
That review will cover cases brought by fmr #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith over #Trump’s mishandling of #ClassifiedDocuments & 2020 #ElectionInterference, Manhattan DA #AlvinBragg’s hush-money case that led to a #conviction & a case from NYAG #LetitiaJames, in which she won a $454M civil #fraud judgment against Trump.
In another memo, #PamBondi will warn career #DOJ officials that they cannot substitute their own political beliefs for the arguments that the #Trump admin puts forward in court, & that if they try, they will be subject to disciplinary action or termination.
“The discretion afforded Justice Department attorneys with respect to those responsibilities does not include latitude to substitute their personal political views or judgments for those that prevailed in the election,” the memo reads.
Hours before #PamBondi was sworn in, the #DOJ’s current No. 2 official, #EmilBove, escalated his growing conflict with the interim leadership of the #FBI — accusing the acting FBI director & his top aide of “insubordination” after they resisted his efforts to identify agents who investigated the #Jan6, 2021, #insurrection at the Capitol.
#law #Trump #revenge #USpolitics #TrumpCoup
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