DOJ Weaponization and Retaliation
Trump's DOJ is probing FBI officials over the Mar-a-Lago search, expanding executive privilege to shield advisers via a sweeping OLC memo, and targeting political enemies like Letitia James. Courts have blocked subpoenas. Ed Martin's departure signals a shift in strategy. DC activists are now using jury nullification to resist politically motivated prosecutions. The OLC memo is a major preemptive strike against future congressional oversight. A new development: Judge Jeanine Pirro, a Trump DOJ enforcer, faced a bar complaint and a grand jury refused to indict her over her role in a revenge tour against six lawmakers, showing limits of weaponized prosecution.
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Updated Aug 26, 2026