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‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 rioters

The Guardian - US

Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears

Experts say latest move by acting attorney general suggests more cases against foes amid claims of vindictive DoJ

The Guardian - US

US lower court judges are challenging Trump’s ‘war on the rule of law’, experts say

Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the president’s most extreme policies

The Guardian - US

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‘A subversion of the justice system’: DoJ shifts into Trump’s ‘political wing’ as criminal investigations accelerate

President has ‘succeeded in completely politicizing’ justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies

The Guardian - US

Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump

Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others

The Guardian - US

‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’

The Guardian - US

Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say

Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s comments

The Guardian - US

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Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney

The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and dispatched armed deputy U.S. marshals to her home to deliver restrictions on her testimony

The Independent UK

Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say

Ex-prosecutors alarmed by attempt to hide 2020 election subversion effort and by pledge to pardon January 6 rioters

The Guardian - US

Musk’s conflicts of interest as Trump adviser could benefit him, experts warn

As co-chair of ‘government efficiency’ panel, Musk would influence policy that could help SpaceX, Tesla and X

The Guardian - US

‘Incredibly harmful’: why Trump’s FBI and DoJ picks scare civil liberties experts

Ex-DoJ prosecutors fear loyalists Kash Patel and Pam Bondi will pursue Trump’s calls for revenge on ‘deep state’ foes

The Guardian - US

Gaetz forces GOP to pick power or ethics

Republican senators say they want to see a House ethics report on Gaetz, setting the stage for a showdown

Salon

Gaetz pick raises fears that Trump will seek ‘retribution’ on political foes

With president-elect likely to use DoJ to crush enemies, only hope lies in staffers refusing to carry out illegal orders

The Guardian - US

Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims

Falsehoods swirling on X and other platforms undermine trust and create potential for violence, critics warn

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‘Frightening to consider’: fears grow over Trump’s threats to political foes

Critics alarmed by talk of revenge against Democrats and say second Trump term would pose unprecedented danger

The Guardian - US

Republican vitriol against prosecutors may spur violence, ex-lawmakers warn

‘Unprecedented and extremely dangerous’ attacks threaten justice system and prosecutorial independence, say former politicians

The Independent UK

Is Hunter Biden’s gun case a test for the Second Amendment?

A Supreme Court decision expanding gun rights might have set a precent to protect him. But the charges he’s facing are rarely brought, raising questions about the case’s survival, legal experts tell Alex Woodward

The Texas Tribune

After winning impeachment fight, Paxton still faces felony fraud case and an FBI investigation

The attorney general’s long-simmering securities fraud case appears closer to resolution, while the FBI has probed the same allegations that played a major role in his impeachment.

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Salon

Cannon has just 14 days trial experience

"Demonstrably inexperienced" Cannon has only had four cases go to trial for a total of just 14 trial days: report

The Guardian - US

Trump critics warn of ‘deep decline of rule of law’ if he wins second term

Former DoJ prosecutors say Trump will pack government agencies with sympathizers in effort to ‘secure his autocratic power’

The Independent UK

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department watchdog probe

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins' attorney says she will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues

The Guardian - US

How the Durham inquiry backfired to show weaponization of Trump DoJ

Investigation into origin of FBI Trump-Russia inquiry is ending with little to show but questions over its own political bias

Tribune News Service

Memphis flex unit behind Tyre Nichols’ killing echoes Baltimore’s past and prompts questions about its present

BALTIMORE — The specialized Memphis police unit responsible for the killing of Tyre Nichols was swiftly disbanded a day after the release of footage showing members savagely beating the Black driver.

Salon

Experts: Trump faces court reckoning

“I think Trump is likely to be charged in Georgia and in the documents case,” ex-DOJ official says

The Guardian - US

Trump’s increasing tirade against FBI and DoJ endangering lives of officials

The ex-president’s cries of a witch-hunt by law enforcement, echoed by his allies, have imperiled officers’ physical safety

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