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Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

  • The Justice Department is facing scrutiny over actions perceived as politically motivated since the Trump administration took office, raising concerns about its independence.
  • Concerns have risen about the Justice Department's actions under the Trump administration, where officials dismissed a case against Mayor Eric Adams, raising independence issues.
  • Critics argue that dropping the case against Eric Adams was a political decision to further Trump’s immigration agenda.
  • David Laufman, a retired federal prosecutor, suggested that the current leadership is undermining the Justice Department's integrity to align with the administration's demands.
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Is the Justice Department cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to Trump?

The department dropped a case against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, withdrew from an investigation against Rep. Andy Ogles, and moved to dismiss the case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

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Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power

WASHINGTON — Pam Bondi insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department wouldn't "play politics."

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Justice Department's independence threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.” Yet in the month since the Trump administration took over the building, a succession of actions has raised concerns the department is doing exactly that. Top officials have demanded the…

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Justice Department’s independence is threatened as Donald Trump’s team asserts power over cases and staff

Pam Bondi insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as Attorney General, her Justice Department would not “play politics.” Yet, in the month since the Donald Trump administration took over the building, a succession of actions has raised concerns that the department is doing precisely that. Top officials have demanded the names of thousands of FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot, sued a state attorney general who had won a massiv…

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Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.” Yet in the month since the Trump administration took over,

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Supreme Court justice sounds on Over Trump’s executive power grab

Editor's Note: This headline has been updated for clarity.Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke of the authority of the courts and the limits of the executive branch’s power Tuesday as experts fear a looming constitutional crisis, NBC News reported. “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy and the first way they thought of that was to give Congress the power of the purse,” she said.The liberal justice made the…

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