DOJ Weaponized Political Prosecution
🔴 Abuse of Power ·
2025 ongoing
Summary
Trump publicly directed AG Bondi’s DOJ to prosecute political opponents including former FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Letitia James, former NSA John Bolton, former CIA Director John Brennan, and six sitting Democratic lawmakers. When Acting U.S. Attorney Erik Seibert refused to bring charges against Comey and James, deeming the evidence too weak, he was forced to resign and replaced by Trump’s personal attorney Lindsey Halligan, who then indicted Comey. In the Comey prosecution, a federal judge documented ‘a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps’ and potential prosecutorial misconduct that ‘undermined the integrity of the grand jury proceeding.’ Halligan admitted in court that she had not presented the final version of the indictment to the grand jury, a fundamental breach. The grand jury rejected one of three charges presented to it. A bipartisan group of more than 100 former Justice Department officials issued an amicus brief condemning the prosecution. The Comey indictment was dismissed without prejudice on November 24, 2025 on grounds that Halligan’s appointment was invalid. The James indictment was also dismissed on the same basis.
Key Figures
Donald Trump, James Comey, Kash Patel, Letitia James, John Bolton, Lindsey Halligan
Institutions Involved
Sources
- Following Comey Indictment - Durbin - Senate Judiciary Democrats Demand Answers On The Politicization Of DOJ As President Trump Pursues Criminal Charges Against His Political Enemies
- Top US prosecutor overseeing Letitia James case resigns after Trump threat
- Tracking retaliatory use of arrests - prosecutions - and investigations by the Trump administration
- Former DOJ officials say Comey case is vindictive - call for dismissal