Do the Dems have a Problem With the Depth of the Department of Justice? A Case Study Against Sen. Eric Adams, Attorney General Eric Fortenberry, and the New York Mayor Eric Adams

President Trump’s determination to bend the American justice system to his will, combined with his broad tolerance for political corruption and his abhorrence of checks and balances on his power, slammed hard last week into the commitment to duty, honor and the rule of law shared by a group of federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York and Washington, D.C. An example of how the administration is attempting to carry out its agenda is depicted in the confrontation between Mr. Trump’s lieutenants at the Justice Department and Danielle R. Sassoon.

Some of the department’s actions have had serious consequences. Seven prosecutors quit the case because they said it looked like a quid pro quo, which is why they did not want to drop it. Adams and his lawyer were adamant that did not happen. (Separately, four of his top aides and deputy mayors announced Monday they’re resigning.)

Justice Department veterans are noticing a pattern a month after President Trump took office: They say the department seems to be cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to the president.

Fortenberry, a former Nebraska Republican Congressman, had a case dropped by the department. The prosecution in Nashville decided against pursuing the congressman because of a bill he introduced that would have cleared the way for Trump to be re-elected. And last Friday, the Justice Department moved to dismiss the case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Adams is a Democrat, but has said he’s open to cooperating with Trump’s immigration policies, including on deportations.

Stephen Saltzburg is a Justice Department veteran who had been in the Reagan and Bush 41 eras.

He said that they are patterns that haven’t been done before by the Department of Justice. “And none of the patterns inspire a lot of confidence that the department is being even-handed in its approach to cases.”

Trump’s Allies find Signs of respite from scrutiny at the Justice Department: The case against a pediatric transgender physician

Saltzburg says this started on inauguration day with Trump’s clemency for more than 1,500 people who took part in the Capitol riot. He says that it looks like the people are acting for Trump and that they need a break.

Trump himself was charged by the Justice Department in connection with that case. He was also charged by the department in another case, related to the handling of classified documents. The charges were dropped after Trump was elected. The obstruction case against the two aides who helped conceal the documents was dropped by the prosecutors.

Trump has said he viewed the department’s actions as politically motivated. He said that he appreciated the plight of other politicians accused of wrongdoing.

Peter says that senior leaders at Justice acted for political reasons to get Adams’ cooperation with immigration agents.

Last month, federal prosecutors in Texas dismissed charges against a doctor accused of unlawfully sharing health records from a children’s hospital there. Prosecutors did not provide a reason for the dismissal, according to Houston Public Media.

“The United States finally agreed to drop the case against Dr. Haim, and the Court granted dismissal with prejudice, which means the federal government can never again come after him for blowing the whistle on the secret pediatric transgender program at Texas Children’s Hospital,” said his lawyer Marcella Burke. “This dismissal represents a repudiation of the weaponization of federal law enforcement and the first step in accountability for the prosecutorial misdeeds witnessed in this case.”

Source: Trump’s allies find signs of respite from scrutiny at the Justice Department

“It’s not a gun, but it’s an enemy”: A note from a Harvard Law professor on the weaponization of the justice system

A memo on her first day at work was issued to create a working group to go after the weaponization of the justice system. To start, she seems to be focused on people who helped bring cases against Trump.

Jack Goldsmith, a law professor at Harvard wrote on Wednesday that this all looks to be doublespeak and that law enforcement should be weaponized against Trump’s perceived enemies.