Despite Trump’s Pressure on Justice Dept., Certain Safeguards Are Beyond His Reach

The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge.

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Already Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Rioters Push for Compensation

One of the rioters’ lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.

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Amid Threats From Trump, Adam Schiff Forms Legal Defense Fund

President Trump suggested this month that his Justice Department should investigate Mr. Schiff, who served on the Jan. 6 committee.

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In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms

Edward R. Martin Jr.’s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.

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Trump Administration Releases Documents on Martin Luther King Jr.

President Trump ordered the online disclosure of the files despite opposition from most of Dr. King’s family.

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Dismissals at Justice Dept. Would Bypass Civil Service and Whistle-Blower Laws

In court filings and dismissal letters, the Justice Department’s political leadership claims sweeping authority to fire career law enforcement officials without cause.

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization committee.

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Trump’s Flurry of Pardons Signals a Wholesale Effort to Redefine Crime

Critics say President Trump has used the vast pardon powers of the presidency not to settle accounts, as President Biden did, but to burn the ledger.

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Woman Arrested for Spitting on Ed Martin, Former Trump Justice Dept. Official

Ed Martin, the former interim U.S. attorney for Washington, stepped down from the position earlier this month.

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If Justice Dept. Can’t Prosecute Trump’s Foes, It Will ‘Shame’ Them, Official Says

Prosecutors have long spoken only through court filings, to investigate crimes, not people. That’s changing as President Trump demands his administration target enemies, with little evidence of criminality.

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