David Laufman
@davidlaufman.bsky.social
Government investigations defense attorney. Former CIA analyst; Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General; Assistant U.S. Attorney; and Chief of the Justice Department’s Counterintelligence & Export Control Section.
Every Republican senator who voted to advance Blanche’s nomination has aided and abetted the perversion of the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Committee Votes to Advance Blanche Nomination
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The Senate Judiciary Committee just advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination. Every Senator should read Justice Connection’s fact sheet documenting the corruption, politicization, illegal firings, and destruction of DOJ’s independence that he directed before deciding whether to put him in charge of DOJ.
Fact Sheet on Todd Blanche's Devastating Leadership at the Justice Department - Justice Connection
Todd Blanche was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General on March 5, 2025, and became Acting Attorney General on April 2, 2026, but has never stopped acting as President Trump's personal lawyer. Under hi...
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Did DOJ obtain answers to the standard 11 questions from the purported “victim” gov’t agency — prior to issuing subpoenas to NY Times reporters — to assess if the publication warranted a criminal investigation? Color me skeptical. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
In Rush to Track Down Air Force One Leaks, DOJ Reversed Its Own Process
A judge’s remarks on subpoenas to reporters cast attention on two administration officials under consideration for powerful cabinet posts, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton.
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An announcement by the Secretary of Urology www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/h...
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone | CNN
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their “ab...
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Justice Alito: Upholding the explicit language of the Constitution is a “serious mistake.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Reject Trump’s Effort to End Birthright Citizenship
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“The rules governing classified and national defense information apply equally to everyone, regardless of position,” said the U.S. Attorney about John Bolton’s guilty plea today. Well, almost everyone. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified files case
Bolton served as national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first administration before becoming a vocal critic of the president.
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Trump’s appointment of a zealously partisan real estate guy to Acting DNI displays his contempt for the intelligence community and incompetence to protect the national security of the United States.
Now here’s a party game all of Washington can get behind.
Bruce Springsteen didn’t just come to DC to play — and oh, how the E Street Band played. He came to deliver a call to action in our time of “troubles.” It was powerful inspiration to fight for our democratic values.
The moral rot at the Department of Justice is on full display when a premier fraud prosecution is dismissed because it does not “align” with Administration priorities. www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/p...
Judge dismisses bribery case involving FIFA after DOJ says bribery is not a priority | CNN Politics
A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against a media executive in a long-running bribery case involving FIFA after the US Justice Department said the case no longer fits the Trump administration...
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The Trump Administration, aided by a complicit Department of Justice, continues to try and whitewash what happened on January 6 — here, by deleting press releases of J6 prosecutions from the DOJ website. But the facts of what happened that day cannot be erased. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...
Trump Administration Chips Away at Last Traces of Broad Inquiry Into Jan. 6
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This Memorial Day, I’m thinking of several US Marines who were killed in a tragic U.S. training accident in 2013. Going to war - as our family learned — requires training for war that can sometimes be lethal. www.huffpost.com/entry/post_b...
A Death in the Family
We must instill within our society a deeper, sustainable recognition of the true costs of war and the price of service -- and to promote a genuine feeling and broader community of shared sacrifice.
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A rare and powerful grant of Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s motion to dismiss his indictment on the grounds of vindictive prosecution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“A government of laws, not of men.” Justice Connection projected these words on DOJ’s Trump banner because the Justice Department has become the very thing our nation’s founders warned against. Watch more from this morning’s @todayshow.com.
Me and @libradunn1.bsky.social have filled a lawsuit to stop Trump's slush fund payouts to January 6th insurrectionists. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’
The Justice Department will likely argue that the officers don’t have standing to sue.
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Kind of rich that the FBI is targeting a journalist for merely writing an unflattering story about the Director — hardly a predicate for a criminal investigation where no national defense info is at issue — when no investigation was initiated into “Signalgate.” www.ms.now/news/fbi-inv...
FBI investigating leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel: Sources
MS NOW has learned that that FBI agents are probing the reporter who wrote a detailed story of Patel’s alleged heavy drinking and erratic behavior.
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Appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 last night to discuss the new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. next.frame.io/share/86a84f...
AC360 Berit_David-Anderson Cooper 360-2026-04-29.mp4 - AC360 Berit_David-Anderson Cooper 360-2026-04-29 - Frame.io
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Does not pass the laugh test. By a lot. @harrylitman.bsky.social @talking feds.bsky.social
Each time you think this Department of Justice has reached a new low, it sets a new mark for the perversion of the rule of law. Set your egg timer for the lifespan of this misbegotten prosecution. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/u...
Trump Administration Secures New Indictment Against Comey
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Like all Presidents, Harry Truman had his flaws. But a visit today to the Truman Library reminded me of the presidential attributes that have served us well throughout US history: intellectual curiosity, respect for expertise, accountability, resilience, and thoughtful decision-making.
Obviously correct to drop the investigation of Fed Chairman Powell. But the fact that DOJ did this to break the logjam in the nomination of Kevin Warsh — something that no “normal” DOJ would ever do — underscores how political this was in the first place. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Justice Dept. drops criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The move probably paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Powell.
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As FBI Director, Kash Patel has done lasting damage to the Bureau’s credibility. Today’s episode of The Daily, based on interviews with dozens of current and former FBI employees, is a powerful window into the wreckage.
Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.
Podcast Episode · The Daily · April 22 · 40m
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Former FBI analyst Philip Fields breaks down the numbers on DOJ’s mass exodus in Justice Connection’s latest Substack. This data-driven piece breaks down how the hollowing out of experienced DOJ staff is making the country less safe. justiceconnection.substack.com/p/by-the-num...
The sharp decline in experienced national security prosecutors at the Justice Department is entirely a problem of the Trump Administration’s own making. And in a moment where threats to the homeland are especially concerning,it could not come at a worse time news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
DOJ Admits ‘Unprecedented’ National Security Staffing Challenges
The Justice Department acknowledged facing “unprecedented” national security workforce constraints due to high turnover compounded by rising overseas threats and new responsibilities, according to a d...
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When DOJ workers were left without support inside the department, Justice Connection helped fill the void. One former DOJ attorney said, “having folks that I can trust on the outside to rely on and to turn to when I need, often, legal advice, has been incredibly important.”
A year after mass layoffs, former federal employees are helping each other find work
This time last year, federal workers were fretting about getting DOGE’d—laid off by the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Now, many are wondering how they’ll land t...
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As former House Speaker Jim Wright once exclaimed, “Stop the mindless cannibalism!” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth forces out Army’s top general
Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership, and comes amid the ongoing war in Iran.
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Stacey Young joins @talkingfeds.bsky.social to discuss DOJ’s unprecedented stonewalling of MN state and local law enforcement. She also warns that the president’s political retribution campaign is inflicting lasting harm on DOJ’s career civil servants. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4coH...
Departure of Justice | Talking Feds Podcast
YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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We have - yet again - successfully defeated #RickGrenell's defamation lawsuit against @oliviaoftroye.com. This time it was dismissed by EDVA with prejudice. It is time for MAGA lawfare to stop or be sanctioned for these repeated attempts at intimidation, which will never work.
