Our letter to the Senate opposing Todd Blanche’s nomination cited the culture of fear that he instilled. @talkingfeds.bsky.social discusses the consequences of that to our democracy and national security now that Blanche is AG.

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The start of the Todd Blanche era at the Department of Justice also marks the start of the video era at Talking Feds. Ken Dilanian, Frank Figliuzzi, and Katie Phang join Harry in technicolor (on…

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One thing that often gets lost in the coverage of DOJ is that there are still good people there doing good work. But they are working under unthinkably difficult situations, as Stacey Young said on Forking Off. That’s why Justice Connection was started.

Stacey Young Connects Us All

America used to value its public servants; it used to follow through on promises made to them, and it's not doing that.

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“Lawmakers, especially those who voted for Blanche despite their reservations, must make clear that confirmation does not equal free reign,” executive director Stacey Young wrote in an op-ed for @govexec.bsky.social. Congress must start meaningfully exercising its oversight powers.

Blanche is confirmed. Now Congress needs to hold him accountable

COMMENTARY | A former Justice Department staffer argues that Congress must protect whistleblowers and demand answers when the agency crosses the line.

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As DOJ attorneys are increasingly cited for grand jury misconduct across the country, it’s important to remember that grand jurors have the power to question the government’s impartiality and independently investigate crimes. This @justsecurity.org article lays out how.

Sword of the People: The Power of Grand Juries to Investigate Administration Corruption

The untold power of regular grand juries and special grand juries to conduct investigations and issue reports when federal prosecutors won't.

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Ed Martin’s tenure as Interim U.S. Attorney and Weaponization Working Group head was marked by vindictive prosecutions and outlandish investigative practices. Good riddance.

Ed Martin, controversial pardon attorney at DOJ, leaving Trump administration

Ed Martin, the pro-Trump lawyer who has been at the center of several controversies, is departing the administration, the president announced.

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A call from the President forced DOJ to pull out of the Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial that was years in the making. @WSJ.com provides an inside look at how consumers lost out on competitive ticket pricing because of political interference.

Nearly 20,000 DOJ employees have left since the start of this administration, many of them fired or pushed out. If you’re a current or former DOJ employee in need of legal support, we’re here to help:

“We don't see the exodus of career employees slowing down. And I don't expect that we will unless Todd Blanche implements a course correction.” Stacey Young warns that DOJ’s loss of top career talent is draining irreplaceable expertise from the Department.

As White-Collar Prosecutions Fall, AG Blanche Expected to Follow Trump Status Quo | Law.com

"They've all but abandoned white-collar enforcement to focus on street crime and lawfare; I don't expect that to change," noted one practitioner.

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DOJ investigations with “predetermined” outcomes and no regard for the evidence are not law enforcement. They’re political pressure campaigns. Grateful to former DOJ civil rights attorney Haley Van Erem and @govacctproj.bsky.social for bringing this abuse to light.

Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says

A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.

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Hamilton warned in Federalist No. 76 that presidents might install “obsequious instruments of his pleasure” in federal office. That’s why the Senate confirmation process exists. The Ninth Circuit just rejected DOJ’s attempt to circumvent it in Nevada.

Federal Prosecutor in Nevada Invalidly Appointed, Panel Says (1)

Sigal Chattah isn’t validly leading the US attorney’s office in Nevada, a federal appeals court panel ruled, upholding a lower court’s disqualification of the staunch ally of President Donald Trump.

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DOJ fired career prosecutor Sunita Doddamani for working on a case she was assigned to prosecute. Now she’s suing, alleging political retaliation. This is what weaponization at DOJ looks like. Punishing career employees because leadership doesn’t like the cases they handled.

Former federal prosecutor fired over FACE Act case sues DOJ for unlawful termination

Sunita Doddamani argues that she was terminated as an assistant U.S. attorney because she prosecuted activists accused of blocking an entrance to an abortion clinic.

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The U.S. has long known about Iran’s cyber capabilities. Then the admin cut one third of CISA’s workforce and fired FBI personnel tracking the Iranian threat. Now hackers are targeting U.S. water systems. Jill Fields explains in Justice Connection’s Substack how we got here.

Recipe for Disaster: The Water is Boiling

The elimination of cybersecurity staff at CISA and counterintelligence personnel at the FBI leaves us blind and defenseless against Iranian hacks.

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The president should set DOJ policy, not use DOJ as a weapon to prosecute individuals. That line protects all of us and Todd Blanche is erasing it as Attorney General.

Opinion | Todd Blanche is right about DOJ ‘independence,’ like it or not

The attorney general’s department is supervised by the president.

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The president should set DOJ policy, not use DOJ as a weapon to prosecute individuals. That line protects all of us and Todd Blanche is erasing it as Attorney General.

New reporting from @startribune.com reveals the federal government surveilled Minnesota labor unions and sent undercover agents into organizing meetings. As Stacey Young told the paper, we should all be deeply concerned when agencies blur the line between law enforcement and violence.

Todd Blanche spent his first week as Attorney General erasing the ethical lines between DOJ and the President.

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WELKER: Can you pledge the DOJ will always act independently of the WH? BLANCHE: No, I'm not going to pledge that WELKER: So if the president asked you do to something that you feel crosses an ethical or legal line, would you do it? BLANCHE: He would never do that. He never has. He never will.

“The president pardons scores of wealthy executives, then creates a new fraud division overseen by the vice president,” Justice Connection’s Stacey Young said.

This admin's "flood the zone" strategy makes it hard to keep up with attacks on the rule of law. In our DOJ Tracker update, Justice Connection breaks down Todd Blanche’s confirmation process and escalating political interference at the Department: justiceconnection.substack.com/p/doj-tracke...

In remarks to DOJ employees today, AG Blanche praised the career workforce and DOJ’s duty to follow the facts and the law.  His words ring hollow after pushing out thousands of career employees and politicizing the department.  Read our full statement: www.thejusticeconnection.org/news-and-pre...

A federal judge just delivered a brutal rebuke of DOJ leadership. The court called Blanche’s #2’s accusations against career DOJ, FBI and SEC officials “baseless” and “unbecoming of his office,” then said his conduct showed “a lack of respect for the Judiciary as a co-equal branch.”

On Todd Blanche’s first day as Attorney General, DOJ moved to extend executive privilege to Trump’s private advisers, potentially shielding them from congressional and legal scrutiny. Blanche wasted no time using DOJ to protect the President and his inner circle.

DOJ legal office says Trump's outside advisers can be shielded by executive privilege

Trump's outside advisers may now be protected from future congressional and legal investigations, according to a new opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.

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CNN highlighted Justice Connection’s response to Todd Blanche’s confirmation, including the devastating toll his leadership has already taken on DOJ’s career workforce. Nearly 20,000 employees have left the Department. That loss will be felt for a generation.

Ahead of confirming Blanche, Sen. Cassidy claimed DOJ morale is “high.” Justice Connection’s Stacey Young talks to career employees every day. That couldn't be further from the truth.

Sen. Cassidy Claims DOJ Morale Is High. What a Joke.

DOJ employees deserve more than elected officials who stand up in Congress and lie (or fall for a lie) about their morale. They deserve the respect Congress used to show public servants.

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Justice Connection led the fight against Todd Blanche’s elevation to Attorney General. Now Blanche owns what happens at DOJ, from attacks on career employees to the continued erosion of the Department’s independence. This page details the many actions we took:

Justice Connection Led Fight to Prevent Todd Blanche’s Elevation to Attorney General - Justice Connection

Confirming Blanche as Attorney General will cement the rampant politicization and corruption at DOJ. That’s why immediately after his nomination on June 8, 2026, Justice Connection launched a multi-ti...

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Blanche told Senators the weaponization fund was dead. The President clearly thinks otherwise.

DOJ lawyers have long been held to the highest professional standards. Under this administration, those standards are being gutted as watchdog employees depart rather than face retaliation simply for doing their jobs.

Trump’s judicial nominees keep dodging a basic fact: Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Former DOJ prosecutors who held January 6 rioters accountable are urging the Senate to reject nominees who spread election lies and threaten the rule of law.

Former Jan. 6 prosecutors pressure Senate over Trump judicial nominees

Democratic senators and former DOJ prosecutors urged the Senate to reject Trump judicial nominees who decline to characterize Jan. 6 as an attack.

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Justice Connection was glad to provide substantial support to @lastweektonight.com, which told the story of the damage that’s happening inside DOJ in their latest episode.

The Senators who voted this morning to cement Todd Blanche’s reign at DOJ showed the same fealty to the President that has defined Blanche’s leadership. Read our full statement on his confirmation as Attorney General:

Almost 20,000 people don't leave when "morale is high." Sen. Cassidy clearly hasn't talked to any career employees still there. Voting to confirm a person responsible for the devastation of DOJ's workforce is an affront to the dedicated civil servants fighting to stay, and the public they protect.