Nearly 20,000 DOJ employees have been pushed out, taking irreplaceable expertise and institutional knowledge with them and leaving the country less protected. Stacey Young joined @contrariannews.org to warn that confirming Todd Blanche would signal an abandonment of the rule of law.

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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As Senators vote today on Todd Blanche’s nomination, they should heed the unprecedented warning from more than 1,200 DOJ alumni that he poses a grave threat to the department’s independence and the rule of law. They should reject Todd Blanche.

Brian Driscoll stood up as acting head of the FBI when Trump officials demanded the names of FBI agents who worked on January 6 cases. They fired him for it. His conversation with @nicollewallace.bsky.social lays out the damage being done to the FBI and the work ahead needed to rebuild it.

SHOCK: FBI chief fired by Trump has WARNING on Kash Patel’s leadership and the mission

Brian Driscoll was fired as acting director of the FBI after resisting Trump’s political retribution. Almost a year later, he has not lost faith in the agency. Driscoll doesn’t have to be a “hopeful…

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Justice Connection worked to make sure Senators understand exactly what a vote for Todd Blanche means. And if they vote to confirm him despite his record of obstruction and corruption, we’ll be ready to hold them accountable. Watch Stacey Young break down that work with @glennkirschner.bsky.social:

Walking back the slush fund does not end Todd Blanche’s role in the corruption. DOJ can still funnel taxpayer money to Trump allies, and the Trump family is still receiving unprecedented immunity from breaking the law. Senators must stand up to this corruption and vote NO.

Any Senator’s stamp of approval on Todd Blanche’s reckless attacks on the rule of law is unjustifiable. Read Justice Connection’s full statement ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote tomorrow:

"I don't think this will make any dent in the administration's deportation goals," said Stacey Young, a former DOJ lawyer, describing denaturalization as slow-moving and, to a certain degree, unscalable. "I think it does send a message that naturalized citizenship is impermanent and precarious."

Citizenship revoked? Trump administration ramps up controversial plan.

The Trump administration says it is targeting criminals and fraudsters who should not have become citizens in the first place.

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If 1,200 former colleagues publicly opposed our promotion, we’d take the hint. Especially at the Justice Department, where alumni rarely speak out against nominees. Senators should take their warning seriously.

“The attacks on the Department are unprecedented.” Stacey Young tells @ms.now why more than 1,200 DOJ alumni have taken the extraordinary step of opposing Todd Blanche after watching him weaponize the Department, purge career officials and destroy its independence.

Todd Blanche’s inability to disavow the $1.8 billion slush fund and immunity deal is one of many excellent reasons to oppose his nomination.

DOJ purged immigration courts of impartial judges and then installed “deportation judges.” This new regulation allowing them to hold immigrants and their lawyers — but not ICE attorneys — in contempt is another intimidation tactic to speed up deportation rather than to evenly adjudicate the law.

DOJ seeks to empower immigration judges to hold lawyers and their clients in contempt

The Justice Department is proposing a new rule to empower federal immigration judges to hold attorneys, their clients and witnesses in contempt if they violate court orders.

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DOJ’s arrest-first-investigate-later approach is sending a clear message: Americans should think twice about protesting. This is not how the First Amendment works.

Justice Connection’s Stacey Young joined Federal News Network to discuss the culture of fear and retaliation that Todd Blanche has driven at DOJ. The people who know the Justice Department best are sounding the alarm against his nomination for Attorney General.

It takes a lot for public servants to speak out. More than 1,200 former DOJ officials did. | Federal News Network

These are very simple requests, requests that would never have been necessary under prior administrations," said Stacey Young.

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Justice Connection has become a lifeline for DOJ employees under attack – providing pro bono legal assistance, mental health care, job support, and help sharing their stories publicly. Watch Stacey Young break down our work with @joycewhitevance.bsky.social:

DOJ dropped “Environment” from the name of its natural resources division while cutting its enforcement team by more than half. Former section chief Tom Mariani explains that fossil fuel production now ranks above enforcing the laws that protect clean air, clean water, and public health.

Sometimes They Do Mean What They Say

DOJ replaces “Environment” with “Energy” in its Natural Resources Division, prioritizing energy—especially fossil fuels—over environmental protection

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Senators willing to excuse the damage Todd Blanche has done to the Justice Department are making the same choice he has again and again: loyalty to Trump over the rule of law. Watch Stacey Young with @joycevance.bsky.social:

Justice Connection board member Andrew Mergen spent 33 years enforcing our environmental laws at DOJ. He told @insideclimatenews.org that droves of attorneys were “essentially run out” of his former division, and its new name signals loyalty to Trump’s fossil fuel agenda over its legal mission.

DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Has Collapsed in the Second Trump Administration, Former Attorneys Say - Inside Climate News

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission.

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Judges once presumed DOJ acted lawfully and could be trusted at its word. @propublica.org found more than 40 cases where judges have questioned that presumption, citing conduct they called “unlawful,” “unethical” and “unseemly.” The damage to DOJ’s credibility is mounting.

Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct

ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.

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Today at 4 PM ET, Justice Connection’s Stacey Young joins @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on Substack Live to discuss why Todd Blanche is unfit to lead DOJ, what’s at stake in this week’s committee vote, and how people can help stop his confirmation.

Substack Live with Stacey Young, Founder & CEO of Justice Connection, Tuesday at 4pm

We are lucky to get a little time with Stacey Young today, Tuesday at 4pm.

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Conservative columnist George Will lays out the devastating case against Todd Blanche, whose record of self-dealing, political prosecutions and fealty to Donald Trump should disqualify him from leading DOJ. Will Senators find the courage to reject him?

FBI secrecy protects sources, methods, and ongoing investigations. In Justice Connection’s latest Substack, former FBI analyst Philip Fields writes that Kash Patel’s rush to claim credit in cases is compromising the Bureau’s work: justiceconnection.substack.com/p/performati...

Former FBI executive Lauren Anderson explains on Substack why the investigation into 2020 Georgia election records should alarm anyone who cares about the FBI’s independence.

This Isn't How The FBI Is Supposed To Work

A federal judge questioned the investigation. Departing FBI leaders questioned something bigger.

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CNN exposes the misconduct and abuse of power at DOJ behind the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. DOJ leaders blocked investigations, tried to turn Good and her wife into suspects, and drove career prosecutors to resign. This is a DOJ interested in serving Trump over the rule of law.

Justice Connection’s @petercarr10.bsky.social described to @ms.now how Todd Blanche recognized him in DOJ’s halls, then fired him. Carr had been the spokesman for the special counsel team prosecuting Trump while Blanche represented Trump. A stunning example of DOJ’s extreme politicization.

DOJ effectively dismantled the Public Integrity Section led by career employees only to set up a public corruption task force in a division overseen by the Vice President. This is not impartial or independent justice.

Trump Targets State Officials Via New DOJ Public Corruption Team

The Justice Department is quietly recruiting prosecutors for a public corruption initiative within its White House-linked fraud division, potentially ramping up politically charged investigations of…

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During his Senate testimony, @petercarr10.bsky.social rightfully highlighted the thousands of career DOJ employees still doing tremendous work while navigating unprecedented politicization. “The backbone of the Department’s work is the career workforce. We need to give them the support they need.”

Ty Cobb was a federal prosecutor, a defense lawyer, and a lawyer in the Trump Administration – just like Todd Blanche. His assessment of Blanche is unequivocal. “Blanche is unfit to be Attorney General of the United States.”

Former Trump White House Lawyer Ty Cobb: Todd Blanche Is Unfit to Be Attorney General

Ty Cobb has served as a federal prosecutor, a private defense attorney and a lawyer in President Trump’s first White House. He knows the difference between serving the country and serving one…

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Peter Carr’s Senate testimony today laid out the danger of Todd Blanche’s firings of career public servants: they corrode independent law enforcement and put politics ahead of the facts and the law.

LIVE: Justice Connection’s Peter Carr and former SDNY prosecutor Perry Carbone are testifying at a Senate spotlight forum on Todd Blanche’s record. Tune in here: