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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Liz Oyer’s powerful testimony before the Senate showed what Todd Blanche’s leadership has meant for the Justice Department. Her illegal firing and the intimidation that followed represent the mistreatment that so many career employees have experienced under Blanche’s leadership at DOJ.

Liz Oyer's Courage Should Be Praised, Not Maligned - Justice Connection

Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection, issued the following statement following the second day of hearings on the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General. ...

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Todd Blanche’s hearing confirmed what we knew – he still views himself as Trump’s lawyer. And after his hearing there are critical questions left to be answered. Justice Connection’s DOJ alumni network prepared the following questions Senators should demand he answer before any confirmation vote.

Questions for the Record: Nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General

Based on input from subject matter experts in Justice Connection’s DOJ alumni network, we prepared questions for the record that Blanche should answer before Senators vote on his nomination.

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Former AG Ashcroft is right. The Attorney General has a responsibility to enforce the law uniformly. Todd Blanche has failed that test.

Senator Grassley knows the more than 1,200 DOJ alumni who signed Justice Connection’s letter are not “partisan activists.” They are civil servants who proudly enforced the rule of law across 14 administrations of BOTH parties. They know DOJ best, and they know that Blanche is unfit to lead it.

Todd Blanche officially gets to own Kash Patel’s tax-payer funded vacations and reported security risks as FBI Director.

Senator Booker cites Justice Connection’s letter from 1,200+ former DOJ officials warning that Todd Blanche’s personal allegiance to Donald Trump over the rule of law makes him unfit to serve as Attorney General. Read it in full: www.thejusticeconnection.org/news-and-pre...

Senator Kennedy: “Are you and President Trump friends?” Todd Blanche: “I’m his lawyer.” Blanche has never stopped representing Donald Trump at DOJ.

Todd Blanche is a failed acting Attorney General. He steadfastly has represented the interests of the president of the United States. He has NOT represented the interests of the American people. Indeed, he has VICTIMIZED the American people, first among them, the Epstein victims/survivors.

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“Todd Blanche does not serve justice,” @michaelfanone.bsky.social says. “He serves criminals who beat up cops and assaulted our democracy.” In a new Justice Connection video, Fanone joins former January 6 DOJ prosecutor Mike Gordon in urging the Senate to reject Blanche’s nomination for AG.

As Todd Blanche testifies before the Senate, a reminder that an unprecedented 1,200 former DOJ employees have urged Senators to reject his nomination for Attorney General: www.thejusticeconnection.org/news-and-pre...

“Todd Blanche does not serve justice,” @michaelfanone.bsky.social says. “He serves criminals who beat up cops and assaulted our democracy.” In a new Justice Connection video, Fanone joins former January 6 DOJ prosecutor Mike Gordon in urging the Senate to reject Blanche’s nomination for AG.

Creating a case load quota will only add more pressure to an already overtaxed workforce — driving more dedicated public servants out of the department — and skew prosecutions toward simple crimes rather than the complex but necessary cases that only DOJ can pursue.

Complex white collar, organized crime, public corruption, and national security matters often require the full attention of several prosecutors. To say those prosecutors are not being productive demonstrates a deep misunderstanding of how the Justice Department works.

Not every case requires the same workload, nor does every district see the same kinds of cases.

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Justice Department leaders have started requiring all prosecutors to maintain at least 25 open cases, tightening the Trump administration’s grip on operational decisions previously left to US attorneys.

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who helped lead the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 had their convictions tossed out by Todd Blanche’s DOJ. Senators must not confirm an Attorney General who openly excuses the attack on our democracy. Especially ones who have publicly drawn that red line.

Judge tosses remaining Jan. 6 Proud Boys convictions after DOJ request

The convictions are some of the last remaining cases after President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons in January 2025.

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Justice Connection has brought together more than 1,200 former DOJ employees to oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination for AG. Our letter warns Senators that a vote to confirm Blanche is a vote to undermine the independence of our Justice Department. Read it: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

When hundreds of intelligence analysts are reassigned from their usual workload to review 2020 voting records just because the President can’t accept that he lost, it puts our country at risk.

FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say

A personnel surge supporting Kash Patel’s “priority effort” is underway, with intelligence experts tasked with running tens of thousands of records checks by mid-July.

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A new @aclu.org report shows that police in Louisville, Minneapolis and Memphis continue to use excessive force after DOJ ended consent decrees last year, calling them “unjustified.” DOJ’s abandonment of police reform is putting communities at risk.

Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.

Police forces with records of unconstitutional policing continued to engage in excessive force even as the Trump administration declared federal oversight unnecessary, according to a new yearlong revi...

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Changing DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division to the ‘Energy’ and Natural Resources Division caters to the priorities of the President and an Administration using energy “emergencies” to evade environmental laws. Read Justice Connection’s full statement:

Statement on ENRD Name Change - Justice Connection

Justice Connection board member Andrew Mergen issued the following statement on the Justice Department’s decision to change the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s name to the Energy and Natu...

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When DOJ scales back white-collar criminal enforcement, the message to large corporations is clear: even serious allegations can end in a slap on the wrist instead of real accountability.

The White House’s pressure campaign against the MSPB to make it easier to fire career employees is an attack on the safeguards that keep government accountable to the law rather than to politics.

The President and White House Counsel should have no role in resolving DOJ cases. Antitrust enforcement must be driven by career staff applying the facts and the law, not political pressure from the White House.

Trump spoke with Live Nation’s head before DOJ reached surprise antitrust settlement

The federal government and dozens of states initially filed an antitrust complaint against Live Nation in 2024, alleging it monopolized the industry by controlling ticketing.

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A former AG should be the first person to reject an AG nominee who signs off on weaponized prosecutions and investigations, unlawful DOJ firings, the president’s IRS immunity deal, and failing to fully comply with the law to release the Epstein files. Blind loyalty is NOT constitutional judgment.

Opinion | Confirm Todd Blanche at Justice

He is well-qualified and will run the department as well as anyone could under President Trump.

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The immigration judges and DOJ officials speaking out are shining an important light on what’s happening inside our immigration courts. Due process depends on independent judges free from political pressure.

As Trump Purges Immigration Judges, One Speaks Out

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OPM’s proposed governmentwide NDA would make it harder for public servants to speak out about abuse they witness from the inside. Justice Connection submitted a public comment urging OPM to reject it. Join us to weigh in before June 26: justiceconnection.substack.com/publish/post...

Former IRS and DOJ officials are warning that Trump’s proposed settlement could give him, his family, and his political allies extraordinary protection from tax audits. No one, not even a president, should have his own tax code. abcnews.com/Politics/for...

In yet another example of DOJ abusing its immense subpoena powers, a federal judge ruled that subpoenas to Governor Walz and Mayor Frey were meant to coerce Minnesota officials to carry out Trump’s immigration agenda—something states aren’t obligated to assist with.