🚨BREAKING: Smartmatic says Trump DOJ is vindictively targeting them with bribery & money-laundering charges. They’ve cooperated for years, yet now face prosecution only after Trump returned to power. This isn’t justice—it’s retaliation. #Resist #VindictiveProsecution www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

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Voting Company Smartmatic Says It’s a Target of Vindictive Prosecution by Trump

The voting technology company’s new court filing signals how far-reaching the legal fights over elections will be in 2026.

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Trump Fires Court-Appointed US Attorney Hours After It Replaces His Illegally-Appointed Former Campaign Lawyer

It’s all well and good that we have a system of laws and rules in place. For the most part, the bumpers on the bowling lane help keep a lot of stuff on the field of play (to mix metaphors), e…

Techdirt
The Full Orwell: DOJ Weaponization Working Group Finally Gets Off The Ground

I have to admit: the first one-and-a-half paragraphs of this CNN report had me thinking the Trump administration was shedding another pretense and just embracing its inherent shittiness. Justice De…

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DOJ Arrests Journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort For Acts Of Journalism, Even After Courts Rejected Arrest Warrants

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/30/journalists-don-lemon-georgia-fort-arrested-for-covering-mn-pop-up-church-protest/

DOJ Arrests Journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort For Acts Of Journalism, Even After Courts Rejected Arrest Warrants

Last week, a federal magistrate judge told the DOJ it could not arrest journalist Don Lemon. The DOJ appealed and lost that appeal too. The legal system said no. So the DOJ arrested him anyway. On …

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Minnesota’s Top Judge Exposes DOJ’s Desperate Attempt To Salvage A Bunch Of Church Protest Arrest Warrants

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/28/minnesotas-top-judge-exposes-dojs-desperate-attempt-to-salvage-a-bunch-of-church-protest-arrest-warrants/

Minnesota’s Top Judge Exposes DOJ’s Desperate Attempt To Salvage A Bunch Of Church Protest Arrest Warrants

First off, there’s a chance my headline (which went through several iterations) undersells what’s actually going on here. What’s detailed below is yet another jaw-dropping act of …

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Trump orders investigations into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances

Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with Jeremy Eldridge, Partner at Zealous Advocates.

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Apparently #DonaldTrump thinks the #1stAmendments is strick for him and his interpretation.

Can we say
#Dictator
#PoliticalProsecution #VindictiveProsecution #Dictatorship
#FallofDemocracy

Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe

Federal prosecutors have served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area. A person familiar with the matter said Tuesday that the subpoenas, which seek records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

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House Republicans launch investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's finances: report

House Republicans opened an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, amid her "skyrocketing family wealth," according to a report.

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