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šŸ§µšŸšØ"Federal prosecutors across the country may soon be able to indict members of Congress without approval from lawyers in the Justice Departmentā€™s Public Integrity Section...

..Investigators & prosecutors would also not be required to consult with the sectionā€™s attorneys during key steps of probes into public officials, altering a long-standing provision in the Justice Departmentā€™s manual that outlines how investigations of elected officials should be conducted.ā€©"
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May 17, 2025 at 11:13pmWeb
Show threadLaffyMay 17, 2025

2/ "If adopted, the changes would remove a layer of review intended to ensure that cases against public officials are legally sound and not politically motivated."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/17/trump-justice-department-prosecutions/

Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions

The Justice Departmentā€™s Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated. The Trump administration is considering changing that.

The Washington Post
Show threadJohn LuskMay 17, 2025

@GottaLaff

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Going straight back to the reason grand juries were invented, in... Medieval England, because corrupt, oppressive governments were a thing even before the Enlightenment.

Show threadAlex P Roe May 17, 2025
@GottaLaff Well, we know where this is going, donā€™t we? Anyone who dares criticise Dear Leader is going to be arrested and thrown in the slammer. #authoritarianism
Show threadšŸ‘PookašŸ«£BoošŸ«µMay 17, 2025
@GottaLaff They better be careful... this works both ways, and rethuglicons may run the day they opened this box...
Show threadPēteris KriÅ”jānisMay 17, 2025
@lednaBM @GottaLaff what both ways? They don't intent to give back power, not without bloodshed.
Show threadšŸ‘PookašŸ«£BoošŸ«µMay 18, 2025
@peteriskrisjanis @GottaLaff I hear what you are saying, but MAGA are ultimately bullies and cowards. They only got away with Jan 6 because DC police didn't start shooting them down the way they should have. I don't know about you, but if it was me, I'm blasting. And if I was protecting the capital, it's shoot first and ask questions later. Fuck them and their feelings!
Show threadPēteris KriÅ”jānisMay 18, 2025
@lednaBM @GottaLaff I don't disagree, I am just pointing out that removing them from power will require more than legit elections. It will be hard. Not impossible. But they visibly hedging their bets of not being ever punished ever.
Show threadDanette šŸ¬May 18, 2025
@GottaLaff and harkening back to ā€œwe canā€™t keep impeaching him and calling him corruptā€¦ā€ when can we call this what it is šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„
I guess weā€™re waiting until the whole damn thing is burned down. And btwā€¦ I donā€™t think our representatives will save us but for gods sake donā€™t be complicit in the destruction and slaughter
Show threadLaffyMay 18, 2025
@Danetteb I'm so glad you put into words what I'm trying to figure out. This was spot on.
Show threadDanette šŸ¬May 19, 2025
@GottaLaff I love Marcy but this is one thing I disagree with her about. And I donā€™t think anyone is waiting on the political class- I think (maybe Iā€™m wrong) most people realize they have to protest and put pressure on politicians because money is so incredibly influential in our politics not too mention the mythical middle the Democrats love to woo. ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Show threadToni M.May 18, 2025

@GottaLaff

What could possibly go wrong?

Asking for a friend.

Show threadPēteris KriÅ”jānisMay 17, 2025
@GottaLaff yeah, that is not constitutional crisis, that is full blown cold civil war right there. I don't care much about lack of filter as simply this indicates about plans to use tool of prosecution to squeeze dissident. Welcome to soviet trumpland.
Show threadCanadian CroneMay 17, 2025
@GottaLaff The #USIsATerroristState.
Show threadLaffyMay 18, 2025
@CanadianCrone It is now. They've shown it in so many ways
Show threadDarkAthena šŸMay 18, 2025
@GottaLaff So can Dems indict MAGAts in congress?
Show threadOregon Wine WomanMay 18, 2025
@GottaLaff
Another step towards the totalitarian dictatorship. With this, there will be a slew of politically motivated suits against those who don't espouse the "correct" ideology.
But I foresee a number of suits that request TROs on this blatant move against the rule of law and free speech.
Unless I'm totally wrong?
Show threadIlka šŸŒMay 18, 2025
@GottaLaff sounds like the inquisition. No legal base was needed then either - just the word of the Inquisitors was enough. So back to 1860 is not far enough, Goofy Odd Posse wants to go back to 1231?!
Show threadLaffyMay 18, 2025
@Ilka4You They want to go back to any time that gives them full power
Show threadMaxilo OveritMay 18, 2025
@GottaLaff Well then they should all indict Pam Bondi and everyone else in Justice who follows Drumph's orders to the detriment of the nation.