🧵🚨"Federal prosecutors across the country may soon be able to indict members of Congress without approval from lawyers in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section...

..Investigators & prosecutors would also not be required to consult with the section’s attorneys during key steps of probes into public officials, altering a long-standing provision in the Justice Department’s manual that outlines how investigations of elected officials should be conducted.
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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 Department’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
@GottaLaff and harkening back to ā€œwe can’t keep impeaching him and calling him corruptā€¦ā€ when can we call this what it is šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„
I guess we’re waiting until the whole damn thing is burned down. And btw… I don’t think our representatives will save us but for gods sake don’t be complicit in the destruction and slaughter
@Danetteb I'm so glad you put into words what I'm trying to figure out. This was spot on.
@GottaLaff I love Marcy but this is one thing I disagree with her about. And I don’t think anyone is waiting on the political class- I think (maybe I’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