In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, the Justice Department refrained from overt political action. Investigators have had grand jury scrutiny in both the investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and into the alleged mismanagement of national security documents held at Mar-a-Lago. I’ve been busy issuing subpoenas and subsequent court warrants.
Now federal agents are planning post-election Trump-related actions. If Trump runs for president, prosecution of Trump associates could be difficult. A lawyer who works on Jan. 6-related matters said, “We can indict almost everyone if they want to.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis is investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia and expects to complete it by the end of the year. is devastating to Justice Department officials argue whether doing so could protect the Department from allegations that the current president’s administration is targeting political opponents.
Special prosecutors are politically vulnerable. Both Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and John Durham’s investigation into the FBI’s Russia investigation were heavily criticized.
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