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Under DOJ standards and requirements, people seeking pardons generally must wait five years after release, demonstrate good conduct and remorse, and file petitions through the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
Trump has largely abandoned that process.
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#News #Trump #Pardons #DOJ #CriminalJustice #Law #USPolitics #Jan6
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Neologism: schnittching = snitching on oneself
Usage: "Ol' grey and bald Joe Maga Guy schnittches himself trying to pick up a young au pair through online hookup service "
#JosephSchnitt #FAFO #MAGA #DOJ #familyvalues
The DOJ has halted lawsuits accusing Louisiana of keeping prisoners locked up long after they were meant to be released and South Carolina of institutionalizing thousands of mentally ill people — sometimes for decades — in violation of federal law.
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#Law #DOJ #CivilRights #Prison #Louisiana #SouthCarolina #MentalIllness #News
Trump DOJ Halted Major Civil Rights Lawsuits in Louisiana, South Carolina
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive group homes. Both cases are now on hold.ProPublica
Ghislaine Maxwell received limited immunity during meetings with deputy attorney general: Sources
"She didn't hold anything back," Maxwell's attorney said earlier.Aaron Katersky (ABC News)
Events in 2020 & 2021 highlighted 2 loopholes in the #PosseComitatusAct. The first involves the #DCNationalGuard. Unlike all other #state & territorial National Guards, the DC Guard is always under presidential control. Despite this, the #DOJ has for years asserted that the DC Guard can operate in a non-federal, “militia” status, in which it is not covered by the Posse Comitatus Act. By this interpretation, presidents can use the DC Guard for law enforcement whenever they choose.
I will be cursing now …
Holy fucking hell
#DOJ bars its #attorneys from participating in #AmericanBarAssociation events
US Dpty AG [& fmr #trump #criminal defense atty] #ToddBlanche on Wednesday banned #Justice Dept attys from traveling to or speaking at #ABA events, in a memo seen by Reuters that accused the ABA of engaging in "activist causes" contrary to the government's interest.
‘The man who has sworn to faithfully execute the laws and the Constitution of the United States has declared war on both, and declared war on everybody who is standing up for the laws and the Constitution of the United States,’ Conway said. ‘That’s what's going on here.’
#quote by #GeorgeConway
7:20 min video
#trump #DOJ bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6n…
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This Week in Democracy – Week 3: Shadow President Elon Musk in Full Control
Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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8.2.2025
#ACLU #authoritarianism #CIA #ConstitutionalEmergency #DEI #Democracy #DOGE #DOJ #EPA #FBI #FCC #Menschenfeindlichkeit #Musk #NARA #NCMEC #NOAA #Staatskrise #TheKennedyCenter #UNRWA #USA #USAID
