Justice Connection

The weapon of justice: Ed Martin’s influence at DOJ | CNN Politics Failing to win Senate approval as US Attorney for Washington, D.C., has made Ed Martin a more formidable force inside the Justice Department.

With multiple roles at DOJ, Ed Martin has the power to punish Trump’s enemies and reward his friends.

As former pardon attorney Liz Oyer told @cnn.com, “Ed Martin is one of the most dangerous people in the Justice Department. He’s not a serious lawyer, but he has serious power.”

‘Orwellian’: Current and former prosecutors alarmed after DOJ scrubs mentions of Trump and January 6 from court records | CNN Politics The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is b...

Our Executive Director Stacey Young told @cnn.com: "It's shocking that prosecutors could be put on leave for accurately stating the court record in a sentencing memo. It's just as shocking that those truthful statements have been whitewashed in a revised filing."

As this @cnn.com headline notes, DOJ weaponization has turned "Orwellian" with leadership's intervention in pardoned Jan 6 rioter's sentencing for bringing guns to Obama's house.

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has never closed during a govt shutdown—until now, despite having funds to stay open.

Another impt read by fmr OVW attorney Marnie Shiels abt how the Admin continues to betray victims of domestic violence & sexual assault: open.substack.com/pub/marniesh...

This administration is tough on political violence, except when the perpetrator supports President Trump.

DOJ leaders are once again favoring Jan. 6 criminals over the prosecutors who did their jobs:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

Say Goodbye to the Nation’s Largest and Most Effective Anti-Crime Task Force The Administration claims to be serious about stopping drug cartels, but it’s shutting down DOJ's OCDETF program — a critical resource in dismantling organized crime.

Tomorrow the last employees of DOJ's OCDETF program—one of America's most effective organizations in combating drug cartels—will be terminated.

Former Deputy Director Thomas Padden warns OCDETF's closure leaves the country more vulnerable to organized crime.

DOJ terminated nearly 400 grants to more than 200 victim-service orgs —programs that helped survivors of domestic abuse, rape, & trafficking.

DOJ alum Marnie Shiels warns it's now harder to "hold offenders accountable & prevent violent crime": t.co/zdCSYmK3IZ

Over One Hundred Former Senior DOJ Leaders File Brief Opposing Retaliatory Comey Prosecution | Washington Litigation Group Washington, D.C., October 27, 2025 – Today, over one hundred former high-ranking Department of Justice officials filed a brief opposing the retaliatory prosecution of James Comey.  The signatories inc...

We applaud the >100 former senior DOJ leaders for filing this amicus brief opposing vindictive prosecutions--and our partners at the Washington Litigation Group, along with our friend Greg Rosen, for representing them.

FBI employees ordered to dig for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents, sources say | CNN Politics The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa as the government shutdown ...

Another pointless project that pulls FBI agents away from investigating terrorism, trafficking, and white collar cases.

What the Justice Department Should Do With Trump’s $230 Million Demand: Nothing Settling President Trump's legal claims outside a court of law should be a nonstarter for the Justice Department.

President Trump is demanding DOJ pay him $230M in taxpayer-funded restitution.

Rupa Bhattacharyya, who spent years as the head of a major torts office at DOJ, explains in our Substack why doing nothing is the department's best and only option:

Former federal prosecutor Mike Romano questions why DOJ has yet to charge Christopher Moynihan, a pardoned Capitol rioter, for allegedly threatening to kill Rep. Jeffries, which is a federal crime.

Watch full interview:
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Former Jan. 6 prosecutor on pardoned rioter’s alleged threat to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries A recording from Justice Connection's first Substack live interview

WATCH: In our first Substack live, Justice Connection Executive Director Stacey Young speaks with Mike Romano, a fmr deputy chief of the Jan 6 prosecution team, about the pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Inside Donald Trump’s Attack on Immigration Courts Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence.

An important read from @newyorker.com on how the immigration courts are being remade into a “rubber stamp” for deportation.

Dissension in the ranks: Some, but not all, federal law enforcement employees are getting paychecks this week | CNN Politics The Trump administration’s move to issue paychecks this week to some but not all federal law enforcement employees during the government shutdown is sowing division in the ranks and does little to res...

Investigations rely on analysts and support staff as much as agents. To pay some and not others will only lower morale and slow investigations.

Trump DOJ Upheaval in Virginia Hobbles National Security Unit President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Virginia US attorney’s office prosecuting his foes has driven out the leadership of its national security unit, draining its experience disrupting terrorists a...

In just the last few weeks, the U.S. Attorney’s Office known for its counterterrorism & espionage cases has lost half its natl security team.

Prosecutors are being pushed out as part of Trump's vendetta against his so-called "political enemies."

Ousted Justice Dept. attorneys who prosecuted Trump open new law firm targeting corruption Two former federal prosecutors who helped prosecute President Trump — and were fired when he returned to office — are starting a law firm focused on public corruption, an area the Justice Department h...

"The Justice Department has abdicated its duty to enforce public corruption laws,” as our exec. director told @cbsnews.com. We’re happy to see DOJ alumni step up and continue to serve the public in a new capacity.

This is a clear example of conflicts posed by installing the president's personal defense lawyers to run DOJ.

These same loyalists terminated & pushed out senior ethics officials who would've guided the proper way to handle POTUS's unprecedented demand for taxpayer money.

How the Trump DOJ Has Betrayed Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence After 24 years at the Office on Violence Against Women, I’ve never seen DOJ so willing to abandon its critical role in supporting responses to crime.

From Epstein to grant cuts, DOJ has abandoned its critical role in protecting victims of domestic & sexual violence.

After 24 yrs at DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women, Marnie Shiels breaks down in our latest Substack what's happened & its impact:

Trump fired Jan. 6 prosecutors for doing their jobs while the rioters he pardoned in a rush feel emboldened to carry out more political violence.

We know our former DOJ colleague Erez Reuveni is credible and trustworthy. We're grateful for his courage in speaking out in defense of the rule of law.

Ex-DOJ Official Who Probed Trump Is Latest to Draw His Fire As the Justice Department presses charges against some of Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies amid his retribution push, the former prosecutor who built two criminal cases against the president...

We’re grateful for Jack Smith and all of our former colleagues who continue to show support for DOJ employees in need.

Our Exec. Director joined @msnbc.com to discuss the Bolton indictment — the 3rd in less than a month of people on POTUS' so-called "enemies list."

“When you have…clear evidence of DOJ acting with partiality, that is when DOJ loses its integrity & respect among the public.”

The Federal Prosecutor’s Decision Not to Charge In Trump's DOJ, there is no room for a prosecutor to exercise good judgment. They are using the machinery of criminal prosecution to harm and punish political foes, whether or not they are guilty.

Read Mike’s full piece on a federal prosecutor’s decision to not prosecute:

As DOJ Alum Mike Romano wrote in our Substack:

“In Trump’s DOJ…there's no room for a prosecutor to exercise good judgment, no room for a prosecutor to consider the serious way that criminal charges can...harm someone. This is corruption, it is an abuse of power, & it should alarm every American.”

Another Friday & more fed. prosecutors were fired for doing their jobs: evaluating whether there is a crime, and finding none, declining to bring charges.

The Federal Prosecutor’s Decision Not to Charge In Trump's DOJ, there is no room for a prosecutor to exercise good judgment. They are using the machinery of criminal prosecution to harm and punish political foes, whether or not they are guilty.

Mike Romano, an 18-yr DOJ veteran prosecutor, explains in our Substack how under Trump's DOJ, there's no room for a prosecutor to exercise good judgment.

They're using the machinery of criminal prosecution to punish political foes, whether or not they're guilty.

The Trump administration wants to hire hundreds of new government lawyers. It's off to a slow start. A review of data from LinkedIn profiles shows fewer assistant US attorneys have joined the Justice Department so far this year than years prior.

DOJ has hired fewer attorneys this year than previous years, as the department continues to be dogged by low morale and political pressure.

Attorneys who might otherwise apply are scared of being involved in scandal, as we told @businessinsider.com.

More coverage of our new video from DOJ alumni sounding the alarm about attacks on the department and rule of law.

Watch our video here: bsky.app/profile/just...

Important read from our partners at @protectdemocracy.org.

We appreciate their coverage of our letter signed by nearly 300 recent DOJ employees warning that our democracy can’t survive without a strong, independent DOJ:
ifyoucankeepit.org/p/thousands-...

Flanked by the attorney general and FBI director, Trump called for the prosecution of his political enemies.

This is what weaponization looks like.