#Doj-Weaponization
Events indexed under #Doj-Weaponization — 80 entries in the record.
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| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | DiGenova Sworn In as AG Counselor Leading Brennan "Grand Conspiracy" Probe After Career Prosecutor Removed for Questioning Evidence
11 src Joseph DiGenova · Victoria Toensing · Todd Blanche · Kash Patel · +7 | confirmed | |
| 2026-04-02 | Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, Installs Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche as Acting AG
5 src Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Lee Zeldin | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-23 | Chief Judge Bumb Appoints Career Prosecutor Robert Frazer as NJ US Attorney, Resolving Constitutional Crisis
4 src Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb · Robert Frazer · Alina Habba · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-20 | DOJ Sues Harvard Alleging Antisemitism, Seeks to Recover Billions in Federal Subsidies
4 src DOJ Civil Rights Division · Harvard University | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-20 | Sen. Whitehouse Demands Bondi Preserve All Records Related to DOJ Ethics Shield Rule
2 src Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-19 | Comey Subpoenaed in DOJ 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Targeting Obama-Era Intelligence Officials
3 src James Comey · Jason A. Reding Quinones · Judge Aileen Cannon · John Brennan · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-19 | D.C. Circuit Allows DOJ to Proceed With Appeals Challenging Law Firm Executive Order Rulings
3 src D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals · Perkins Coie · WilmerHale · Jenner & Block · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-18 | Democrats Walk Out of Bondi-Blanche Epstein Briefing After Comer Vulgar Remark
4 src Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Rep. James Comer · Rep. Robert Garcia · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-18 | Wyden Accuses DAG Blanche of Blocking Unredacted DEA Memo on Epstein Drug Trafficking Investigation
4 src Sen. Ron Wyden · Todd Blanche · DEA | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | House Oversight Chairman Comer Subpoenas AG Bondi for Sworn Deposition on Epstein Files
3 src Rep. James Comer · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | Judge Quraishi Ejects DOJ Prosecutor From Courtroom, Orders NJ US Attorney Leadership to Testify
4 src Judge Zahid Quraishi · Mark Coyne · Philip Lamparello · Jordan Fox · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-17 | Rep. Summer Lee Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Attorney General Pam Bondi
3 src Rep. Summer Lee · Pam Bondi · Rep. Rashida Tlaib | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-15 | House Democrats Launch Investigation Into DOJ Retaliatory Prosecution of NY AG Letitia James
3 src Rep. Jamie Raskin · Rep. Ted Lieu · Rep. Jerrold Nadler · Rep. Dan Goldman · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-15 | Illinois and New York State Bar Associations File Formal Opposition to DOJ Ethics Shield Rule
4 src Illinois State Bar Association · New York State Bar Association · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-25 | Bipartisan House Oversight Investigation Launched into DOJ Withholding of Trump-Related Epstein Files
3 src James Comer · Robert Garcia · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | NPR Investigation Reveals DOJ Secretly Withheld Epstein Files Containing Abuse Accusations Against Trump
5 src Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · Robert Garcia · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-20 | Federal Judge Blocks DOJ from Searching Washington Post Reporter's Seized Devices, Cites Cannot Trust Government
4 src William B. Porter · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Hannah Natanson · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-17 | DOJ Faces Legal Complaint After FBI Raided Washington Post Reporter's Home Without Disclosing Press Protections
4 src Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Hannah Natanson · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-14 | Bondi Claims All Epstein Files Released, Sends Six-Page Justification Letter to Congress
4 src Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · Robert Garcia · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-12 | Bondi Admits Secret Domestic Terrorist List Exists During House Testimony
2 src Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · House Judiciary Committee | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-11 | Bondi House Testimony Devolves Into Personal Attacks Over Epstein Files and Political Prosecutions
3 src Pam Bondi · Jamie Raskin · Thomas Massie · Pramila Jayapal · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-11 | Pattern of Grand Jury Resistance to DOJ Political Prosecutions Emerges Across Multiple Districts
5 src Jeanine Pirro · Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Mark Kelly · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-10 | Grand Jury Rejects DOJ Attempt to Indict Six Democratic Lawmakers Over Military Oath Video
3 src Department of Justice · Jeanine Pirro · Mark Kelly · Elissa Slotkin · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-09 | DOJ Appeals Comey and James Case Dismissals Despite Halligan Unlawful Appointment Ruling
2 src Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Lindsey Halligan · James Comey · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-06 | DOJ Admits Epstein Redaction Errors as Victim Advocates Demand Website Shutdown
2 src Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Brad Edwards · Brittany Henderson | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-30 | DOJ Epstein Files Release Exposes 43+ Survivor Names in Historic Privacy Violation
3 src Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-29 | Dhillon Refocuses Civil Rights Division on Voter Fraud as 70% of Staff Exit
3 src Harmeet Dhillon · Department of Justice · Civil Rights Division | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-28 | Federal Reserve Refuses to Comply with DOJ Grand Jury Subpoenas Against Powell
3 src Jerome Powell · Federal Reserve · Department of Justice · Jeanine Pirro · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-27 | DOJ Delegates Ethics Authority to Political Aides Sidelining Career Officials
2 src Emil Bove · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-26 | Bondi Requests Minnesota Voter Rolls Including Public Assistance Data for ICE Enforcement
2 src Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Minnesota · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-21 | Lindsey Halligan Forced Out of DOJ After Unlawful Appointment Ruling
3 src Lindsey Halligan · Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Eastern District of Virginia | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-20 | DOJ Serves Grand Jury Subpoenas to Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and AG Ellison Over Immigration Enforcement
4 src Tim Walz · Jacob Frey · Keith Ellison · Pam Bondi · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-16 | DOJ Voter Data Seizure Lawsuits Expand to 24 States Plus DC, Targeting Sensitive Personal Information
4 src Department of Justice · Harmeet Dhillon · Brennan Center for Justice · State Democracy Research Initiative | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-12 | DOJ Expands Voter Data Seizure Campaign to 18 States, Demanding Social Security Numbers and Driver's Licenses
5 src Department of Justice · Harmeet Dhillon · Jena Griswold · Bill Galvin · +5 | reported | |
| 2025-12-10 | DOJ Leaders Attack Federal Judges for Disqualifying Lindsey Halligan as Unlawfully Appointed U.S. Attorney
4 src Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Lindsey Halligan · Judge Cameron McGowan Currie · +4 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | AG Bondi Issues Domestic Terrorism Memo Expanding Definition to Include Immigration Protest and Anti-Capitalism | ||
| 2025-12-04 | Bondi Directive Weaponizes Tax Enforcement Against Groups Labeled "Antifa"
5 src Pam Bondi · U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Internal Revenue Service · +6 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Warns DOJ Tracks Lawyers' Public Criticism of Prosecutions
6 src Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · White-collar defense lawyers · American Conference Institute · +4 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | Grand Jury Rejects DOJ's Weaponized Prosecution of NY Attorney General Letitia James
6 src Letitia James · U.S. Department of Justice · Norfolk Virginia Grand Jury · Judge Cameron McGowan Currie · +8 | reported | |
| 2025-11-24 | Federal Judge Dismisses Indictments Against Letitia James and Comey, Ruling Halligan's Appointment Unlawful
4 src Cameron McGowan Currie · Letitia James · James Comey · Lindsey Halligan · +6 | reported | |
| 2025-11-19 | DOJ Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment; Trump's Former Personal Attorney Leading Prosecution
3 src James Comey · Lindsey Halligan · Michael Dreeben · Judge Michael Nachmanoff · +4 | reported | |
| 2025-11-17 | Judge Finds Halligan Misrepresented Law and Used Tainted Evidence in Comey Grand Jury
3 src William Fitzpatrick · Lindsey Halligan · James Comey · Department of Justice · +3 | reported | |
| 2025-11-15 | Bondi Announces New Epstein Investigation Days Before House Vote, Creating Cover for Redactions
5 src Pam Bondi · Jay Clayton · Donald Trump · Thomas Massie · +4 | reported | |
| 2025-11-07 | Letitia James Files Vindictive Prosecution Motion to Dismiss Federal Charges
3 src Letitia James · Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · Lindsey Halligan | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-06 | Jury Acquits DOJ Whistleblower Sean Dunn of Sandwich Assault in Rebuke to Weaponized Prosecution
3 src Sean Dunn · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-05 | Judge Scolds Comey Prosecutors for "Indict First, Investigate Second" Approach
3 src James Comey · Pam Bondi · Lindsey Halligan | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-04 | DOJ Escalates Investigation of 66-Year-Old Activist for Distributing Stephen Miller Protest Fliers
3 src U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · U.S. Secret Service · Barbara Wien · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-11-04 | FBI Agents Association Issues Unprecedented Rebuke: Patel "Disregarded the Law" in Campaign of Retribution
3 src Kash Patel · Pam Bondi | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-24 | Comey and James File Consolidated Challenge to Halligan's Authority Under 120-Day Rule
4 src James Comey · Letitia James · Lindsey Halligan · Judge Cameron McGowan Currie · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-10 | DOJ-Cited Report on Soros Shows No Evidence of Terrorism Funding
2 src George Soros · U.S. Department of Justice · Conservative Report Authors | reported | |
| 2025-10-10 | John Bolton Faces Imminent Federal Indictment on Classified Materials Charges
3 src John Bolton · Federal Bureau of Investigation · U.S. Department of Justice · Trump Administration | reported | |
| 2025-10-10 | Trump Administration Systematically Uses Mortgage Fraud Charges Against Political Adversaries
3 src Letitia James · Lisa Cook · Adam Schiff · William Pulte · +2 | reported | |
| 2025-10-09 | NY Attorney General Letitia James Indicted on Questionable Mortgage Fraud Charges
2 src Letitia James · Lindsey Halligan · Trump Administration · U.S. Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-08 | Border Czar Tom Homan Allegedly Took $50,000 in FBI Corruption Sting
2 src Tom Homan · Pam Bondi · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Emil Bove · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-10-08 | Erdogan Says Trump Promised to End Halkbank Sanctions Prosecution
2 src Donald Trump · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Halkbank · U.S. Department of Justice | reported | |
| 2025-10-08 | Trump's Accidental Truth Social Post Exposes Direct DOJ Control
3 src Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · U.S. Department of Justice | reported | |
| 2025-10-07 | DOJ Reassigns North Carolina Prosecutors to Lead Comey Political Prosecution
2 src Lindsey Halligan · James Comey · U.S. Department of Justice · North Carolina Prosecutors | reported | |
| 2025-10-04 | Two Senior Virginia Prosecutors Purged After Resisting Political Prosecutions
3 src Lindsey Halligan · James Comey · Letitia James · Eastern District of Virginia · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | DOJ Sues Six States to Seize Voter Data Including Social Security Numbers and Driver's Licenses
2 src Department of Justice · Civil Rights Division · California · Michigan · +4 | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | Trump's Hand-Picked Prosecutor Indicts James Comey Days After Trump Demands DOJ Act 'Now'
2 src James Comey · Lindsey Halligan · Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-22 | DOJ Closes Bribery Investigation of Border Czar Tom Homan Despite FBI Evidence
2 src Tom Homan · Emil Bove · Kash Patel · Federal Bureau of Investigation · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-22 | DOJ Eliminates Consumer Protection Branch, Guts Civil Rights Division Enforcement
4 src Pam Bondi · Donald Trump · DOJ Civil Division | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-22 | Lindsey Halligan, Trump's Personal Attorney With No Prosecutorial Experience, Appointed Acting U.S. Attorney EDVA to Pursue Political Prosecutions
5 src Lindsey Halligan · Pam Bondi · Donald Trump · James Comey · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-22 | Trump Installs Personal Lawyer Lindsey Halligan as U.S. Attorney After Prosecutor Refuses Political Indictments
2 src Lindsey Halligan · Donald Trump · Erik Siebert · Department of Justice | reported | |
| 2025-08-18 | DOJ Escalates Investigation of Senator Adam Schiff: Ed Martin Appointed Special Attorney, Investigation Stalls, Then Grand Jury Probes the Investigators
8 src Adam Schiff · Pam Bondi · Ed Martin · Bill Pulte · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-10 | DOJ Employee Sean Dunn Fired After Throwing Sandwich at Federal Agent in Protest
3 src Pam Bondi · Sean Dunn | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-29 | Senate Confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit Court of Appeals 50-49 Despite DOJ Mass-Resignation Record and Whistleblower Allegations
4 src Emil Bove · U.S. Senate · Department of Justice · Danielle Sassoon · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-12 | Bondi Fires 20 Justice Department Employees Tied to Trump Prosecutions
3 src Pam Bondi · Department of Justice · Trump Prosecutors · January 6 Prosecutors · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-19 | DOJ Civil Rights Division Mass Exodus: ~400 Employees Depart as Dhillon Rewrites Mission to Target Trans Rights, Promote 'Anti-Christian Bias' Agenda
6 src Harmeet Dhillon · DOJ Civil Rights Division · Pam Bondi · Donald Trump | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Bondi Convenes Inaugural Anti-Christian Bias Task Force Meeting — Cross-Cabinet CN Coordination Mechanism Activated | ||
| 2025-04-02 | Judge Dale Ho Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case With Prejudice, Citing Apparent Quid Pro Quo With Trump DOJ
4 src Dale Ho · Eric Adams · Donald Trump · Danielle Sassoon · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-31 | Trump Administration Continues Systematic DOJ Prosecutor Purge
3 src Trump Administration · Department of Justice · James McHenry · Career Prosecutors | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Attorney General Bondi Establishes 'Weaponization Working Group' to Target Prosecutors
3 src Pam Bondi · Weaponization Working Group · Department of Justice · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Trump Administration Systematically Removes DOJ Prosecutors
3 src James McHenry · Michael Ben'Ary · Jack Smith · Donald Trump · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-14 | DOJ Public Integrity Section Gutted After Mass Resignations Over Adams Case
3 src Department of Justice · Emil Bove · Eric Adams · Danielle Sassoon · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-13 | Seven SDNY Prosecutors Resign in 36 Hours Rather Than Drop Adams Corruption Charges: 'Thursday Afternoon Massacre'
6 src Danielle Sassoon · Emil Bove · John Keller · Kevin Driscoll · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-27 | Trump DOJ Fires Jack Smith Special Counsel Team in Systematic Purge
3 src James McHenry · Jack Smith · Molly Gaston · J.P. Cooney · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-22 | DOJ Orders Complete Freeze on All Civil Rights Division Cases and Enforcement
3 src Department of Justice · Chad Mizelle · Kathleen Wolfe (Acting Civil Rights Division Head) · Donald Trump · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-14 | Bondi OGE Form 278e (Nominee) Certified, Disclosing 106,250 DJT Shares + 31,250 DJT Warrants ($1M-$5M Each) From Renatus LLC Consulting Merger with DWAC-TMTG
4 src Pam Bondi · Office of Government Ethics · Trump Media & Technology Group · Digital World Acquisition Corp · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2021-01-03 | Jeffrey Clark Attempts DOJ Coup to Overturn Election
6 src Jeffrey Clark · Donald Trump · Jeffrey Rosen · Richard Donoghue · +1 | confirmed |