Trump Justice Department launches sensitive cases before midterm election

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 22:44 · Archive

The Justice Department has pursued multiple high-profile cases against Trump critics in the week before the midterm election.

President Donald Trump's Justice Department has pursued multiple headline-making cases and actions in the week before a crucial midterm election. This month alone, the Justice Department escalated an investigation into Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a search of her home, brought criminal charges against two former FBI officials accused of falsely downplaying their knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden, revealed a fresh attempt to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, and made an unsuccessful attempt to indict a former White House aide who delivered testimony about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The department has also filed lawsuits in Alaska and California related to the voting.

Defence lawyers, Democrats and other critics say the timing and targets are no coincidence and suggest political motivation. The cases have largely been directed at outspoken critics of Trump or issues that have animated the Republican's base. The Justice Department has also employed unusual legal maneuvers, bypassing grand juries to file cases against Comey and the ex-FBI officials in Washington, where prosecutors have struggled to secure indictments over the past year.

How it is being reported

• Justice Department makes a splash with politically sensitive cases and actions during midterm blitzPresident Donald Trump’s Justice Department has been scrambling before the midterm election with a blitz of headline-making actions and cases that some critics say reeks of politics.News4Jax · 28 Oct, 22:03
• Justice Department makes a splash with politically sensitive cases and actions during midterm blitzPresident Donald Trump’s Justice Department has been scrambling before the midterm election with a blitz of headline-making actions and cases that some critics say reeks of politics.Clickorlando · 28 Oct, 22:03

In this story: Donald Trump · Ilhan Omar · James Comey · Hunter Biden · Todd Blanche · Justice Department · Federal Bureau of Investigation

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