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The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell and visuals by Andrew Witherspoon

DoJ investigation into cases against Trump marked by vested interests

a woman wearing a black and white blazer speaks at a podium, gesturing her hand, as a man in a suit looks on at her
Pam Bondi delivers remarks while Donald Trump looks on in Washington DC on 5 February. Photograph: Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock

Donald Trump’s investigation into the criminal cases brought against him during the Biden administration, including the special counsel prosecutions, will be overseen by a group of justice department officials who all have vested interests that could undercut even legitimate findings of misconduct by prosecutors.

The new attorney general, Pam Bondi, has taken steps in recent weeks to create the “weaponization working group” to carry out Trump’s day one executive order directing the department to review possible abuses of the criminal justice system over the past four years.

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