House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations before midterms Inquiries come after conservative thinktanks claim unions are using member dues to support Democratic causes The Guardian - US · Sep 1
Democrats will have ‘field day’ with Trump inquiries if they win House, legal experts say Investigations into president and corruption charges will get heavy scrutiny if Democrats win majority in midterms The Guardian - US · Jul 3
‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 rioters The Guardian - US · Jun 2
Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears Experts say latest move by acting attorney general suggests more cases against foes amid claims of vindictive DoJ The Guardian - US · May 13
US lower court judges are challenging Trump’s ‘war on the rule of law’, experts say Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the president’s most extreme policies The Guardian - US · Apr 6
‘A subversion of the justice system’: DoJ shifts into Trump’s ‘political wing’ as criminal investigations accelerate President has ‘succeeded in completely politicizing’ justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies The Guardian - US · Mar 5
Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025
‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’ The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025
Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s comments The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2025
Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and dispatched armed deputy U.S. marshals to her home to deliver restrictions on her testimony The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025
Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say Ex-prosecutors alarmed by attempt to hide 2020 election subversion effort and by pledge to pardon January 6 rioters The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2025
Musk’s conflicts of interest as Trump adviser could benefit him, experts warn As co-chair of ‘government efficiency’ panel, Musk would influence policy that could help SpaceX, Tesla and X The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2024
‘Incredibly harmful’: why Trump’s FBI and DoJ picks scare civil liberties experts Ex-DoJ prosecutors fear loyalists Kash Patel and Pam Bondi will pursue Trump’s calls for revenge on ‘deep state’ foes The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2024
Gaetz forces GOP to pick power or ethics Republican senators say they want to see a House ethics report on Gaetz, setting the stage for a showdown Salon · Nov 18, 2024
The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2024 Gaetz pick raises fears that Trump will seek ‘retribution’ on political foes With president-elect likely to use DoJ to crush enemies, only hope lies in staffers refusing to carry out illegal orders
The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024 Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims Falsehoods swirling on X and other platforms undermine trust and create potential for violence, critics warn
The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2024 ‘Frightening to consider’: fears grow over Trump’s threats to political foes Critics alarmed by talk of revenge against Democrats and say second Trump term would pose unprecedented danger
The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2023 Republican vitriol against prosecutors may spur violence, ex-lawmakers warn ‘Unprecedented and extremely dangerous’ attacks threaten justice system and prosecutorial independence, say former politicians
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Is Hunter Biden’s gun case a test for the Second Amendment? A Supreme Court decision expanding gun rights might have set a precent to protect him. But the charges he’s facing are rarely brought, raising questions about the case’s survival, legal experts tell Alex Woodward
The Texas Tribune · Sep 16, 2023 After winning impeachment fight, Paxton still faces felony fraud case and an FBI investigation The attorney general’s long-simmering securities fraud case appears closer to resolution, while the FBI has probed the same allegations that played a major role in his impeachment.
Salon · Jun 15, 2023 Cannon has just 14 days trial experience "Demonstrably inexperienced" Cannon has only had four cases go to trial for a total of just 14 trial days: report
The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2023 Trump critics warn of ‘deep decline of rule of law’ if he wins second term Former DoJ prosecutors say Trump will pack government agencies with sympathizers in effort to ‘secure his autocratic power’
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department watchdog probe Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins' attorney says she will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues
The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2023 How the Durham inquiry backfired to show weaponization of Trump DoJ Investigation into origin of FBI Trump-Russia inquiry is ending with little to show but questions over its own political bias
Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023 Memphis flex unit behind Tyre Nichols’ killing echoes Baltimore’s past and prompts questions about its present BALTIMORE — The specialized Memphis police unit responsible for the killing of Tyre Nichols was swiftly disbanded a day after the release of footage showing members savagely beating the Black driver.