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TexasTowelie

(126,850 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 01:02 PM Thursday

Trump attorneys say No!" Justice Department Rebukes Trump - Brian Tyler Cohen [View all]



Legal Breakdown episode 674: Justice Department lawyers refuse to move forward with Biden autopen prosecution.

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- Federal prosecutors in DC quietly shelved an attempt to indict Joe Biden for using an autopen — a practice long deemed lawful by DOJ policy — showing resistance to Trump’s politically motivated demands.

- Grand juries and trial juries have repeatedly rejected Trump-backed prosecutions, including cases against Congress members and protesters, signaling public pushback against perceived abuse of power.

- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, though seen as loyal to Trump, cannot unilaterally force indictments — she relies on line prosecutors and grand juries, which have repeatedly refused to comply with dubious charges.

- Pirro has attempted to bypass grand jury rejections by filing low-level misdemeanor complaints, but trial juries have swiftly acquitted defendants, including a man who threw a sandwich at a police officer.

- The DOJ recently withdrew appeals of rulings against Trump’s unlawful executive orders — a move likely reversed under Trump’s pressure, highlighting internal conflict between legal integrity and political loyalty.

- Despite leadership’s compliance, rank-and-file DOJ employees are described as a “firewall” against Trump’s lawlessness, quietly upholding the rule of law even at personal career risk.
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