Newly appointed Attorney General, Ashley Moody, has formed a 'weaponization working group' to review the work of Special Counsel Jack Smith, who brought charges against former President Trump in two criminal cases. The group will also examine 'unethical prosecutions,' fulfilling a long-standing claim by Trump and his allies that the Justice Department under the Biden administration has been used against conservatives. Bondi signed 14 directives aimed at reversing Biden administration policies and aligning the Justice Department with White House priorities.
Bondi called for the creation of “weaponization working group” that will scrutinize the work of special counsel Jack Smith Hours after she was sworn in at the White House, Bondi called for the creation of “weaponization working group” that will scrutinize the work of special counsel Jack Smith , who charged Trump in two criminal cases.
Among other directives Bondi signed were orders to lift the moratorium on the federal death penalty and end federal grants administered by the Justice Department for jurisdictions that “unlawfully interfere with federal law enforcement.” Democrats who opposed Bondi's confirmation have raised concerns about whether she would be able to lead a Justice Department free of influence from the White House given her close relationship with the president, who repeatedly suggested on the campaign trail that he would seek to use the justice system to exact revenge on his perceived enemies.
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment on Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election. Smith has forcefully defended the prosecutions, saying politics played no part in the decisions of his team, who he said “stood up for the rule of law.
Bondi enters with the department roiled by the firings of career prosecutors and senior FBI officials, along with the highly unusual scrutiny of thousands of agents involved in the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation.
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