Trump spent years claiming Biden weaponized the Justice Department. Then he promised to do it himself. Then he won.
At UCLA, DOJ political appointees ordered career lawyers to “find” evidence of antisemitism within one month to justify a lawsuit they’d already decided to file. Multiple attorneys left before they could be asked to sign. On Capitol Hill, House Oversight Committee Democrats released photos of both Clinton and Trump from Epstein’s estate. Within hours, the Republican chair threatened contempt proceedings against only the Clintons. When Judge Boasberg ordered testimony from a whistleblower who revealed the administration ignored his court orders, DOJ filed to remove him from the case.
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Source: Deutsche Welle
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Source: WLS Chicago
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Source: Newsweek
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Source: The Independent
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Source: NPR
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Source: Mediaite
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Source: Courthouse News Service
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Source: WMAR Baltimore
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Source: The Hill
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Source: CNBC
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Justice Department ordered lawyers to "find" evidence UCLA tolerated antisemitism within one month to justify predetermined lawsuit, with career attorneys warning in internal memo the case was weak.
Source: ProPublica
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: USA Today
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: The Washington Post
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Source: Spectrum Local News
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Source: Politico
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Source: UPI
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