Trump's Corrupt DOJ Wants to Destroy Its Public Corruption Unit

Trump's Attorney General, Pam Bondi, is flirting with the idea of axing the Justice Department's sector designed to prevent politically motivated prosecutions of elected officials.

Trump's crooked Department of "Justice" would do away with its Public Integrity Section (PIN), a Watergate-era department responsible for reviewing and approving prosecutions of public officials. By doing away with it, Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys would have the power to bring corruption charges without centralized oversight.

PIN also handles voting-related matters. In the case of a contested election, they would determine how the DOJ would intervene. Can't imagine why the guy who's hung up on fake election interference would want THAT deregulated.

A DOJ spokesperson confirmed the proposal is under review but said that no final decision had been made.

Critics say the change could open the floodgates to politically driven prosecutions during an already deeply polarized period in American history.

“The reason you have the section is exactly what this administration says they want, which is [to] stop politicization,” said former PIN attorney Dan Schwager. “The only way to ensure that public officials on both sides of the aisle are treated similarly is to have as much institutional knowledge and experience as possible.”

Since Trump took office, PIN has already been hollowed out, as have other DOJ offices. The 30 prosecutors working in the office at the end of the Biden administration have been cut to fewer than five. Several have resigned, been reassigned, or were fired after clashing with Bondi and other Trump appointees.

Despite the attorney general still having final say over indictments, legal experts warn the proposed changes would diminish the institutional check that PIN provides.

Paul Butler, a Georgetown Law professor and former PIN lawyer, said “This is part of a shift in limiting the power of law enforcement experts in public corruption.”

Trump's crooked administration is actively destroying the checks and balances of this country, leaving only the corrupt executive branch with any power. This stress testing of the American Project might lead it to its doom if our cherished institutions continue to erode.