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Posted on 08/11/2025 1:14:53 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Local police for years have been charged under civil rights laws for abuses of authority. Now, DOJ is taking a closer look at applying those laws to federal agents in cases of political weaponization.
A top Justice Department lawyer is warning that federal agents and intelligence officers who weaponized their government powers for political purposes could face criminal charges under civil rights laws created to fight injustices during the Jim Crow era more than a half-century ago.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon cautioned in an interview with Just the News that she could not discuss any specific investigations or potential suspect.
But she said recent reports that one or more grand juries were probing the weaponization of government powers against President Trump and his associates or followers might have given good reason for current and former FBI and CIA officials to hire lawyers.
“This, again, goes back to those Reconstruction Era statutes that sought to remedy the vestiges of racism, and we had some terrible incidents in our country's history of law enforcement officials conspiring to deprive African Americans of their civil rights,“ she said in a wide-ranging interview with the "Just the News, No Noise" television show. “And that is where some of these laws stem from."
“But they're broader than that, and so it can be a crime for government officials, either together or in conspiring with non-government officials, to violate people's civil rights,” she explained. “That's also a civil violation. I've actually sued over that in California for pro-life activists. And you know, we have long-standing cases involving these issues, and so I think, you know, government officials may think, because nobody ever bothers to enforce these statutes,...
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I voted for this
I’m all in on this. The Dems and MSM can call it “revenge” all they want. I can think of a million things to call it - justice, prosecuting people to disincentivize them from doing it again - but if they want to call it revenge, I’m all for getting some revenge too.
At minimum assess fines and bankrupt them. Victim restitution. Love to see some prison time for them as well.
Superb. I think this flurry of scare-the-deep-state announcements is intended to promote whistleblowing.
<> conspiring with non-government officials, to violate people’s civil rights<>
This should include Bammy/Biden White House hires who got conservatives (like Trump) banned from social media and banking services.
What laws are “weaponization,” Harmeet? Some, “those Reconstruction Era statutes?” Some “Jim Crow?” This sounds as valid as “the list” that Blondi has on her desk.
What are the laws? Where is the GJ? Who are real targets? When are the arrests? Perp Walks? Raids and Searches?
SAME HERE
Under the “Unitary Executive” theory of government, every employee of the Executive Branch and its departments is under the management and control of the president.
Given a president’s immunity from even criminal acts committed as an official act of office (such as criminal investigations by the FBI) the subordinate employees would share that legal immunity.
You mean Hareet. Just say so instead of being oblique.
Do your own research you smug jagoff. But you could start right here: 18 U.S. Code § 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law and this 18 U.S. Code § 241 - Conspiracy against rights.
Those laws.
Right. They’ll stand trial, if that much, in DC or NYC.
Judge Bozoburger or someonne similar presiding.
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