The Justice Department is supposed to be the people's watchdog — investigating corruption, holding powerful people accountable, and making sure no one is above the law. That only works if the person running it hasn't spent the last several years personally defending one of the people they'd be responsible for investigating. That's not partisanship. That's just common sense.
Todd Blanche was confirmed as U.S. Attorney General today in a 50-49 party-line vote. He came to this job straight from being Donald Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer. Every decision he makes at DOJ — about what cases to pursue, what to drop, who to investigate, who to leave alone — will carry that shadow. The Justice Department oversees federal prosecutors, public corruption cases, and civil rights enforcement. Those are things real people in this district depend on. When that agency is led by someone whose career loyalty runs to one specific person, every American with a case before the DOJ has reason to wonder whether justice is actually on the table.
I'm asking you to stand up and use your platform to demand independent oversight of the Justice Department under this new leadership. Call for congressional hearings. Make clear on the record that you will not stand by while the agency meant to protect us from corruption becomes a tool of it. The people of this district need to know someone in Washington is watching.
Please go on record demanding real congressional oversight of the Justice Department right now.
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