Tell Congress: The DOJ is not a tool for revenge

The Department of Justice’s mission is clear:

Uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights.

Nowhere in that mission¹ is anything about using the DOJ to settle a president’s personal scores or intimidate opponents.

In countries like Venezuela and Turkey, corrupt leaders weaponize law enforcement to silence critics and protect themselves. That’s exactly what we’ve seen recently with the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who had previously investigated President Trump.

What Happened

A career prosecutor Trump had appointed resigned because he didn’t think there was enough evidence to indict Comey like Trump wanted. But instead of backing him up, Attorney General Pam Bondi replaced the prosecutor with a former member of Trump’s personal legal team, with no prosecution experience, who then issued the indictment right away². She also indicted James soon afterward.

A judge later threw out the indictments finding the prosecutor wasn’t properly appointed.

Congress Must Step In

Congress funds the Department of Justice and has a duty to provide oversight of it to ensure the law is applied fairly and not twisted into a tool for revenge or harassment. The presumption of innocence and due process belong to everyone, even people we can’t stand.

When law enforcement becomes a tool for revenge, harassment or intimidation, every American’s freedom is at risk.

Add your name to demand Congress investigate this corruption at the DOJ.

To my Member of Congress:

I am writing to urge you to immediately investigate the alarming use of the Department of Justice to go after critics of the administration under the leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi. The DOJ’s mission is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights, not to serve as a weapon for a president’s personal grudges.

Yet that is what we have been witnessing. Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime critic of President Trump, was recently indicted not by a career prosecutor, but by a former Trump aide and member of his personal legal team who was abruptly installed as U.S. Attorney. In fact, news media report that the prosecutor who initially looked at the case concluded the evidence was insufficient, and resigned because he was unwilling to bring charges under pressure. A judge later threw out the Comey indictment, as well as another one against NY Attorney General Letitia James.

These targeted prosecutions are a dangerous abuse of power. In authoritarian countries like Venezuela, leaders weaponize law enforcement to silence critics and protect themselves. That should never happen here in the United States.

Congress has both the authority and the duty to provide oversight of the DOJ. I am calling on you to subpoena all relevant material about the Comey and James investigations and other efforts to harass or intimidate critics under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership, hold hearings and take appropriate action to ensure that the Department of Justice is independent, impartial, and accountable to the rule of law.

Every American, whether we like them or not, is entitled to due process and the fair administration of justice. If political leaders can use law enforcement to punish their enemies or scare their critics, none of our freedoms are safe.

Please do your duty and investigate this corruption at the DOJ.

Sincerely,