Misconduct can take many forms.

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As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries​

Grand juries are the heart of the criminal justice system, the inner sanctum where prosecutors, working unchecked and in secret, have enormous power to indict their fellow citizens.

But under President Trump, the Justice Department has had serious difficulties presenting cases to grand juries, running into problems that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago.

In the past several months, prosecutors have repeatedly failed to persuade grand juries that the cases they have brought warrant criminal charges. And if it were not unusual enough, they have also been admonished at least three times since last November by federal judges who have accused them of misconduct.

The latest setback came in Chicago, where a judge cited a remarkable list of grand jury errors as her reason for dismissing charges against four Democratic activists about to face trial for impeding the police during a protest last fall at a suburban immigration detention facility.

As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries

Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.

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A long standing principle has been lost since the regime sought retribution against Americans Don sees as a threat to him. There used to be an assumption that public officials and government agencies properly discharge their official duties and act in good faith, in accordance with the law. Courts gave the government the benefit of the doubt unless clear evidence proves otherwise. Under trump's DoJ, clear evidence proving otherwise is occurring all the time.

Since the gutting of the DOJ...........

Paul Rosenzweig: “It will be a long time before the DOJ recovers”​

Paul Rosenzweig: "It will be a long time before the DOJ recovers" - Society for the Rule of Law

Society for the Rule of Law Charter Member Paul Rosenzweig wrote an article for “The Unpopulist” describing the damage that the Trump Administration has done to the Department of Justice. “Trump has effectively gutted the DOJ and turned it into a shell of its former self.” Since Trump has taken...

societyfortheruleoflaw.org

Society for the Rule of Law Charter Member Paul Rosenzweig wrote an article for “The Unpopulist” describing the damage that the Trump Administration has done to the Department of Justice. “Trump has effectively gutted the DOJ and turned it into a shell of its former self.”

........precious time and resources that could otherwise be used to protect the US against real criminals has been squandered in pursuit of Don's vendettas. Just one more way he weakened America.