Trump DOJ Selective Take On Malicious Prosecution
President Donald Trump and his top officials at the Department of Justice have long vowed to end what they perceived to be a “two-tiered justice system” and the weaponization of the DOJ and yet their actions continue to speak louder than their words.
The Weekend · Jackie Alemany, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Maria Heavener, Brendan Ballou, Jared Mccalip
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Show Notes
March, 28 2026, 8 AM; The Trump administration is once again seeking a DOJ probe into one of Trump’s most vocal critics, New York Attorney General Letitia James, after the administration had already failed to prosecute her multiple times. In the same week the DOJ settled a lawsuit from trump ally Michael Flynn for a reported $1.2 million, despite the fact that Flynn pleaded guilty to misleading the FBI during its investigation. Former Federal Prosecutor Brendan Ballou joins The Weekend to discuss Trump's escalated retribution campaign.
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