An indictment against the former FBI director would mark a dangerous escalation of Trump’s efforts to wield the Department of Justice against his perceived political enemies.
Wednesday, September 24
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Report: DOJ to indict former FBI director
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Former FBI Director James Comey is expected ([link removed] ) to be criminally indicted in the coming days by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a report.
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An indictment against Comey would mark a dangerous escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to wield the DOJ against his perceived political enemies.
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The charges, which are said to allege perjury in testimony Comey gave to Congress in 2020, would reportedly come from the Eastern District of Virginia. Last week, Trump forced ([link removed] ) the U.S. attorney for that district out of his post and replaced ([link removed] ) him with Lindsey Halligan, one of Trump’s former personal attorneys who has no prosecutorial experience.
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- President Trump has threatened to send federal agents and National Guard troops into cities across the country, including Memphis, New Orleans, and San Francisco.
- Congress must rein in this abuse of power. Tell Congress: No more troops on our streets. ([link removed] )
Top DOJ official threatened Sandy Hook first responder with criminal probe
- Ed Martin, the head of the DOJ’s vague weaponization task force, walked back his recent threat ([link removed] ) to investigate a retired FBI special agent who sued the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over Jones’ lies about a mass school shooting.
- Despite Martin's reversal, his threat toward the agent is yet another step in the Trump administration's dangerous push to use the federal government to target its political opponents and protect its allies.
DOJ argues for gutting power of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act to block racial gerrymanders
- In a pivotal Louisiana case ([link removed] ) , the DOJ claimed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is being misapplied as an “electoral affirmative action” that improperly overrides states’ legitimate political decisions. It urged the court to make it harder to use Section 2 to block racial gerrymanders.
- The department argued that plaintiffs should have to show their proposed district is superior under the state’s race-neutral principles, separate race from party in voting analyses, and prove that the state’s failure to create a district likely reflects intentional discrimination. The DOJ also requested permission to participate in oral argument.
A win for Nebraska voters
- Nebraska agreed to withhold any voter data from the DOJ until a pro-voting lawsuit seeking to prevent ([link removed] ) them from sharing statewide voter registration information is settled.
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President Trump’s deployment of federal troops to U.S. cities is about seizing power and sowing fear. He is using taxpayer dollars to intimidate our communities instead of investing in solutions that actually make our neighborhoods safer and our lives better. Our representatives need to hear from their constituents that this is not what we want. Tell Congress: No more troops on our streets. ([link removed] )
RNC looks to get involved in Ohio proof of citizenship requirement challenge
- The RNC filed a motion to intervene as a defendant in a pro-voting lawsuit ([link removed] ) challenging an Ohio law requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Trump’s biggest hater
- Rick Wilson — co-founder of The Lincoln Project and one of Trump’s fiercest critics — joined ([link removed] ) Marc to explain how the MAGA movement captured the GOP, what really gets under Trump’s skin, and why the Epstein files could roil the 2026 midterms. They also dig into messaging, culture vs. policy, and concrete ways voters can defend democracy.
Coming up tomorrow
- The 7th Circuit will hear a lawsuit ([link removed] ) from the anti-voting Public Interest Legal Foundation seeking access to Wisconsin’s voter rolls. A district court dismissed the case last year.
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