The article highlights growing concerns over the Trump administration's influence on the Justice Department since Pam Bondi's Senate confirmation. Actions taken include demanding the identities of FBI agents involved in the Capitol riot investigation, lawsuits against state attorneys general, and dismissals of criminal cases that threaten the administration's agenda. This has prompted unrest within the department, with firings and resignations continuing to shake the foundation of a department that historically prides itself on impartiality and adherence to law, indicative of a troubling politicization of judicial processes.
"We have seen now a punishing ruthlessness that acting department leadership and the attorney general are bringing to essentially subjugate the workforce to the wishes and demands of the administration..."
"Even for a department that has endured its share of scandals, the moves have produced upheaval not seen in decades, tested its independence and rattled the foundations of an institution that has long prided itself on being driven solely by facts, evidence and the law."
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