#political-prosecution

#political-prosecution

I wouldn't have described former special counsel Jack Smith that way; maybe "depressed." But maybe that's projection. Smith has been defiantly asking House Republicans to let him testify publicly about his investigations and indictments of Donald Trump. On Thursday, rather unexpectedly, they allowed it. Also unexpectedly, he did not seem defiant. He seemed resigned to the futility of his cause, and the likelihood that he and his colleagues would continue to be persecuted, if not prosecuted, for their work.

You saw everyday Americans who fought for the education of their children being put on watch lists, I think you saw what happened with Charlie Kirk, when you saw the raiding of President Trump's home. Debates should have happened ... I think that you're seeing the clear indication that the Justice Department under the previous administration used lawfare to go after those who disagree with them," he added.

FBI Director James B. Comey, left, and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton talk about terrorism during a news conference at police headquarters in Manhattan on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Photo Credit: John Roca The New York City Bar Association issued a stark repudiation of the U.S. Justice Department indictment of former FBI Director James Comey last week in a statement warning the prosecution is flouting the rule of law. The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is the latestand most troublingaction by a Justice Department increasingly wielded as the personal instrument of the President of the United States, the bar association wrote in a public statement issued September 29.

Alina Habba's 120-day interim term as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor ended, with Desiree Leigh Grace named as her successor. The decision lacked explanation.

Golos has announced that it is ceasing operations amid pressure from Russian authorities and increasing danger for its members. The group describes itself as a social movement for voters' rights.