President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Justice Department to investigate a disturbing, four-year pattern of federal prosecutors prosecuting federal crimes. The new task force will specifically review cases where laws were enforced against the administration's supporters, a practice senior aides described on background as highly irregular.
According to officials familiar with the matter, the executive order instructs the attorney general to identify instances where the Justice Department weaponized the criminal code by applying it to crimes. The mandate prioritizes reviewing the convictions of individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol attack, an event during which roughly one hundred and forty police officers were assaulted, a metric the administration has reportedly flagged as evidence of severe prosecutorial overreach.
We cannot tolerate a fundamentally unequal justice system where individuals who breach the Capitol are aggressively punished, while people who simply stay home are left completely unbothered by federal agents.
The administration is also preparing a parallel inquiry into Biden-era officials who authorized the initial arrests. Sources indicate the task force has already begun subpoenaing career prosecutors to explain their reliance on live television broadcasts, signed confessions, and the federal penal code, which the White House views as escalating partisan hostilities.