Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrests — SkimNews
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- DOJ is escalating lawsuits, raids and arrests with just nine days until the midterms, escalating its assault on the department's pre-election guardrails
- Trump's Justice Department is pushing against two of the department's most sacred guardrails: independence from the White House and restraint before elections
- DOJ has shattered the traditional calm of the pre-election period, breaking the restraint that has defined the run-up to past votes
Why it matters: With nine days until the midterms, DOJ's customary pre-election pause is off the table, so lawsuits, raids and arrests are unfolding in the final stretch before Election Day. The deeper change is institutional: DOJ's independence from the White House, one of the department's two most sacred guardrails, is not holding either.
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