Former DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won’t

posted by Kristi Wachter on October 29, 2026

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A new private group says it will investigate political corruption and excessive force by federal officials, then present the evidence to state and local prosecutors.

October 26, 2026

Excerpt:

A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Justice Department under President Donald Trump.

Organizers said the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dubbed the Rule of Law Project, would gather facts and present cases either to state or local prosecutors, or to a future Justice Department it said may operate in a less partisan manner than the current one.

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Former DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won’t

posted by Kristi Wachter on October 29, 2026

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