The Justice Department under the Second Trump Administration is pursuing a broad campaign of legal and administrative actions against former government officials and sitting lawmakers.
The administrative pressure has also extended to the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken the unusual step of censuring sitting senators over their public statements regarding military law.
Meanwhile, the legal pressure is being mirrored by electoral pressure in the states.
Historically, such disagreements were handled via political debate, not administrative sanction.
Analysis: Data and Legal Precedents The scale of the "indictment seeking" is statistically anomalous for the Department of Justice.
Investigating the Trump administration's second-term legal actions against political foes, including James Comey, Letitia James, and members of Congress.