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Trump DOJ makes PANICKED MOVE to Protect Lawyers
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7:47Now PlayingAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the DOJ's proposed rule that would let Attorney General Pam Bondi intercept and stall any state bar ethics investigation into current or former DOJ lawyers. Under the proposal, if a bar complaint is filed, the DOJ gets to review it first — with no deadline — and can ask the state bar to pause its investigation indefinitely. If the state bar refuses, the rule says the DOJ will "take appropriate action to prevent interference." The attorneys note this isn't hypothetical — it's personal. Deputy AG Todd Blanche faces a bar complaint in New York. Alina Habba faces complaints in New Jersey. Lindsey Halligan is under scrutiny for the failed Comey and Letitia James prosecutions. Jeffrey Clark has already been recommended for disbarment. And over 70 lawyers and former judges have filed a complaint against Bondi herself. The hosts explain that state bars aren't voluntary organizations — they're the only bodies that can license and discipline lawyers — and that this proposal would effectively let the DOJ shield its own attorneys from the only accountability mechanism left. They argue it's dead on arrival under the Tenth Amendment and basic separation of powers, but that the attempt itself reveals how much these officials have to worry about.
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