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#political persecution

Government targeting of individuals or groups based on political beliefs or activities, through prosecution, deportation, visa revocation, or other punitive measures. A crime against humanity when conducted as part of a widespread or systematic attack.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Rule of Law
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Weaponization of the Department of Justice: Retaliatory Investigations and Prosecutions

Systematic weaponization of the DOJ through a retaliatory investigations unit, indictments of political opponents that were dismissed as brought by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor, mass departure of career prosecutors, and dismantlement of the Civil Rights Division and Public Integrity Section.

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DOJ weaponizationretaliatory prosecutionLetitia JamesJames ComeyCivil Rights Division