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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections,
Weakening Long-standing Policy.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-frees-federal-prosecutors-to-take-steps-that-could-interfere-with-elections-weakening-long-standing-policy
The Department of Justice has weakened its long-standing prohibition against interfering in elections, according to two department officials.
Avoiding election interference is the overarching principle of DOJ policy on voting-related crimes. In place since at least 1980, the policy generally bars prosecutors not only from making any announcement about ongoing investigations close to an election but also from taking public steps such as an arrest or a raid before a vote is finalized because the publicity could tip the balance of a race.
But according to an email sent Friday by an official in the Public Integrity Section in Washington, now if a U.S. attorneys office suspects election fraud that involves postal workers or military employees, federal investigators will be allowed to take public investigative steps before the polls close, even if those actions risk affecting the outcome of the election.
Expect numerous bullshit announcements out of Barr's DOJ right before the election.
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DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, (Original Post)
edhopper
Oct 2020
OP
States control the elections. Feds interfering w/ state run elections doesn't bode well for
SWBTATTReg
Oct 2020
#5
Whichever attorneys contribute to this election interference should be the first ones fired after
BComplex
Oct 2020
#8
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)1. Pulling out all the stops.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)2. The numbers are there for a huge voting turnout . ....
in favor of Biden/Harris even they could not contest that.
enough
(13,262 posts)3. There it is. NT
ananda
(28,873 posts)4. Hopefully most people will have already voted.
..
SWBTATTReg
(22,156 posts)5. States control the elections. Feds interfering w/ state run elections doesn't bode well for
any interference on anybody's part.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)6. Kick
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)7. Is this the big DOJ announcement?
that was something about an ISIS terrorist to show how great Trump and Barr are.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)12. Thanks!
No wonder it didnt make a big splash like most people expected it do.
BComplex
(8,059 posts)8. Whichever attorneys contribute to this election interference should be the first ones fired after
Biden appoints a legitimate atty. general.
edhopper
(33,604 posts)10. EVERYONE
hired by Trump should be fired on Jan. 21st.
BComplex
(8,059 posts)11. Some of them were already hired, but have supported Barr or trump in some way. FBI, CIA, etc.
He's had enablers in every agency. Just goes to show how much the white supremacists and political hacks have infiltrated our government agencies.
edhopper
(33,604 posts)13. First fire all those he hired
then purge all his supporters.