Trump Justice Department aims to limit ethics probes into its lawyers
Source: Reuters
Trump Justice Department aims to limit ethics probes into its lawyers
By Andrew Goudsward
Wed, March 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM EST
2 min read
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to constrain ethics investigations conducted at the state level into alleged misconduct by its lawyers, according to a proposed rule submitted on Wednesday that would shield prosecutors pursuing President Donald Trump's agenda.
The proposal would give the U.S. attorney general the right to review misconduct allegations against current or former Justice Department attorneys and request that disciplinary authorities at the state level suspend their investigations.
That would mean that the attorney general, by dragging out such a review, could stall any such investigation.
The proposal takes aim at the actions of bar associations and similar professional organizations, not government entities, that investigate alleged unethical conduct by lawyers and consider actions such as disbarment, which involves revoking a license to practice law.
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