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Nonilex<p>I will be cursing now …</p><p>Holy fucking hell </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> bars its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/attorneys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attorneys</span></a> from participating in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanBarAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanBarAssociation</span></a> events</p><p>US Dpty AG [&amp; fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> defense atty] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToddBlanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToddBlanche</span></a> on Wednesday banned <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> Dept attys from traveling to or speaking at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ABA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABA</span></a> events, in a memo seen by Reuters that accused the ABA of engaging in "activist causes" contrary to the government's interest.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-justice-dept-bars-its-attorneys-participating-american-bar-association-events-2025-04-09/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/us-justice-d</span><span class="invisible">ept-bars-its-attorneys-participating-american-bar-association-events-2025-04-09/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Specifically, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToddBlanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToddBlanche</span></a> said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> Dept will largely not bring cases that violate the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bank</span></a> Secrecy Act or contain unregistered <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broker</span></a> dealer violations &amp; other registry requirements under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commodity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Exchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exchange</span></a> Act.<br>
The memo said the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrency</span></a> Enforcement Team would be disbanded effective immediately.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/techbros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techbros</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cryptobros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptobros</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> has directed prosecutors to stop pursuing litigation against people committing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>currency</span></a>, the latest example of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin easing up on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteCollarCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCollarCrime</span></a> enforcement.<br>
In a memo sent to the DOJ on Mon night, Dpty AG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToddBlanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToddBlanche</span></a> said the dept will no longer participate in regulation in the digital asset space &amp; will instead focus on crimes that people commit w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a>, such as dealing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/narcotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcotics</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanTrafficking</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/08/trump-crypto-fraud-doj-enforcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/04/08/trump-crypto-fraud-doj-enforcement/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In the announcement Mon, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin again criticized Judge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Boasberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boasberg</span></a>. “We would have already removed these violent gang members to Chile to face justice were it not for the nationwide injunction imposed by a single judge,” said <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToddBlanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToddBlanche</span></a>, the deputy AG &amp; Trump fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> defense atty who lost the falsified business records to hide Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> payment to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StormyDaniels</span></a> before the 2016 election. Blanche added, “We hope common sense &amp; justice will prevail.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The privilege would allow the govt to withhold evidence on the grounds that it could compromise national security. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Boasberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boasberg</span></a> has repeatedly expressed skepticism that this privilege applies if for no other reason than everything about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a> were broadcast by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; the admin on social media.</p><p>After reviewing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToddBlanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToddBlanche</span></a>’s declaration, Boasberg scheduled a hearing for 2:30PM today, &amp; said the govt must decide by Tues whether it would be invoking the privilege.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a></p>
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Nonilex

This morning, Dpty AG (& fmr #Trump #criminal defense atty who lost the case that resulted in Trump becoming the first convicted #felon to be elected POTUS in history) #ToddBlanche submitted a sworn declaration at confirming that there are ongoing Cabinet-level discussions that Blanche is involved in about whether the admin will invoke the “#StateSecrets privilege” to shield some info from the court.

Todd Blanche sworn declaration: “I am the Deputy Attorney General of the United States. I am submitting this Declaration in response to the Court's March 20, 2025 Order. On March 20, 2025, the Government submitted a declaration from Robert L. Cerna Il, which stated: "I understand that Cabinet Secretaries are currently actively considering whether to invoke the state secrets privilege over the other facts requested by the Court's order. Doing so is a serious matter that requires careful consideration of national security & foreign relations, & it cannot properly be undertaken in just 24 hours." I attest to the accuracy of those statements based on personal knowledge of the events described by Mr. Cerna, including my direct involvement in ongoing Cabinet-level discussions regarding invocation of the state-secrets privilege. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true & correct.”
#law#Constitution#immigration
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Nonilex

#DOJ probes Columbia war protests for terrorism violations

The U.S. #Justice Department is examining whether student protests at #ColumbiaUniversity over the #Gaza war violated federal terrorism laws, #Trump’s Deputy Attorney General & former #criminal defense attorney #ToddBlanche said on Friday.

#law #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #USpol #NaziState
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Nonilex

Several senior lawyers managing #pardons, #bankruptcy litigation & other #legal issues at the #DOJ were forced out on Friday as the #Trump admin continued to remove or reassign ofcls with many years of experience. The ofcl overseeing the Office of Professional Responsibility [#OPR], which handles internal #ethics investigations [of course], was placed on admin leave.

#law #justice #corruption #PublicIntegrity #felon47 #PamBondi #EmilBove #ToddBlanche
nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/poli

The New York Times · Trump Administration Forces Out More Senior Justice Dept. OfficialsBy Devlin Barrett
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Nonilex

In an extraordinary reflection of internal [#DOJ] turmoil, #EmilBove, the acting dpty AG, was the only person to formally rep the #Justice Dept at the hearing. It is highly unusual for such a *high-ranking* DOJ ofcl to represent the dept in court, & to do so alone.

#ToddBlanche, who is nominated to become [actual] dpty AG but hasn’t yet been confirmed, also attended as an observer. Until recently, both Bove & Blanche repped #Trump as his #criminal defense attys.

#law
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Nonilex

#ToddBlanche, Trump’s nom for the No. 2 job at the #DOJ & another one if his #criminal defense attys, decried at his #confirmation hearing what he called “partisan lawfare” waged against #Trump.

Blanche’s opening statement was an attack on the cases against Trump. “Politics should never play a role in the Department of Justice, but recently, in too many circumstances, it has,” he said [ –he’s right, just not in the way that he thinks.]

#law#ethics#cronyism
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

[thread] Matt Gaetz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gae

* lawyer/politician
* U.S. Rep. (R-FL) 2017+
* staunch far-right Trumpist
* accused: sex trafficking/sex w. minors
* voted against: Equality Act; Respect for Marriage Act

* Nov 2024 nom. as U.S. attorney general: later WITHDREW
See [thread] Pam Bondi: mastodon.social/@persagen/1135

* Nov 2024 Todd Blanche nom. as U.S. Dep. Attorney General
mastodon.social/@persagen/1134

[thread] Matt Gaetz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz * lawyer/politician * FL U.S. Rep. Florida's 2017+ * staunch proponent far-right politics/Trump ally * accused of sex trafficking/sexual relationships w minors * voted against the Equality Act, & Respect for Marriage Act * Nov 2024 Trump nom. Gaetz as U.S. attorney general #MattGaetz #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia
#USpol#MattGaetz#ToddBlanche
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