#House #Democrats on Wed formally called for an investigation into 2 top officials at the #DOJ, part of a ramped-up effort to fight back against what they see as widespread *wrongdoing* [illegal activity] in the #Trump admin.
#law #criminal #ethics
Read the letter here:
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/4236c11778039951/61c58e81-full.pdf
In a letter asking the agency’s #IG to investigate, Rep #DanGoldman of NY & 6 other fmr #Justice Dept employees who now serve in #Congress accused #EmilBove, the acting dpty AG [& #trump #criminal defense atty], & #EdMartin, interim US attorney for DC [& #Jan6 insurgent], of engaging in “flagrant #ethics violations that compromise their ability to act in the public interest & undermine public trust in the Department of Justice.”
#EmilBove represented #Trump throughout his #criminal #ElectionInterference case & his #ClassifiedDocuments case & has since ordered retaliatory actions against those who worked on the other side of those cases. #EdMartin represented a defendant in a #Jan6 case, personally attended the Capitol riot on Jan 6 & has expressed support for the #OathKeepers militia group. At Trump’s direction, he has now dismissed all of those cases….