Republicans Interfering with or Hindering Investigations to Coverup Misconduct

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  • Ed MartinEd MartinActing U.S. Attorney
       
    2/24/25
    Overruled D.C. police who wanted to charge MAGA Rep. Cory Mills [R-FL] with physically assaulting his 27-year-old paramour and refused to sign an arrest warrant they asked to execute against the Congressman
    According to an exclusive report by NBC4 Washington
  • Bill BarrBill BarrFmr. U.S. Att. General [R]Lauded by Trump
    4/02/23
    Helped Donald Trump avoid any accountability by asserting federal jurisdiction and ordering Manhattan DA CY Vance to "stand down" in his investigation into Donald Trump's secret payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the months before the 2016 Presidential election in a blatant attempt to prevent the damning details about Trump from becoming public
    According to an exclusive Meet The Press interview with Manhattan DA Cy Vance
  • Aileen CannonAileen CannonFederal Judge [R]
       
    9/05/22
    Issued an egregiously bad ruling that helped protect Donald Trump by hamstringing the FBI's ability to reclaim classified government documents he illegally took with him to Mar-a-Lago by appointing a "special master" to review the documents before they could examine them further which was later overturned unanimously by one of the most conservative appeals courts in the country
    According to a ruling in Trump's favor handed down by Judge Cannon
  • Todd CourserTodd CourserFmr. State Representative
       
    9/16/19
    Engaged in an extramarital affair with fellow state representative Cindy Gamrat and then concocted a wild story that alleged he solicited a male prostitute to keep their affair from becoming public which he then lied about under oath to a state House committee investigating whether he used state resources to conceal the affair
    According to charging documents filed by state officials