Leaders can force out reluctant prosecutors and install loyalists to secure charges, even when cases show procedural oddities (single‑signer filings, duplicate indictments, minimal grand‑jury margins). This tactic converts staffing into a direct lever over who gets indicted and when.
— It highlights a concrete mechanism for weaponizing justice via personnel control, signaling reforms should address appointment and removal safeguards as much as charging standards.
David Dennison
2025.10.16
100% relevant
The piece describes Erik Siebert quitting under pressure, his replacement Lindsay Halligan filing two indictments herself, and only 14 of 23 grand jurors voting to indict Comey.
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