Democracy Monitor

Monitoring democratic institutions through public records

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Federal Law Enforcement

Government actions that politicize federal law enforcement — selective prosecution of political opponents, dropped investigations of allies, retaliation against career prosecutors, or weaponizing enforcement authority to suppress protected activity.

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