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Institutional Politicization

Political officials or appointees overriding independent legal, scientific, regulatory, or professional processes for ideological or power-seeking ends.

  1. 2026

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    28 U.S. Code 530B - Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government
    The DOJ wants to change who polices federal prosecutors
    Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ___ (2024)
    May 14

    DOJ sues D.C. Bar to block Jeffrey Clark disbarment and Ed Martin discipline

    DOJ invokes presidential immunity to shield federal lawyers from ethics oversight

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  2. 2025

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Key figures in Institutional Politicization

13 figures
Bill Cassidy
U.S. Representative - LA
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2025-present)
Ed Martin
DOJ Pardon Attorney (2026-present)
Hamilton P. Fox III
D.C. Disciplinary Counsel (2017-present)
Jacky Rosen
Former Acting Attorney General (Dec. 2020-Jan. 2021)
Jeanine Pirro
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (2025-present)
Jeffrey Clark
Former Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division (2018-2021)
Michael Frisch
Ethics Counsel, Georgetown University Law Center
Richard Donoghue
Former Acting Deputy Attorney General (Dec. 2020-Jan. 2021)
Richard Leon
Senior U.S. District Judge, D.C. District Court (appointed 2002 by George W. Bush)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Health and Human Services Secretary
Susan Monarez
Former CDC Director
Todd Blanche
Acting Attorney General (April 2026-present)