Brian Allen@allenanalysis · Apr 24, 2026

Pay attention to what is happening at the Department of Justice. The New York Times reported today that Acting…

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Summary

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is directing the DOJ to investigate and prosecute five prominent Trump opponents—including January 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson, former FBI Director James Comey, Atlanta DA Fani Willis, former CIA Director John Brennan, and progressive organizations ActBlue and SPLC—despite grand juries repeatedly rejecting charges and cases being dismissed, suggesting the department is functioning as a political weapon rather than pursuing justice.

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#1
Pay attention to what is happening at the Department of Justice. The New York Times reported today that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is moving forward with investigations and prosecutions against five people. Here are the five.🧵
#2
Cassidy Hutchinson. She was the star witness at the January 6 Committee hearings. She testified under oath about what she saw at the White House that day.
#3
James Comey. Former FBI Director. Fired by Trump in 2017. Previously indicted by this Justice Department. His case was dismissed by a federal judge in November.
#4
Fani Willis. District Attorney in Atlanta. She brought the Georgia election interference case against Trump. DOJ is now preparing to subpoena her bodyguards over her travel.
#5
John Brennan. Former CIA Director. His investigation is being accelerated. The career prosecutor running the case was just replaced with a Trump loyalist named Joe diGenova.
#6
ActBlue and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Both are progressive organizations. Both are being targeted with new cases.
#7
Every one of these five people was a public opponent of Donald Trump. None of them are accused of the same crime. None of them are accused of working together. What they have in common is that Donald Trump does not like them.
#8
Here is why this matters. In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against Letitia James and James Comey. The Justice Department tried to re-indict Letitia James. A grand jury refused to bring charges. Three separate times. In February, a grand jury rejected charges against six Democratic lawmakers who had posted a video urging soldiers to defy illegal orders.
#9
The pattern is clear. The Justice Department keeps filing cases against Trump's political enemies. The cases keep falling apart. The grand juries keep saying no. And the Attorney General running this program has a reason to keep pushing. Todd Blanche is the acting Attorney General. He is auditioning for the permanent job. That job is his to lose.
#10
According to CNN, a senior administration official told them last week, "Todd is running the show at DOJ, but he has not done enough to support MAGA." So what does a man auditioning for a job do when the base tells him he is not doing enough? He opens more cases. He replaces career prosecutors with loyalists. He subpoenas bodyguards. He revives dismissed cases. He targets a witness who testified under oath. Now here is the part I want you to sit with. This is the same Todd Blanche who two weeks ago told the White House there was not enough evidence to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James. He was overruled. He indicted her anyway. The case was dismissed. Twice. Three grand juries refused to return charges. The lesson he appears to have taken from that is not "slow down." It is "do more." That is what you are watching right now. A Department of Justice that has become the personal legal arm of the President. A career legal system being converted into a political weapon. A sitting Attorney General auditioning for a permanent job by prosecuting the President's enemies. The cases keep getting dismissed. The prosecutions keep getting filed anyway. Because the point is not to win. The point is to punish. Never stop connecting the dots.