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muriel_volestrangler

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5. Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump's 'weaponization' priorities
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:03 PM
Feb 2
Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who investigated him, according to a source familiar with the plan.
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But after a year, the group has not produced anything publicly.

In recent weeks, Trump has been pressuring Justice Department officials for results in these and other investigations, recently admonishing a group of US attorneys for failing to deliver on cases he wants brought.

The Weaponization Working Group is now expected to start meeting daily with the goal of producing results in the next two months, according to the person familiar with the plan.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/02/politics/justice-department-trump-weaponization-priority

The "we're weaponizing the DoJ by pretending the Democrats did it first" has never been more blatant.

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