Congress’s job is to exercise oversight of the executive branch, including the Justice Department. Tell Congress to make sure the DOJ focuses on its mission, not personal favors.

This isn’t about whether Patel’s girlfriend should have taxpayer-funded security. The question is: who is making sure this is a legitimate use of resources?

The scrutiny comes at a time of potentially major budget cuts. In May, Patel told senators he supported a White House proposal to slash FBI funding by about half a billion dollars. This is an abrupt reversal after previously requesting more resources.

Current and former officials said SWAT teams are trained for high-risk warrants and hostage rescues–not VIP protection. They described the deployments as ad hoc, with little advance planning, pulling agents away from critical operations.

According to reporting, Director Kash Patel ordered SWAT agents to accompany his girlfriend to public events, including the NRA convention, and later berated the team for leaving after determining there was no threat.

All of this paints an alarming picture: while unlawful prosecutions are tossed, new investigations continue targeting critics, in what looks like an effort to silence us all. Congress must act to stop the cycle. Tell Congress the DOJ is not a tool for revenge.

And now, the Pentagon is reviewing Kelly for a video where he told troops they can refuse illegal orders, after Trump publicly accused him and others of sedition, “punishable by death.”

The judge found Halligan’s appointment violated a 120-day limit on interim appointments and would have allowed the administration to evade Senate confirmation indefinitely. But separately, some experts warn her actions while at DOJ amount to political retaliation against Trump’s critics.

In fact, a federal judge today threw out the indictments of James Comey and Letitia James because the administration had unlawfully appointed Trump’s personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan, to replace an interim US attorney who had refused to pursue the indictments. www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...

The power to pardon was meant to serve mercy and justice, not political protection. If we don’t hold leaders accountable for abusing it, we’re teaching every president to do the same. It’s time to demand real consequences.

When asked about the Binance cryptocurrency executive he pardoned, Trump said, “I don’t know who he is.” He’s issuing pardons so casually that he can’t even name who’s benefiting from them.
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In another move, Trump pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his aide–both convicted on federal bribery and corruption charges. Once again, political loyalty seems to matter more than justice.
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Trump also pardoned hundreds of people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, including those who attacked police officers. It’s a rewrite of history meant to erase the consequences of an assault on democracy.

He’s pardoned Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Sidney Powell, and others involved in his scheme to subvert the 2020 election–even though many weren’t charged with federal crimes. The pardons block future administrations from holding them accountable.

Our law enforcement agencies are meant to keep us safe, not serve the President’s personal political agenda. Tell Congress the FBI is not a tool for political retribution: represent.us/fbipurge

When law enforcement is used as a tool for political retribution, it hurts all of us. We lose trust in those who are supposed to protect us, agents become afraid to speak up, and unethical or illegal behavior becomes the norm.

The firing came after news stories revealed Patel had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend perform at a wrestling match. Three agents are suing Patel, claiming that they were fired in a campaign of retribution led by the White House and the Justice Department.

He also fired the person who oversees the agency’s fleet of jets, and handles major security threats.