Protect Democracy – “Since Donald Trump has returned to the presidency, we have seen numerous Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and prosecutions against his political opponents, often presaged by direct threats from President Trump himself. In a healthy democracy, the justice system must not be weaponized to punish political opponents, chill dissent, or pretextually achieve political objectives — all hallmarks of the authoritarian playbook. But democracy also requires a justice system in which no one is above the law and prosecutions move forward even in politically significant cases so long as those prosecutions are consistent with the law and nonpartisan criminal enforcement priorities.

• In the tracker below, you’ll find summaries of retaliatory investigations, arrests, or prosecutions that the Trump administration has pursued since entering office. In determining which prosecutions qualified as retaliatory, we asked three key questions about the investigations. Expand to read more about those questions…
• Read our full analysis: Assessing the Trump DOJ’s investigations and prosecutions Read our full analysis: Assessing the Trump DOJ’s investigations and prosecutions