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On the recordMarch 2, 2025
Not only did the Department of Justice (DOJ) attempt to pressure career prosecutors into carrying out this illegal quid pro quo, it appears that Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was personally engaged in a cover-up by destroying evidence and retaliating against career prosecutors who refused to follow his illegal and unethical orders.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin accuses DOJ officials of pressuring prosecutors and engaging in a cover-up.

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