Watchdog group seeks probe of Comey, Letitia James cases

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Source: CBS News

October 14, 2025 / 6:00 AM EDT


Former federal ethics officials who served in Republican and Democratic administrations are asking the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate the prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. In a letter obtained by CBS News, ethics officials who worked in the Obama and George W. Bush administrations urged a formal review of interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan's decision to prosecute Comey and James.

They sent their request Tuesday to Acting Justice Department Inspector General William Blier, writing, "Ms. Halligan pursued these indictments to fulfill President Donald J. Trump's longstanding personal vendetta against Mr. Comey and Ms. James, we are facing a turning point in our democracy and some of the most egregious examples of vindictive and meritless prosecution that our nation has ever seen."

The letter was written by leaders of the Democracy Defenders Fund, a Washington-based nonpartisan group that has frequently been critical of the Trump administration.

The group is led by Norm Eisen, former ethics official for President Barack Obama; Richard Painter, a former associate counsel to President George W. Bush; and Virginia Canter, a former White House associate counsel to Presidents Bill Clinton and Obama.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/watchdog-group-seeks-probe-of-comey-letitia-james-cases/

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Link to Democracy Defenders Fund PRESS RELEASE - PRESS RELEASE|INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES IS A DANGEROUS ESCALATION IN TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN OF RETRIBUTION

Link to Democracy Defenders original ETHICS COMPLAINT (PDF) - https://fb1cd5ab-5a51-475c-87d1-10904a61146d.usrfiles.com/ugd/fb1cd5_11acef96beaa49f189e24e7b68625d3e.pdf

Link to Democracy Defenders Fund website - https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/

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1. That'll go nowhere.

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2. This is revenge......

and made up charges. Every known participant in this from the AG, DOJ and so called unqualified prosecutors, all of which need to lose that Bar Licenses.

Enough.😡

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3. "Justice Department's inspector general?" Didn't trump fire them and install another toady?

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4. Believe it or not, that one was left alone BUT

he left DOJ to serve the same role for FDIC -

Veteran DOJ Watchdog’s Exit Spurs Fears of Lax Trump Oversight

June 27, 2025, 4:45 AM EDT

Ben Penn
Senior Reporter


The departure of the Justice Department’s longtime inspector general next week has former officials and other lawyers worried that an era of robust, independent oversight of law enforcement is ending at the worst possible moment. Michael Horowitz’s move—after 13 years as DOJ’s top watchdog—to serve the same role at the Federal Reserve coincides with litigation over Trump’s mass inspector general firings at other agencies.

His still undetermined successor will face a growing pile of complaints seeking probes into top Justice Department officials and White House efforts to shrink the office’s budget by 28%. Some in the IG and whistleblower communities said they’re hoping that Horowitz’s veteran deputy could take over and try to maintain the office’s reputation for bipartisan accountability. Yet they’re pessimistic about its fate as the administration prioritizes fealty to Trump.

“Mr. Horowitz personified a public servant who followed the evidence wherever it led, regardless of political party,” said Tom Devine, legal director at the Government Accountability Project, which routinely represents whistleblowers cooperating with DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General. “He will be sorely missed because he will be the last credible official source of factfinding at the Department of Justice.”

Although OIG’s default succession plan would elevate deputy William Blier—a decadeslong OIG employee considered in lockstep with Horowitz—to the acting post, the White House or Attorney General Pam Bondi could instead install an interim IG from outside DOJ, before Trump nominates a permanent leader with an unlimited term. Devine, echoing a fear expressed by multiple department veterans, said he sees no reason to expect Bondi and Trump won’t install “a puppet.” Spokespeople for Bondi and Horowitz declined to comment.

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Apparently Blier is still there as Acting.