Executive Branch

DOJ Sues DC Bar Over Its Prosecution of Former Trump Lawyer

The Justice Department seeks to nullify the D.C. Bar’s prosecution of former Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark, who worked on alleged 2020 election fraud.
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DOJ Sues DC Bar Over Its Prosecution of Former Trump Lawyer
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Troy Myers
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint on May 13 against the D.C. Bar, alleging it has acted as a “partisan arm of leftist causes.”

According to the DOJ, the agency seeks to advance President Donald Trump’s directives to end the weaponization of the federal government while nullifying the D.C. Bar’s prosecution of former Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark.

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Troy Myers
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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.