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Apr 17, 2026 The Department of Justice and the FBI removed the lead prosecutor from the Brennan investigation Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The personnel change raised concerns that politically sensitive investigations were being steered through internal pressure rather than neutral process.
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- Lead Prosecutor Removed from Brennan Investigation — The Trump administration's DOJ has removed the lead prosecutor from the investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.
Apr 11, 2026 The Trump administration fired immigration judges who had blocked student deportations Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The firings threatened adjudicative independence in immigration cases and increased pressure on decisions affecting noncitizens' rights and campus-linked dissent.
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- Immigration Judges Fired for Blocking Deportations — The Trump administration abruptly fired two immigration judges who had blocked the deportations of students Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi.
- Immigration judges fired after blocking deportation of pro-Palestinian students — The Department of Justice has terminated six immigration judges, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who had ruled against the Trump administration in deportation cases involving pro-Palestinian students Rümeysa
Apr 11, 2026 President Trump granted clemency to former Representative George Santos Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The commutation reduced accountability for a politically connected ally and raised concerns about using pardon power for personal or factional ends.
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- Trump grants clemency to former US representative George Santos — Donald Trump granted clemency to former US representative George Santos, who had pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft.
Apr 11, 2026 President Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao Corroborated Power and Authority
The pardon weakened the force of prior financial enforcement and showed executive clemency being used to override accountability in a politically charged policy area.
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- Trump pardons Changpeng Zhao, Binance founder — In October 2025, Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who had been sentenced to four months in prison for failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program.
Apr 11, 2026 President Trump reportedly planned mass pardons for close advisers Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The reported plan suggested preemptive use of pardon power to shield insiders, testing whether executive authority would be used to blunt future accountability.
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- Trump reportedly plans mass pardons at end of term — Reports have emerged that Donald Trump plans to issue mass pardons to his closest advisers at the end of his second presidential term.