Letters from an American

Manipulating the Judicial Process

August 3, 2026·9 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A Friday dismissal of the DOJ's case against David Hearn for vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool followed revelations of grand jury misconduct, spotlighting broader corruption within the Department of Justice under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal lawy

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David HearnDavid Hearn's lawyersTodd BlancheJames ComeyHeather Cox Richardson

Books

The American

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ProPublica

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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