AFP22 Jun, 2026 08:45 PM2 mins to readA judge has claimed US President Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his political opponents. Photo / AFPA judge has claimed US President Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his political opponents. Photo / AFPA US federal judge has tossed out grand jury subpoenas issued by the Justice Department to Democratic officials in Minnesota, calling them political retaliation.The subpoenas seeking state records were served on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other officials in January during a federal immigration crackdown in the northern state.
US judge drop Justice Department subpoenas to Democrats as ‘retaliation’
US District Judge Patrick Schiltz said the cases were politically motivated and baseless.
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