The list of establishment officials weaponizing lawfare and pursuing destructive policies is long, but several individuals stood out — from career bureaucrats and corrupt prosecutors to former elected officials.
Christopher Wray
The former FBI Director recently resigned to avoid being fired by incoming President Donald Trump. Wray, a Trump nominee, quickly fell out of favor with the president.
“The resignation of Christopher Wray is a great day for America as it will end the Weaponization of what has become known as the United States Department of Injustice,” Trump declared on Truth Social.
After the first attempted assassination of Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Wray told Congress there were “some questions” as to whether a “bullet or shrapnel” struck Trump. The FBI later confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that a bullet hit Trump.
WATCH: Over 8 minutes of Chris Wray being GRILLED by @mattgaetz, @RepThomasMassie, and @HawleyMO on some of the biggest controversies that have happened under his watch. pic.twitter.com/6Hniq9iCUE
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 23, 2024
Wray also spearheaded the raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in 2023 over a classified documents case that has since been dismissed over special counsel Jack Smith’s unlawful appointment.
“He invaded my home — I’m suing the country over it,” Trump told NBC’s Kristin Walker in an interview. (RELATED: Deep State Officials Opposing Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Have Close Ties To Defense Contractors, Censorship Tools)
Wray was lambasted for how he handled the investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings, including refusing to admit the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop.
He also testified that the FBI met with Big Tech to potentially censor content, and a former Twitter executive told the Federal Election Commission FBI agents notified Twitter that Hunter Biden might be targeted by a “Russian hacking operation.” This was right before Twitter censored the New York Post Hunter Biden laptop story.
Additionally, Wray previously refused to tell Congress how many confidential human sources (CHS) were at January 6. A report from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inspector general revealed there were 26 CHSs.
Merrick Garland
Attorney General Merrick Garland has overseen the surveillance of school board parents and weaponized lawfare against pro-life activists, meme makers, January 6 defendants, and Trump.
The FBI, which raided the homes of pro-life activists and reportedly punished whistleblowers, is a component within the DOJ. Garland told Congress in 2023 there are more prosecutions of pro-life activists because “it is quite easy,” as many of the protesters are witnessed during the day.
Merrick Garland, who is hiding his boss’s audiotaped interview regarding mishandling classified documents, tells Congress he’s above the law. https://t.co/4HWWnvbud9
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) June 12, 2024
Garland’s DOJ has sought harsh sentences for January 6 defendants. However, the DOJ recommended less jail time for a man who assaulted Democratic Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig than some non-violent Jan. 6 defendants.
His DOJ also threw Douglass Mackey, a pro-Trump meme-maker, in prison for “election misinformation” while seemingly ignoring a left-wing group that sent texts to voters falsely claiming they had already voted.
Moreover, this Justice Department has uniquely weaponized a Reconstruction-era law — the conspiracy against rights statute — to target conservatives and heighten their sentences.
Alejandro Mayorkas
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has overseen record levels of illegal immigration at the southern border, and he was impeached by the House in February.
He was charged with “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust,” according to articles of impeachment.
The Biden-Harris administration lost track of “over 330,000 children” at the border, according to former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf. A February 2023 New York Times report revealed at least 85,000 children in custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) are missing.
BREAKING: @HawleyMO confirms Homeland Security Investigations special agents are being pulled from investigations on child trafficking and fentanyl to babysit Biden and Mayorkas’ invasion at the southern border. pic.twitter.com/qMzTFRF9fd
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) October 31, 2023
Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, and Jocelyn Nungaray were allegedly murdered by illegal aliens during the Biden-Harris administration. There were approximately 8.5 million migrants encounters on the southern border during the four fiscal years of the Biden-Harris administration, according to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data.
The Biden-Harris White House also launched WelcomeCorps, a refugee sponsorship program that collaborates with immigration Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). In June, the administration provided Temporary Protected Status to 300,000 Haitians, which elicited backlash after the town of Springfield, Ohio was overwhelmed with migrants. (RELATED: ‘What Changed?’: GOP Rep Presses Mayorkas On Why He Now Uses ‘Crisis’ To Describe Southern Border)
The next border czar, Tom Homan, told Tucker Carlson he had a “falling-out” with Mayorkas over transgender policy in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. He said Mayorkas “ordered” him to sign a memo concerning the treatment of transgenders in ICE detention.
Mayorkas has defended the Biden administration’s border policies, although he eventually admitted the situation at the border is a “crisis.”
Liz Cheney
Cheney, who was Vice Chair of the House January 6 Select Committee, endorsed Harris for president and stumped for her on the campaign trail.
She previously slammed Kamala Harris as a “radical liberal” and deemed her voting record “to the left of Bernie Sanders.” However, Cheney’s endorsement may have actually helped Trump win Michigan, a key swing state. (RELATED: ‘National Security’ Officials Who Endorsed Harris Tied To Intel Agencies, Defense Contractors)
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (C) holds a campaign event with former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) (R) at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts on October 21, 2024 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Chairman of the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Georgia Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk, published a report on January 6 that contained several “criminal recommendations” against Cheney.
The report, released in December, accused Cheney of colluding with Cassidy Hutchinson — the January 6 Committee’s main witness — without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge. It also said Cheney should be investigated for “potential criminal witness tampering.”
“Former Representative Liz Cheney used the January 6 Select Committee as a tool to attack President Trump, at the cost of investigative integrity and Capitol security,” a press release stated.
Cheney also likened Trump to a “dictator” after he accused her of being a “radical war hawk” who didn’t want to serve on the front lines. Perhaps most dishonestly, she furthered the lie that Trump wanted her to be “shot” for being too pro-war.
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Despite retiring from public office, Americans have not forgotten Fauci’s zeal for draconian COVID-19 restrictions.
He admitted to Congress in January that social distancing rules “sort of just appeared” during the pandemic.
“Dr. Fauci claimed that the ‘6 feet apart’ social distancing recommendation promoted by federal health officials was likely not based on any data,” the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic tweeted.
✔️Dr. Fauci claimed that the “6 feet apart” social distancing recommendation promoted by federal health officials was likely not based on any data.
“It just sort of appeared.”
— Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (@COVIDSelect) January 10, 2024
Fauci lamented Republicans asking him tough questions during his June testimony, and he blamed the First Amendment for being an impediment to censorship of criticism directed at him.
Two Chinese vaccine manufacturers paid royalties to Fauci’s former agency, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) during the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years, records from Open the Books show.
A public health watchdog launched a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for allegedly refusing to release communications concerning Fauci’s potential vaccine royalties.
Fauci has also come under fire for gruesome animal experiments that his former agency funded.
The White Coat Waste Project (WCWP) revealed in 2024 that the Biden administration knew Fauci’s agency lied to cover up cruel, taxpayer funded experiments of beagles, the Daily Caller originally reported. (EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson Network Teams Up With Award-Winning Director For New Film Exposing Fauci)
Honorable Mentions: Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg
Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, was a key player in the lawfare attacks against Trump.
However, her efforts raised eyebrows after attorneys for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman alleged that Willis was having a romantic relationship with her special prosecutor, Nathan Wade.
Attorney Ashleigh Merchant filed a motion in January alleging that Willis gained financial benefits from appointing Wade. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in December that Willis was disqualified from prosecuting her case against the incoming president.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stands with members of his staff at a news conference following the conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump in his hush money trial on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neely’s death. Penny faced potentially 15 years in prison.
When Bragg was not indicting a veteran who protected subway passengers from an erratic homeless man, he was prosecuting Trump. Bragg convicted Trump on 34 felony counts pertaining to allegations that he falsified New York business records to “corrupt the 2016 election.”