From Trump’s inaugural address to Biden’s sweeping use of presidential pardons, the threat of ‘politically motivated prosecution’ is increasingly normalized in American politics. Lawmakers have long feared that a sitting President could weaponize the Department of Justice against their political opponents. While the DOJ has internal processes stressing a ‘culture of independence,’ there are no laws establishing a formal boundary between the agency and the president, and the Supreme Court has never clarified this issue.

Join CEG Democracy Fellows Omar H. Noureldin and Amy Gardner as they discuss the importance of the DOJ in safeguarding the separation of powers and democratic institutions with Professor Aziz Huq and Professor Tom Clark. This conversation will be moderated by CEG Executive Director Sadia Sindhu Khosa. 

*Boxed dinners will be provided for registered attendees at a reception following the panel.

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