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During the [[Obama administration]] the Lawfare group: | During the [[Obama administration]] the Lawfare group: | ||
| − | *(1) weaponized the [[IRS | + | *(1) weaponized the [[IRS scandal|IRS for political targeting]]; |
*(2) weaponized the DOJ and FBI for political targeting; | *(2) weaponized the DOJ and FBI for political targeting; | ||
*(3) weaponized the [[intelligence community]] for political activism; | *(3) weaponized the [[intelligence community]] for political activism; | ||
Revision as of 16:57, September 16, 2019
Lawfare Group is a radical group of leftist lawyers in Washington, D.C. that, according to its website, operate in "that nebulous zone in which actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions."[1] Its founder is Benjamin Wittes and is associated with the Brookings Institution. It sends out a daily newsletter called the Lawfareblog.
During the Obama administration the Lawfare group:
- (1) weaponized the IRS for political targeting;
- (2) weaponized the DOJ and FBI for political targeting;
- (3) weaponized the intelligence community for political activism;
- (4) created new legal theories around ‘disparate impact’ to weaponize the National Labor Relations Board; and generally used embedded officials to advance far-left political interests across the spectrum of government.