Peter Carr
@petercarr10.bsky.social
Former DOJ spokesperson. BYU and GMU alum.
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Dir Patel’s focus on appearances is “an embarrassment” to the FBI’s professional ethic, as exec dir Stacey Young said. “He needs a field jacket that fits just right, a ‘Punisher’-inspired challenge coin and a new fleet of foreign cars to drive around in.”
Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: An armored luxury BMW
The FBI director, who is under fire for use of government resources, also asked for an upgraded jet.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dir Patel’s focus on appearances is “an embarrassment” to the FBI’s professional ethic, as exec dir Stacey Young said. “He needs a field jacket that fits just right, a ‘Punisher’-inspired challenge coin and a new fleet of foreign cars to drive around in.”
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DOJ’s refusal to disburse funding that Congress has appropriated for human trafficking survivors is disgraceful. “It just doesn’t make any sense, because the money is there," said Kris Rose, JC member and frmr director of DOJ’s Office for Victims of Crime.
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors
DoJ has nearly $90m appropriated by Congress to support victims, but organizations say funding has been cut
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December 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
DOJ’s refusal to disburse funding that Congress has appropriated for human trafficking survivors is disgraceful. “It just doesn’t make any sense, because the money is there," said Kris Rose, JC member and frmr director of DOJ’s Office for Victims of Crime.
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Frequent mistakes have fast eroded courts’ trust in this DOJ. As we told Democracy Docket, “If a lawyer is not careful enough to catch these mistakes, it makes the court question the validity of the facts and legal arguments in the filing as well."
Trump DOJ’s Campaign for Voter Data is a Master Class in Incompetence
Read more here.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Frequent mistakes have fast eroded courts’ trust in this DOJ. As we told Democracy Docket, “If a lawyer is not careful enough to catch these mistakes, it makes the court question the validity of the facts and legal arguments in the filing as well."
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DOJ’s delays in reviewing appeals that could restore funding to life-saving programs put victims and communities at risk and, as a former head of the grants office told Reuters, “ultimately undermine the department’s core public safety mission."
US Justice Department slow to respond to appeals after April wave of grant cuts
The U.S. Justice Department faces a backlog of more than 170 appeals filed by law enforcement organizations and crime victim support groups seeking to restore grants that the Trump administration abru...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
DOJ’s delays in reviewing appeals that could restore funding to life-saving programs put victims and communities at risk and, as a former head of the grants office told Reuters, “ultimately undermine the department’s core public safety mission."
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For nearly 10 years, Tom Mariani led the enforcement of our nation's environmental laws. In this Substack post, he warns that severe cuts to staffing and historic lows in civil lawsuits will have long-lasting affects to our health and environment.
Justice Department Hamstrings Environmental Enforcement
DOJ’s former environmental enforcement chief weighs in: Civil environmental cases are at historic lows, and the number of attorneys available to bring them has been cut almost in half.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
For nearly 10 years, Tom Mariani led the enforcement of our nation's environmental laws. In this Substack post, he warns that severe cuts to staffing and historic lows in civil lawsuits will have long-lasting affects to our health and environment.
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Appx 1 in 7 immigration judges have been terminated this year. As one fired judge tells Bloomberg, this is an attack on due process, the rule of law, human decency and judicial independence.
Judges Are Getting Fired as Trump Pursues Immigration 'Purge'
The Trump administration is slashing the ranks of immigration judges in a drive to extend its broader crackdown to the administrative courts where they serve and speed up deportations.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Appx 1 in 7 immigration judges have been terminated this year. As one fired judge tells Bloomberg, this is an attack on due process, the rule of law, human decency and judicial independence.
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Dan Bongino’s legacy at the FBI: Purging supervisory agents and learning that it’s much easier to spread conspiracy theories about the FBI than it is to actually lead the FBI.
Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January
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December 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Dan Bongino’s legacy at the FBI: Purging supervisory agents and learning that it’s much easier to spread conspiracy theories about the FBI than it is to actually lead the FBI.
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The WH is moving forward with Lindsey Halligan's nomination as US Atty for EDVA. We released questions the Senate should ask before deciding to confirm one of the least qualified attorneys to serve as a prosecutor in that office, much less be its leader.
Questions Senators Should Ask Lindsey Halligan
The Senate is being asked to confirm one of the least qualified nominees to lead one of the nation’s most vital U.S. Attorney’s offices.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The WH is moving forward with Lindsey Halligan's nomination as US Atty for EDVA. We released questions the Senate should ask before deciding to confirm one of the least qualified attorneys to serve as a prosecutor in that office, much less be its leader.
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Sen. Grassley has long been an oversight hawk, but his silence on this admin’s dismantling of DOJ is deafening. As our exec director told AP, “Does Sen. Grassley think it’s OK that people get fired for doing their jobs?”
Grassley built a reputation for government oversight. Has he abandoned it under Trump?
Chuck Grassley has made a name for himself in Washington with his longtime support for whistleblowers.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sen. Grassley has long been an oversight hawk, but his silence on this admin’s dismantling of DOJ is deafening. As our exec director told AP, “Does Sen. Grassley think it’s OK that people get fired for doing their jobs?”
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A look into the lengths this DOJ will go to quash its perceived enemies. As our deputy director Jen Swedish told @propublica.org, “The end goal was never to conduct a thorough, unbiased investigation. The end goal was to file a damn complaint — or have something to threaten the university.”
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A look into the lengths this DOJ will go to quash its perceived enemies. As our deputy director Jen Swedish told @propublica.org, “The end goal was never to conduct a thorough, unbiased investigation. The end goal was to file a damn complaint — or have something to threaten the university.”
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Wynne Kelly led the department's efforts to hold immigration judges accountable for misconduct. In this Substack post, he warns the administration has thrown away reforms right when the potential for misconduct could not be higher.
We’ve Hit a Brick Wall Addressing Judicial Misconduct in Immigration Court
The potential for misconduct could not be higher with the introduction of hundreds of military attorneys without immigration experience to serve as temporary immigration judges.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Wynne Kelly led the department's efforts to hold immigration judges accountable for misconduct. In this Substack post, he warns the administration has thrown away reforms right when the potential for misconduct could not be higher.
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When the FBI deploys agents to tackle assignments they aren't trained for, agents need to know their leadership will have their backs. They won't get that from FBI Director Patel, as this lawsuit from Washington Litigation Group demonstrates.
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12 Former FBI Special Agents Sue Over Wrongful Terminations | Washington Litigation Group
December 8, 2025—The Washington Litigation Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of 12 former FBI agents who were fired by the Trump Administration for their roles in safely and successfully de-escalating ...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
When the FBI deploys agents to tackle assignments they aren't trained for, agents need to know their leadership will have their backs. They won't get that from FBI Director Patel, as this lawsuit from Washington Litigation Group demonstrates.
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Today is the 68th anniversary of the creation of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and over 200 recent employees have shared an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.
An Open Letter from Former Civil Rights Division Employees
On the 68th anniversary of the Civil Rights Division, former employees share an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today is the 68th anniversary of the creation of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and over 200 recent employees have shared an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.
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LGBTQ+ inmates are over six times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general prison population. The reckless and inhumane decision to end LGBTQ protections in prisons will immediately put people in danger.
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
LGBTQ+ inmates are over six times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general prison population. The reckless and inhumane decision to end LGBTQ protections in prisons will immediately put people in danger.
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President Trump terrifies immigrant communities under the guise of cracking down on drug trafficking while pardoning actual traffickers and dismantling DOJ’s most effective team fighting organized crime.
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction ...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
President Trump terrifies immigrant communities under the guise of cracking down on drug trafficking while pardoning actual traffickers and dismantling DOJ’s most effective team fighting organized crime.
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On career DOJ attorneys: “The problem is not that DOJ lawyers are not complying with their ethical and legal requirements. The problem is they’re being ordered to,” our exec director told @contrariannews.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
On career DOJ attorneys: “The problem is not that DOJ lawyers are not complying with their ethical and legal requirements. The problem is they’re being ordered to,” our exec director told @contrariannews.org
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Joe Gerbasi spent decades at DOJ fighting global narcotics trafficking. In this Substack post, he highlights the dangerous consequences of cutting off dialogues and pulling back personnel who work directly with partners in China, Mexico, and South America.
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We Are Throwing Away Decades of Trust Built to Fight Global Drug Trafficking
Our communities lose when we cut off dialogues and pull back personnel who work directly with our partners in China, Mexico, and South America.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Joe Gerbasi spent decades at DOJ fighting global narcotics trafficking. In this Substack post, he highlights the dangerous consequences of cutting off dialogues and pulling back personnel who work directly with partners in China, Mexico, and South America.
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DOJ is supposed to enforce the law as it is written, but time and again this DOJ's leadership seeks to dictate what it thinks the law should be. The decision to not follow the law has consequences, as we’ve seen with this ruling today.
Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
DOJ is supposed to enforce the law as it is written, but time and again this DOJ's leadership seeks to dictate what it thinks the law should be. The decision to not follow the law has consequences, as we’ve seen with this ruling today.
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About 5,000 employees have left DOJ since January. We collected some of their farewell messages. As our spokesperson @petercarr10.bsky.social told CBS, they “show what is happening in our country at this moment.”
"Quite frankly I was pissed off!" Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Amid a wave of departures from the Justice Department, some of its former officials are curating a public online display of the farewell messages of ousted employees.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
About 5,000 employees have left DOJ since January. We collected some of their farewell messages. As our spokesperson @petercarr10.bsky.social told CBS, they “show what is happening in our country at this moment.”
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DOJ is supposed to protect people from illegal discrimination in the workplace, not perpetrate it. Daniel showed a lot of courage coming forward and standing up not just for himself but for every employee at the FBI.
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
DOJ is supposed to protect people from illegal discrimination in the workplace, not perpetrate it. Daniel showed a lot of courage coming forward and standing up not just for himself but for every employee at the FBI.
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DOJ has fired scores of qualified immigration judges, only to replace them with military lawyers with no experience in immigration law. This raises serious legal issues, but also threatens judicial independence and due process for those navigating the immigration system.
DOJ Memo Draws Doubts on Military Lawyers as Immigration Judges
The Trump administration’s legal opinion backing the use of military lawyers as immigration judges is drawing scrutiny from legal scholars who say the move represents an unprecedented expansion of the...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
DOJ has fired scores of qualified immigration judges, only to replace them with military lawyers with no experience in immigration law. This raises serious legal issues, but also threatens judicial independence and due process for those navigating the immigration system.
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DOJ has refused to protect line attorneys from congressional inquiries, exposing them to significant legal risk. The Supreme Court has repeatedly acknowledged that one of the basic functions of the Fifth Amendment is to protect the innocent.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
DOJ has refused to protect line attorneys from congressional inquiries, exposing them to significant legal risk. The Supreme Court has repeatedly acknowledged that one of the basic functions of the Fifth Amendment is to protect the innocent.
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Fmr DOJ spokesman @petercarr10.bsky.social shares in our Substack that our safety, prosperity, and rights depend on an institution that is under attack. We once fought for these ideals within DOJ, but for many of us, the best way to fight for DOJ is on the outside.
An Insider Continuing to Fight for Justice - On the Outside
Peter Carr's mission hasn't changed. Like others who left DOJ noted in their farewell letters, he has found the best way to fight for DOJ is on the outside.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Fmr DOJ spokesman @petercarr10.bsky.social shares in our Substack that our safety, prosperity, and rights depend on an institution that is under attack. We once fought for these ideals within DOJ, but for many of us, the best way to fight for DOJ is on the outside.
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Fmr DOJ officials on lethal boat strikes: 1) the intelligence isn't always accurate, and 2) the US is no longer questioning human sources on the boats. The strikes are eliminating valuable human intelligence to target cartel leadership.
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fmr DOJ officials on lethal boat strikes: 1) the intelligence isn't always accurate, and 2) the US is no longer questioning human sources on the boats. The strikes are eliminating valuable human intelligence to target cartel leadership.
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Lindsey Halligan successfully indicted Comey after multiple career prosecutors told her there was not enough evidence. The judge's ruling demonstrates the perils of this administration disregarding the expertise and experience of career employees.
Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Lindsey Halligan successfully indicted Comey after multiple career prosecutors told her there was not enough evidence. The judge's ruling demonstrates the perils of this administration disregarding the expertise and experience of career employees.