Trump Administration Reduces DOJ Public Corruption Unit to Skeleton Crew, Reassigns Cases

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Updated Mar 12, 2025, 07:29 PM

The Trump administration is significantly reducing the size of the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, which handles public corruption cases. According to multiple sources, the unit, previously staffed with dozens of employees, will be reduced to a skeleton crew of approximately six people. Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti informed several employees that most attorneys in the unit would be offered transfers to other positions or face layoffs. The remaining staff will no longer directly handle investigations or prosecutions; instead, these responsibilities will be transferred to U.S. attorney's offices across the country. This restructuring has sparked concerns among former Justice Department officials and lawmakers. David Laufman, a former senior official, suggested that the move could lead to public corruption cases being managed by political appointees, raising questions about potential partisan motivations in future investigations. The decision follows recent tensions within the unit, highlighted by the resignation of several officials, including acting head John Keller, who opposed the administration's directive to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Emil Bove, then the acting deputy attorney general, urged Edward Sullivan, a senior litigation counsel, to sign a filing to dismiss the charges against Adams, which Sullivan did to protect his colleagues.

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Ken Dilanian

@KenDilanianNBC

Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say https://t.co/xTU7jamtxm via @nbcnews

The Intellectualist

@highbrow_nobrow

Justice Department’s Anti-Corruption Unit Slashed By Trump Administration 🚨 In this video, we review how Trump’s Justice Department is dismantling the Public Integrity Section, the DOJ’s top anti-corruption unit. https://t.co/UAkkhTuZk2

The Kleptocracy Initiative

@KleptocracyIntv

President Trump and AG Pam Bondi have championed the shelving of US anti-corruption measures as part of a strategic shift at the DOJ to boost other priorities and ones they claim are good for business. https://t.co/kMQGD7QXOJ