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Former Metro Police officers who Trump pardoned over a fatal pursuit sued the US government, alleging the DOJ unfairly prosecuted them. Their case raises questions about weaponized justice and selective accountability.
Former Metro Police officers whom Trump pardoned for their role in a fatal pursuit sued the federal government, alleging the DOJ unfairly prosecuted them while leaving higher-ranking officials untouched. The case hinges on selective accountability: why them and not others?
The lawsuit creates an awkward dynamic. Trump pardoned them, which some would see as correcting an injustice. But now they're claiming the original prosecution itself was weaponized—that the DOJ targeted them while protecting people with more power. If the lawsuit succeeds, it could establish that their conviction was unjust, which raises uncomfortable questions about who the DOJ actually prosecuted and why.
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