The DOJ That Turned On Itself

By Kyle Fields November 22, 2025 Washington, D.C.

What happens when the Department of Justice is no longer just investigating crime but investigating itself for possibly becoming the crime scene?

That is not a dramatic opener. That is where we are right now.

The U.S. Department of Justice is actively probing its own senior officials for allegedly manipulating investigations to go after President Trump’s political opponents. And the more details that come out, the less this looks like a normal legal breakdown and more like a coordinated political operation that forgot the part where laws still apply.

At the center of this storm are two names most Americans probably never paid attention to before. Ed Martin and Bill Pulte. One is a DOJ official with an unusual obsession for “naming and shaming” critics if charges fail. The other runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency and somehow found himself playing investigator, influencer, and gatekeeper of mortgage records for Democratic officials.

The core allegation is simple but dangerous. Martin and Pulte allegedly used their authority to steer investigations toward Trump critics including Adam Schiff, Letitia James, and James Comey. But it did not stop there. They are accused of involving unauthorized civilians, sharing grand jury information, accessing private records, and bypassing normal investigative channels entirely.

That is not reform. That is not justice. That is power unchecked.

Even more alarming is how these investigations appear to follow Trump’s public demands almost like a script. When Trump posted “I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook,” Schiff’s mortgage situation suddenly became front page justice. When Trump demanded that “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED NOW,” Lindsey Halligan was rushed into position as interim U.S. Attorney and quickly moved to indict two of Trump’s most public critics.

Not because seasoned career prosecutors supported the move. They did not. In fact some resisted it.

But timing tells its own story. The Comey indictment was rushed so fast that judges later questioned whether a valid grand jury even approved it. In one shocking moment during hearings, prosecutors admitted only two jurors were present when the final version was submitted. Not the full panel. Two people representing twenty-three.

A federal magistrate called it “profound investigative missteps.” That is legal language for what should never have happened.

Meanwhile Letitia James’s case looks just as unstable. Internal Fannie Mae staff concluded there was no clear and convincing evidence of mortgage fraud. Yet indictments rolled forward anyway. Her legal team now argues the prosecution itself amounts to outrageous government conduct. Not just flawed, but fundamentally abusive.

And while cases advanced at record speed, watchdogs responsible for monitoring potential misconduct were quietly dismantled. The FHFA Inspector General was fired. A dozen ethics investigators removed. All of them were actively examining how Bill Pulte obtained sensitive mortgage data on Democratic officials.

And then there are the shadow figures.

Private citizens, without DOJ authority, were allegedly directed to contact witnesses. Robert Bowes posed as an official. Scott Strauss attempted to collect documents through private email. Christine Bish, a conservative activist and central witness, told investigators she was confused about who she was really speaking to. She expected to discuss Schiff. Instead prosecutors focused on who had contacted her and why.

Her words after testimony say it best: “They’re investigating each other. It’s absurd.”

Absurd maybe. But not harmless.

Because this is about more than personalities. This is about the credibility of the justice system itself.

When investigations become political trophies and indictments align with social media posts, the public trust erodes. When internal watchdogs are removed while investigating misconduct, alarms go off. When career prosecutors are overruled by political appointments, democracy weakens.

Even within Trump’s own administration, concern is reportedly growing. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is said to be embarrassed and frustrated by what has unfolded. That should tell you something.

This is not a clean story with heroes and villains drawn in sharp ink. This is a murky operation where power is being questioned by the very institution that holds it.

And that makes it even more serious.

Because if the DOJ cannot hold itself accountable, who exactly do we expect to?

This investigation now stands as a rare moment where the system is staring back at itself. A mirror held to power. A reckoning that could define how justice is viewed for years to come.

Whether this ends in accountability or institutional silence remains to be seen. But one fact is already clear.

This was never just about Schiff, James, or Comey. This is about whether the law still means what it claims to mean.

And whether Americans are watching closely enough to care when it no longer does.