The Justice Department s Weaponization Working Group, created by Attorney General Pam Bondi to review alleged politicized prosecutions from the prior administration, is expected to begin daily meetings and aims to produce results within two months. The review will examine high-profile probes involving Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, Letitia James and Jan. 6 related matters, as well as several other areas outlined in Bondi s Day One memo. The DOJ says it will not comment on ongoing investigations but confirmed the group remains active. The effort coincides with several controversial prosecutions and inquiries pursued under Bondi s tenure.
DOJ to Intensify Reviews of Probes Trump Calls 'Weaponized' as Bondi's Task Force Ramps Up
Attorney General Pam Bondi departs following a briefing at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 5, 2026. - Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Justice Department officials are preparing to intensify a review of investigations that President Donald Trump and his allies have labeled instances of 'weaponized' justice, according to a person familiar with the plan. The effort centers on a Weaponization Working Group created last year by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Daily Meetings, Short Timeline
Officials said the working group is expected to begin meeting daily, with a goal of producing results within roughly two months. The schedule reflects heightened pressure from Trump, who in recent weeks publicly admonished a group of U.S. attorneys for failing to bring cases he wants pursued.
Scope Of The Review
Bondi established the Weaponization Working Group shortly after taking office to review law enforcement actions during the prior administration for signs of politicization. Department guidance envisioned a sweeping review of 'the activities of all departments and agencies exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority of the United States over the last four years' to identify practices that may have been used to achieve political objectives or other improper aims.
The group was tasked with examining seven broad areas. In addition to probes involving former special counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James, the review will look at investigations related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and complaints raised by Republicans during the Biden years, including alleged discrimination against Catholics, a Biden-era directive on protecting school board members from threats, whistleblower protections, and prosecutions of anti-abortion demonstrators.
Leadership And Relationship To Ongoing Prosecutions
For a time the unit was led by Ed Martin, who was appointed after the Senate did not confirm him as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Justice Department officials say the working group s review is distinct from the department s independent criminal prosecutions.
Bondi told lawmakers in October that she took office with 'two main goals: to end the weaponization of justice and return the department to its core mission of fighting violent crime.'
High-Profile Actions Under Bondi
Although the working group has not released public findings after about a year, federal prosecutors under Bondi have pursued several high-profile and politically sensitive actions. These have included now-dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, an indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton, and criminal inquiries into figures such as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and former CIA Director John Brennan.
Justice Department Response
A Justice Department spokesperson declined to provide specifics about the planned meetings, citing the department s policy of not discussing ongoing investigations, but confirmed that the Weaponization Working Group remains active and that the department is reviewing the areas identified in Bondi s Day One memo.
With the new meeting cadence and an internal deadline, the group appears poised to move from review to visible action in the coming weeks, a development likely to draw renewed attention and political debate.
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