IHIP News Trump Calls For GOP to Takeover Voting as DOJ Ramps Up 'Weaponization' For Him
Feb 3, 2026
Josh Welch, a criminal defense attorney and legal analyst, provides sharp legal context. He discusses calls for Republicans to seize voting control. He explains the authoritarian playbook of seizing institutions when losing power. He analyzes DOJ politicization, career prosecutors pushing back, and threats to press and civil liberties.
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Call To Nationalize Voting
- Donald Trump publicly urged Republicans to "take over the voting" and nationalize voting in contested areas.
- Jennifer Welch frames this as an authoritarian move to seize control where Trump sees losing ground.
DOJ Weaponization Working Group
- Pam Bondi created a "weaponization working group" to review alleged politicized justice under Biden.
- Jennifer Welch and Josh Welch see this as overt pressure to use DOJ against Trump critics and investigators.
Eroding DOJ Independence
- Josh Welch describes a loss of DOJ independence with Trump and Bondi openly using the office to target enemies.
- He links mass departures of career prosecutors to refusals to carry out politicized prosecutions.