Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (Democratic-CT)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Bans political beliefs from influencing federal investigations and prosecutions.

This bill would stop federal attorneys and investigators from using a person's political beliefs to decide whether to investigate or charge them with a crime. It would also prevent the White House from interfering in Justice Department criminal cases. This aims to make federal legal actions fairer for everyone.

What Would Change

Today, federal law does not explicitly ban political considerations in investigations or White House influence on Justice Department cases. This bill would explicitly prohibit government attorneys and investigators from using political factors in their decisions and ban the White House from interfering in individual criminal cases. It would also add new transparency rules for grand juries and create a way for people to sue officials who violate these prohibitions.

Key Provisions

Bans government attorneys and investigators from considering a person's political beliefs when deciding to investigate or prosecute them.
Requires federal officials to sign a statement on all charging documents and warrants, confirming no political influence was involved.
Lets people sue government officials for damages if political influence led to their investigation or prosecution.
Requires federal prosecutors to tell grand juries about evidence that helps the defendant or questions a witness's credibility.
Lets defendants find out how many grand jurors voted to indict them on each charge.
Requires judges to review grand jury evidence for political influence if a defendant claims it, and dismiss charges if bias or insufficient evidence is found.

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Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026

What Would Change

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