MAGA Rep. Asked Trump Team to Intervene in Criminal Investigation

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Emails published by RawStory show that Representative Andy Ogles's attorneys asked Edward Martin, director of the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group, to end the criminal investigation into Ogles's campaign finances in November 2025, and that months later the department returned his phone; The New Republic calls this evidence of backdoor favors for Trump's MAGA allies. The page's other recent posts cover Thomas Massie's eight impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth, a wave of Justice Department and White House resignations after the GOP's midterm defeat, and Democrats including Chris Van Hollen declining to back Chuck Schumer.

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