“Federal prosecutors across the country may soon be able to indict members of Congress without approval from lawyers in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section,” the Washington Post reports.
“Under the proposal, investigators and prosecutors would also not be required to consult with the section’s attorneys during key steps of probes into public officials, altering a long-standing provision in the Justice Department’s manual that outlines how investigations of elected officials should be conducted.
”“If adopted, the changes would remove a layer of review intended to ensure that cases against public officials are legally sound and not politically motivated.”