A federal judge has stepped in to block the Department of Justice from searching through electronic devices belonging to a Washington Post reporter that were seized by the FBI last month - raising serious questions about federal overreach and the weaponization of our justice system against journalists.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter of Virginia ruled late Tuesday that the court will conduct its own review of the materials rather than allowing DOJ bureaucrats to rifle through a reporter's private communications and sources. The decision comes as growing numbers of Americans question whether federal agencies have become weaponized against anyone who dares challenge the establishment narrative.
Constitutional Rights Under Attack
This case represents exactly the kind of federal overreach that Patriots have been warning about for years. When the FBI can simply seize a journalist's devices and the DOJ expects carte blanche to search through them, we're looking at a clear assault on the First Amendment rights that make America great.
The fact that a federal judge had to step in and say "hold on, let the court review this first" tells you everything you need to know about how out of control these agencies have become. How many other journalists, whistleblowers, and everyday Americans have had their constitutional rights trampled by federal bureaucrats drunk on power?
"The court will conduct its own review of the materials," Judge Porter wrote, essentially telling the DOJ to pump the brakes on their fishing expedition.
This is precisely why President Trump's agenda to drain the swamp and restore constitutional governance is so critical. For too long, federal agencies have operated like they're above the law, accountable to no one.
Deep State Accountability Coming
With Trump back in the White House and patriots like Pam Bondi running the Justice Department, Americans can expect real accountability for this kind of overreach. The days of weaponized federal agencies trampling on constitutional rights should be numbered.
Every American - regardless of political affiliation - should be concerned when federal agents can seize a reporter's devices and expect to search through them without proper judicial oversight. Today it's a Washington Post reporter. Tomorrow it could be any of us.