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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04390/review-of-state-bar-complaints-and-allegations-against-department-of-justice-attorneys

More than 23,000 comments received, most opposed to this corrupt power grab, as of right now. Read them.

Didja miss this?
https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/practice-of-law/trump-doj-tries-to-seize-control-of-state-bar-ethics-investigations/

After the administration found out the Florida Bar was investigating Lindsay Halligan for serving illegally as a U.S. Attorney, it created this bogus regulation to ban bar associations for investigating their own members for ethics violations.

Coincidence, huh?

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on March 09, 2026

The Justice Department wants to take the lead on ethics investigations into its own lawyers. Many in the legal community see that as a direct challenge to state bar oversight.

DOJ Attorneys Under Ethics Fire

The new proposal lands against a backdrop of mounting ethics investigations and complaints against Department of Justice leadership and line attorneys during the Trump administration. In Florida, more than 70 lawyers and former judges (including two former justices of the Florida Supreme Court) have asked the Florida Bar to investigate Attorney General Pam Bondi for allegedly pressuring DOJ lawyers to violate their ethical obligations while defending President Trump’s policies. The Florida Bar has declined to open a case while she remains in office, and the Florida Supreme Court refused to order it to proceed, punting the complaint unless and until she leaves government service.

Anonymous wrote:
DC Bar investigating Ed Martin ethics violations

https://abcnews.com/US/dojs-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-hit-ethics-charges/story?id=130932444

As a Georgetown Law grad I couldn’t be prouder of how they handled this.

Thankfully Bondi’s brother and Ed Martin’s assistant lost their attempt to run the DC bar.
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/03/pam-bondis-brother-and-ed-martins-assistant-running-to-lead-d-c-bar-no-way-this-is-a-bad-idea/

DC Bar investigating Ed Martin ethics violations

https://abcnews.com/US/dojs-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-hit-ethics-charges/story?id=130932444