Officials Fear 'retaliation' for Reporting Trump's Cuts to anti-Child Abuse

Saturday, January 24, 2026

U.S. Department of Justice has slashed funding and training resources for law enforcement working on investigations and prosecutions of sex crimes against children.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 09:30 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

Professor @rwpusa.bsky.social, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by @reuters.com about American CEOs' lack of standing up to Donald Trump's authoritarian approach for fear of retaliation. z.umn.edu/b0kl

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-- Minnesota Law (@umnlawschool.bsky.social) Jan 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM

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U.S. Department of Justice has slashed funding and training resources for law enforcement working on investigations and prosecutions of sex crimes against children.

This is totally on brand for the-------------------.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-24 12:42 PM

Follow the damned law. Release the Epstein Files.

This is what Trump's behavior here is all about.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-24 12:57 PM

Did Nazi this coming

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-24 04:54 PM

@#2 ... Follow the damned law. Release the Epstein Files....

If I may rephrase that...

Follow the damned law you signed into law. Release the Epstein Files.

All we are seeing have been excuses by the DoJ.

And now we are seeing that the DoJ is downgrading child-abuse crimes.

What is Pres Trump apparently trying to cover up?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-24 10:20 PM

"You don't want to speak too loudly, because you just fear retaliation, and that's a heavy hand to be dealt when you're just trying to do your job," one prosecutor told the Guardian.

Translation:
Waste is being cut and redundant positions that offer nothing of value are going away.

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-01-25 06:37 PM

Translation:

The------------------- is in self preservation mode.

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-25 06:38 PM

#7 Flag: Congratulations

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-25 06:46 PM

Left Hind Turds: Liberal Hero of the Day

#8 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-25 06:48 PM

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