President Donald Trump spoke to Congress at 1:00 PM EST, announcing his administration has shut down all ongoing prosecutions targeting political rivals. He namedropped his own 2023 legal battles—34 felony counts tied to hush money payments—saying, “I was hunted; that ends now.” The directive affects 12 high-profile cases, including probes into three Democratic lawmakers. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo at 2:30 PM enforcing the halt, citing “national unity.” Protests erupted outside the DOJ by 3:00 PM, with 200 demonstrators chanting for judicial reform.
