# Are political loyalty and partisanship replacing the rule of law at the DOJ?

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Podcast: [Democracy Decoded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165)
Published: 2026-09-22T09:00:00+00:00
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Host Simone Leeper is joined by Michael Feinberg, Joyce Vance, and Dana Paikowsky to unpack how loyalty to the president and his political agenda has replaced impartiality and serving the public good inside the Department of Justice.

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