DOJ DROPS FORTENBERRY PROSECUTION

Justice Charged GOP Congressman with Lying About Foreign Campaign Contributions

The DOJ moved to drop its prosecution of former GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry for lying to the FBI during the investigation into illegal campaign contributions from Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury to Fortenberry’s 2016 campaign. Politico reports a DOJ official linked the prosecution to efforts to end “weaponization” of government.