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DOJ's New Direction: Predictions for Corporate Enforcement Priorities in the Trump Administration

12 February 2025

Changes in presidential administrations typically result in changes in corporate criminal enforcement priorities. On February 5, 2025, shortly after her confirmation, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued over a dozen memoranda regarding the Department of Justice's priorities under the Trump administration.  The scope and sweep of these memoranda—which address every issue from immigration enforcement to the January 6th prosecutions to national security—are unprecedented.  Further, on February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  These developments foreshadow significant changes to the DOJ's corporate criminal priorities.  Outlined below are five predictions about the effect of the Trump administration's new policies. 

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