Attorney General William Barr issued a memorandum requiring DOJ prosecutors and law enforcement to adhere to election-year neutrality policies and avoid timing public statements to influence elections. The memo came as Russian influence operations targeting 2020 were already underway. Questions would later arise about whether Trump-era DOJ political appointees followed these stated standards — a question the DOJ Inspector General subsequently investigated. (Source: DOJ OIG Investigation Report 24-082)
AG Barr Issues ‘Election Year Sensitivities’ Memorandum