At the beginning of this century, there were many critics of the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, the American use of torture, and the prolonged U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, but War on Terror proponents always had a ready answer: 9/11, the deadliest terrorist attack ever on American soil. The American response to that fateful day was an unapologetic carte blanche, with Vice President Dick Cheney even vowing that the U.S. would work on the "dark side" henceforth. The rules had changed. So would morality.
Pirro's rhetoric includes calls for prosecuting those she perceives as enemies, indicating a troubling overlap with her current role overseeing similar matters in the Justice Department.
The lawsuit alleges that FBI agents and prosecutors acted with personal malice, violating the rights of Tarrio and others when charging them for their roles in the Capitol attack.
