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    As End Nears To Mueller Era, D.C. Lawyers Fear Lasting Politicization Of Justice

    Washington's legal community worries the attacks on federal law enforcement, judges and the broader justice system may hurt its reputation long after the special counsel's investigation wraps.
    by Carrie Johnson Mar 15, 2019 2 minutes
    Spiro T. Agnew, center, pleaded no contest to a charge of income tax evasion — after attacks against the judicial system. Agnew resigned from the vice presidency.

    Updated at 12:51 p.m. ET

    Members of Washington's elite legal community decried the "increasing politicization" of the justice system at a particularly sensitive time: as the special counsel probe of Russian election interference edges toward a conclusion.

    Abbe David Lowell, a veteran of high-profile cases who has defended members of Congress and cabinet officials, lamented that public confidence in the FBI, the Justice Department and the

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