Democrats weaponized the justice system to try and take down Donald Trump.
Now, a billionaire governor unveiled the future of Democrat lawfare against the Trump administration.
And he's calling it "restoring the rule of law."
Pritzker Reveals His Project 2029 Criminal Prosecution List
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sat down with the New York Times and unveiled what he's calling "Project 2029" – the Democrat answer to the Heritage Foundation's policy blueprint.
The centerpiece: criminal and civil prosecution of Trump administration officials the moment Democrats retake the White House.
Pritzker didn't speak in abstractions.
His office pointed Fox News Digital to a January press release naming the specific individuals he believes should face charges.
The list includes White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Border Czar Tom Homan, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, acting ICE Director Tom Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott, and Corey Lewandowski – all individuals Pritzker's office claimed "led to the escalation of aggressive enforcement tactics."
Their alleged crime: enforcing America's immigration laws.
"Criminally prosecuted, civilly prosecuted," Pritzker told the Times. "Whatever it is that we can do."
This isn't Pritzker's first time floating this threat.
In October 2025, he created the Illinois Accountability Commission to document alleged violations by federal immigration officials during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
As of this month, the commission has produced zero charges and remains in what his office calls the "documentation phase."
Democrat Lawfare Has a New Name and Pritzker Is Running on It
Pritzker – the $3.7 billion Hyatt hotel heir – is widely expected to run for president in 2028 and needs to own the far-left lane before anyone else gets there.
He ran unopposed in Tuesday's Illinois Democratic primary.
Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun reacted to his wins by pointing out that Pritzker "will have a senator on his side" – a reference to his hand-picked lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton winning the Democratic Senate nomination the same night.
The Project 2029 announcement is a campaign speech dressed up as governance.
The target audience isn't Illinois voters.
It's the Democrat primary base that watched Trump's DOJ go after James Comey and Letitia James and is now demanding its own pound of flesh.
Pritzker is handing them a menu.
What This Actually Means for America
Democrats prosecute a Republican president and his allies.
Republicans win the White House and investigate the investigators.
Democrats promise to prosecute the officials who investigated the investigators.
Every time the wheel turns, the target list gets longer and the threats get louder.
Pritzker isn't describing some vague legal accountability framework.
He's naming Tom Homan by name – the man who cleared criminal illegal aliens off American streets at a pace Washington hadn't seen in decades – and promising a jail cell.
And he’s put a target on Stephen Miller – the architect of a border security agenda the American people voted for twice – and calling it justice.
Pritzker is using the promise of lawfare to jump start his Presidential campaign.
The question now is whether every other Democrat running in 2028 will be forced to match his bid – promising prosecutions to prove their radical credentials – or whether a candidate emerges willing to tell the base what it doesn't want to hear.
Nobody is volunteering for that assignment.
Pritzker just told Democrats exactly what they wanted to hear – and the man holding the $3.7 billion checkbook is first in line to deliver it.
Democrats are signaling retaliation if they can win the White House in 2028.
The weaponization of the justice system will ramp up the next time Democrats regain power.
Sources:
- Elaine Mallon, "Pritzker Pushes Prosecutions of Trump Officials as Part of Dem 'Project 2029' Agenda," Fox News, March 20, 2026.
- "As 2028 Buzz Builds, Pritzker Draws Republican Challenger in Showdown for Illinois Governor," Fox News, March 17, 2026.
- "Illinois Results Solidify JB Pritzker's 'Powerhouse' Role – and Set Up a White House Run," NBC News, March 18, 2026.
- "Acosta, Far-Left Podcaster Predict Democrats Will Expand Supreme Court, Prosecute Trump When They Regain Power," Fox News, January 21, 2026.
- H. Rept. 119-28, Promptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation Act of 2025, Congress.gov.
