DOJ lawyers hunt for pretext to raid Cuba — amid fears of 'dramatic' breach of protocol

Trump administration prosecutors in Miami are hunting for a pretext to charge government officials in Cuba with U.S. crimes, reported MS NOW's Carol Leonnig and Jake Traylor — a development that comes shortly after Trump suggested that there could soon be leadership changes in the Communist nation.

This working group has sparked fear among experts, as such an operation would be a "dramatic" breach of federal prosecution standards.

"A Justice Department-led effort to seek to prosecute...