Washington DC – The Department of Justice (DOJ) is currently investigating Trump's appointed postmaster general Louis DeJoy over allegations of campaign finance violations.

The DOJ is looking into Trump megadonor Louis DeJoy's activities while leading New Breed Logistics, a position he held from 1983 to 2014 before being named postmaster general.

According to the New York Times, several New Breed Logistics employees reported feeling pressured to donate to Republican campaigns, saying company officials implied they would give them bonuses if they did so.

Records show that employees often made contributions to the same candidates in the same amounts on the same days.

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Strictly speaking, it isn't illegal for employers to encourage employees to donate to political campaigns. But it's against the law for individuals or companies to reimburse those contributions.

DeJoy also faced criticism in 2020 for putting in place measures to make voting by mail harder, limitations that disproportionately affected Democratic voters.

DeJoy denied trying to influence the election outcome in his role as postmaster general: "I am not engaged in sabotaging the election," saying the accusations were a "false narrative."

Nevertheless, the Biden administration has expressed hopes that its new United States Postal Service (USPS) appointees will oust DeJoy. It is the USPS board, whose members are appointed by the president, that selects the postmaster general.

There is a five-year limit on prosecuting campaign finance violations. That means should DOJ investigators find any incriminating evidence in DeJoy's case, he could only be prosecuted for crimes taking place since 2016.