The DOJ under Bush W absolutely prosecuted explicit pornography for political optics. (WARNING: Some pretty nasty stuff mentioned; text, not pictures) https://

The DOJ under Bush W absolutely prosecuted explicit pornography for political optics. (WARNING: Some pretty nasty stuff mentioned; text, not pictures) https://web.archive.org/web/20060321172250/http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25246 https://web.archive.org/web/20060321172250/http://www.thestr... Primarily through leveraging the power of the AG to apply on-the-books obscenity laws to material which previously hadn't been targeted as such. When the courts took a dim view towards that, they decided they could get quicker wins by making it clear to Visa et al. that things would be uncomfortable if they didn't "voluntarily" choose to stop doing business with pornographic companies.