The U.S. Department of Justice has issued new guidance that bans its employees from participating in partisan political events.

Previous guidance barred career employees from attending political events, but non-career employees were still allowed to participate.

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued the guidance in a memorandum:

“As Department employees, we have been entrusted with the authority and responsibility to enforce the laws of the United States in a neutral and impartial manner.”

“In fulfilling this responsibility, we must do all we can to maintain public trust and ensure that politics — both in fact and appearance — does not compromise or affect the integrity of our work.”

The new guidance comes as both the FBI and Department of Justice face scrutiny and allegations of political bias in the raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate in Mar-A-Lago.  The FBI agent that initiated the investigation into Trump was forced to resign from the bureau after accusations of political bias in his handling of that case and a case related to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.

“Prior Department policy has allowed non-career employees to passively attend campaign events and other partisan political events in their personal capacities on the evening of Election Day,” Garland wrote. “Under the new policy, non-career appointees may not attend partisan political events, even on the evening of Election Day.”