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How Trump’s comments could surface in Comey’s defense strategy
Former FBI Director James Comey may pursue a selective or vindictive prosecution defense as he faces federal criminal charges tied to his 2020 Senate testimony about the Trump-Russia investigation, despite long-standing legal precedent that might make his success difficult. A federal grand jury indicted Comey on Thursday on one count of making false statements to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice.…
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Soros nonprofit says DOJ investigating terrorism links ‘without evidence’
Open Society Foundations, the philanthropic group founded by billionaire George Soros, is pushing back against reported efforts by the Trump administration to investigate it for allegedly supporting terrorism, calling the initiative a politically motivated abuse of federal power. The group issued a statement on Wednesday in response to a New York Times report revealing that a senior Justice Department official directed multiple…
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DOJ sues six states for failure to provide voter data
The Justice Department filed lawsuits on Thursday against six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — for refusing to hand over their statewide voter registration lists, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign to enforce federal election integrity laws. The complaints were filed in several federal courts on Thursday, citing the states’ alleged violations of the National Voter Registration Act…
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James Comey indictment looming? What we know so far
President Donald Trump’s long-running feud with former FBI Director James Comey is possibly reaching its crescendo this week, as federal prosecutors face a deadline on Tuesday to seek an indictment stemming from Comey’s sworn testimony about the Russia investigation. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia have reviewed allegations that Comey lied to Congress in 2020 when…
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Deadline to bring charges against Comey approaches amid indictment reports
Former FBI Director James Comey could face criminal charges within days as the Department of Justice weighs whether to seek an indictment before the clock runs out on a possible perjury case tied to his 2020 congressional testimony. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are preparing to ask a grand jury to indict Come as early as this week,…
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Judge finds DOJ likely broke court rules over Luigi Mangione comments
A federal judge warned senior Justice Department officials this week that continued public commentary on the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case against alleged killer Luigi Mangione could trigger sanctions for violating court rules governing statements about active litigation. In an order issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said DOJ officials cited by Mangione’s defense…
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DOJ official retracts letter that implied Sandy Hook FBI agent was under investigation
A senior official at the Justice Department has withdrawn a letter that appeared to place a retired FBI agent under scrutiny for his participation in the defamation case against Alex Jones over false claims about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Ed Martin, head of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group, formally withdrew a Sept. 15…
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Homan bribery allegations based on weak evidence, experts say
Months before he became the Trump administration’s border czar, Tom Homan sat across from what he believed were immigration contractors at a Cava restaurant last September when one of them handed him a bag stuffed with $50,000 in cash. The men turned out to be undercover FBI agents. Now, legal experts from across the political spectrum,…
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Harmeet Dhillon argues against Illinois gun ban in rare court appearance
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon took an unusual step on Monday by arguing before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the constitutionality of Illinois‘s sweeping assault weapons ban and rejecting the court’s previous reasoning for upholding the law. Dhillon, a longtime constitutional litigator and prominent figure in the Trump administration’s Justice Department, spoke for…
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Trump ally assumes Virginia prosecutor post after Letitia James case scuffle
Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and longtime personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has officially taken over as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, replacing Erik Siebert after he was forced out amid internal resistance to indict one of Trump’s chief political adversaries: New York Attorney General Letitia James. Halligan’s surprise elevation to lead the pivotal…