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Bondi orders review of Trump cases after being sworn in as attorney general

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WATCH: Kash Patel testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for FBI director

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Politics Jan 27

Justice Department says it has fired employees who worked on Trump criminal cases

The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Department and reflects the Trummp administration's determination to purge the government of workers it perceives as disloyal…

Nation Jan 24

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Politics Jan 22

Justice Department directs prosecutors to investigate state and local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

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President Donald Trump's action paved the way for the release of extremist group leaders convicted in major conspiracy cases, as well as people who violently attacked law enforcement officers defending the Capitol.

Politics Jan 20

Trump issues sweeping pardon of people charged with crimes in Jan. 6 insurrection

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Politics Jan 15

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Politics Jan 14

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Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.

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