• 2 former Justice Department officials on Trump, Barr and the rule of law

    2 former Justice Department officials on Trump, Barr and the rule of law

    Feb 14, 2020 11:55 PM EST

    Judy Woodruff: And, as we reported, coming on the very same day, Tom Dupree, that the Justice Department announced that it will not go ahead and charge Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director. This is after more than a year of indicating -- of the inspector general's report -- and ...

  • U.S. closes case against ex-FBI deputy director McCabe with no charges

    U.S. closes case against ex-FBI deputy director McCabe with no charges

    Feb 14, 2020 05:51 PM EST

    ... team said Friday. The decision resolves a criminal investigation that spanned more than a year and began with a referral from the Justice Department’s inspector general, which said McCabe repeatedly lied about having authorized a subordinate to share information with a newspaper reporter for a 2016 article about an ...

  • Barr says Trump's tweets make it 'impossible' to do his job

    Barr says Trump's tweets make it 'impossible' to do his job

    Feb 13, 2020 09:21 PM EST

    ... to Trump? Democrats decried the Justice Department’s reversal and called for immediate investigations. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for the Justice Department’s inspector general to step in and open an investigation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Barr had “stooped to such levels” and that “the ...

  • Prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after DOJ lowers recommended prison time

    Prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after DOJ lowers recommended prison time

    Feb 11, 2020 08:40 PM EST

    ... she repeatedly flouted his gag order. Meanwhile, Democrats decried the decision, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for an investigation by the DOJ's Inspector General. “The rule of law and this grand, grand tradition of this wonderful Justice Department is being totally perverted to Donald Trumps’ own personal ...

  • FBI director warns of ongoing Russian 'information warfare'

    FBI director warns of ongoing Russian 'information warfare'

    Feb 05, 2020 10:43 PM EST

    ... either Biden. WATCH: Former FBI officials say Russian meddling used textbook tricks of Kremlin spycraft Wray's appearance was his first since a Justice Department inspector general report that sharply criticized the FBI's surveillance of former Trump campaign aide national security Carter Page. The errors produced rare bipartisan calls ...

  • Ally of Venezuela's Maduro hires D.C. lobbyist to build ties

    Ally of Venezuela's Maduro hires D.C. lobbyist to build ties

    Jan 27, 2020 10:51 PM EST

    ... to ease sanctions and reset bilateral relations as the U.S.-backed campaign to oust the socialist leader stalls. The Maduro government’s top lawyer, Inspector General Reinaldo Muñoz, hired lobbyist Robert Stryk’s Sonoran Policy Group as part of a larger contract he signed with Foley & Lardner, a ...

  • AP Fact Check: Trump’s distortions are across the board

    AP Fact Check: Trump’s distortions are across the board

    Jan 11, 2020 10:06 PM EST

    As for accountability, Trump claims that his law means bad VA employees are swiftly fired. But a report released in October by the VA inspector general found “significant deficiencies” in the accountability office established by the law, such as poor leadership, shoddy training of investigators and a failure to push ...

  • AP Fact Check: Lest old distortions be forgot

    AP Fact Check: Lest old distortions be forgot

    Jan 05, 2020 10:21 PM EST

    ... consideration as crimes of a century. Aside from that hyperventilation, though, what to make of his claim that he was investigated illegally? The Justice Department inspector general’s report that Trump and his allies cite in his defense found “serious performance failures” up the chain of command in the conduct ...

  • Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission

    Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission

    Dec 22, 2019 03:23 PM EST

    ... these Soyuz rides have cost NASA up to $86 million apiece, with the tab totaling in the billions. An audit last month by NASA's inspector general found a Starliner seat will cost slightly more than that, with a Dragon seat going for just over half the price. The Associated ...

  • AP Fact Check: Trump’s distorted letter to Dems and history

    AP Fact Check: Trump’s distorted letter to Dems and history

    Dec 21, 2019 10:25 PM EST

    ... program. Trump routinely claims credit for it. But he only built on Obama’s achievement. On accountability, a report released last month by the VA inspector general found that the VA accountability office established under the 2017 law did not consistently conduct sound and unbiased investigations and may not have ...