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Politics May 07

From 2020 election to retribution, how the Justice Department is advancing Trump's agenda

By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz

Politics Apr 29

Robert Cekada recently confirmed as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Washington
WATCH: Blanche, newly confirmed ATF head Cekada propose gun regulation rollbacks

Justice Department officials moved Wednesday to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in President Donald Trump's base.

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Politics Apr 29

Former FBI Director James Comey at a U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia
Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department

James Comey was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump related to a photograph he posted on social media last year of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.” The Justice Department…

By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Politics Apr 28

FILE PHOTO: A combination of file photos show U.S. President Trump and former FBI Director Comey in Washington
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James Comey indicted over social media post Trump's DOJ says crossed a line

Former FBI director James Comey has once again been indicted by the Department of Justice. It's the second time the Trump administration has attempted to prosecute him. The latest is connected to a post Comey shared last year of seashells…

By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz

Politics Apr 28

Press conference following media reports of the second indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, in Washington
WATCH: Justice Department holds news briefing on Comey indictment over '86 47' photo

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump.

By Associated Press

Apr 28

James Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department's relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the Republican president.

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Apr 28

Justice Department accuses former Fauci adviser of concealing communications related to COVID research

By Associated Press

A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded.

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Apr 27

WATCH: Blanche, Patel and Pirro announce federal charges against accused Trump dinner gunman

By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's…

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Apr 26

Justice Department cites Correspondents' Dinner shooting in push to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the…

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Apr 21

WATCH: Justice Department charges SPLC with fraud over paid informant program

By Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

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