Jan 16 WATCH: Witnesses testify about Bondi in Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general — Day 2 By Molly Finnegan Bondi's second day of confirmation hearings featured witnesses called by both Democrats and Republicans. Continue reading
Jan 15 Read Pam Bondi's full opening statement for her confirmation hearing By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press “If confirmed, I will work to restore confidence and integrity to the Department of Justice – and each of its components,” Bondi will say in her opening statement. Continue reading
Jan 14 Trump pardons can't erase impact of Capitol riot convictions, top DC prosecutor says By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pardon Capitol rioters when he returns to the White House next week, but Graves says pardons can't undo the work that his office has done. Continue reading
Jan 13 Judge allows Justice Department to release special counsel Smith's report on Trump's Jan. 6 case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is latest back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice… Continue reading
Jan 11 Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after submitting Trump report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The department disclosed Smith's departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned one day earlier. The resignation, 10 days before Trump is inaugurated, follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful criminal prosecutions against Trump that were withdrawn following his election… Continue reading
Jan 10 What does the U.S. attorney general do? By Jennifer Selin, The Conversation Congress created the position of attorney general in 1789 so the national government had a designated lawyer to conduct federal lawsuits for crimes against the United States. Continue reading
Jan 06 Here's where Jan. 6 trials stand on the fourth anniversary of the Capitol riot By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Jan. 6 trials, guilty pleas and sentencings have continued chugging along in Washington's federal court despite Trump's promise to pardon rioters, whom he has called “political prisoners" and “hostages” he contends were treated too harshly. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: DOJ holds briefing on $650M settlement with McKinsey for its role in opioid epidemic By Geoff Mulvihill, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work to help opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma boost the sales of the highly addictive drug OxyContin, according to court papers filed in… Continue reading
Dec 13 No undercover FBI agents at Jan. 6 riot, watchdog finds in rebuke to conspiracy theories By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The report Thursday from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, when rioters determined to overturn… Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Memphis won't sign police reform agreement with DOJ following Tyre Nichols report, mayor says By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Mayor Paul Young said at a news conference Thursday that Memphis has already made hundreds of positive changes since the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. Continue reading