Oct 14 Justice Department seeks end to special master’s review of Trump docs By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The appeal is the latest salvo in weeks of litigation over the scope of duties of the arbiter. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 5:01 Thousands of beagles rescued from research and breeding facility in Virginia By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Animal rescue organizations across the country are working to rehome thousands of beagles rescued from a Virginia research and breeding facility. In July, the Department of Justice secured the release of the beagles after filing a lawsuit alleging Envigo RMS… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: Boil water notice lifted in Jackson, Miss., mortgage rates top 6% In our news wrap Thursday, a boil-water notice in Jackson, Mississippi has been after nearly seven weeks, mortgage rates in America rose above 6% for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, mourners pay their respects to the late… Continue watching
Sep 14 Justice Department charges 3 Iranian citizens in ransomware attacks By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department says three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with cyberattacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a Pennsylvania domestic violence shelter. Continue reading
Sep 12 Trump lawyers urge judge to continue pause on Justice Department probe of documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say a criminal investigation into the presence of top-secret information has "spiraled out of control. Continue reading
Sep 10 Justice Department, Trump team propose special master candidates for document review By Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team each proposed candidates Friday for the role of an independent arbiter in the investigation into top-secret documents found at the former president's Florida home, but the two sides differed on the scope… Continue reading
Sep 05 Read the judge’s full ruling for special master to review Trump documents The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 6:54 The political impact of what the FBI found at Mar-a-Lago A new court filing from the Justice Department reveals that more than 11,000 documents in 33 boxes were recovered from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, and that 48 folders marked classified were completely empty. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield and NPR justice… Continue watching
Sep 01 Judge to hear arguments on Trump request for outside expert on documents By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge in Florida is set to hear arguments Thursday afternoon on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home. Continue reading
Aug 29 Department of Justice says review of possibly privileged Trump papers over By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A legal filing shows the Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate this month. Continue reading