Nov 19 Watch 6:21 Comey seeks to have indictment dismissed over DOJ’s handling of case By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz The Senate forwarded the bill requiring the Justice Department to release the Epstein files to the White House, only days after President Trump withdrew his opposition. The DOJ is also facing more scrutiny over the handling of its case against… Continue watching
Nov 19 DOJ says full grand jury in Comey case was not presented copy of final indictment By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has hit another hurdle. The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a grand jury. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months… Continue reading
Nov 17 Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The judge wrote that prosecutor's "fundamental misstatements of the law" include unexplained irregularities in the transcript of the grand jury proceedings. Continue reading
Nov 17 Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons By Jim Mustian, Brian Slodysko, Matt Brown, Associated Press The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”… Continue reading
Nov 13 DOJ sues to block California map that could tip control of Congress to Dems By Alanna Durkin, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. Continue reading
Nov 13 Federal judge weighs challenge to appointment of prosecutor who charged James Comey, Letitia James By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 8:18 New book ‘Injustice’ explores Trump’s decade-long effort to politicize DOJ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold In their new book, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis offer an investigation into the unraveling of the U.S. Justice Department. They reveal how, under Donald Trump, the nation’s top law enforcement agency was transformed from an institution built… Continue watching
Oct 30 Hegseth orders military to send dozens of attorneys to help the Justice Department, AP learns By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border that could run through next fall, according to a memo released this week and… Continue reading
Oct 30 Justice Department investigating fraud allegations against Black Lives Matter leaders, AP sources say By Aaron Morrison, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020, multiple people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Continue reading