Dec 19 Justice Department faces deadline to release Epstein investigation files By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had… Continue reading
Dec 17 Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The private deposition before the House Judiciary Committee gives the former special counsel his first chance to face questions, albeit behind closed doors, about a pair of investigations into Trump that resulted in since-abandoned criminal charges. Continue reading
Dec 15 DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats By Trân Nguyễn, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters. Continue reading
Dec 11 Justice Department fails twice to re-indict New York Attorney General James, AP source says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A grand jury declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday in another major blow to the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute the president’s political opponents. Continue reading
Dec 11 Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention after judge orders his release By Travis Loller, John Seewer, Marc Levy, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland earlier Thursday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let Abrego Garcia go immediately, writing that federal authorities had detained him again after his return to the United States without any legal basis. Continue reading
Dec 10 Judge says Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The judge Wednesday joined two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse. Continue reading
Dec 09 Judge grants Justice Department request to release Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the Justice Department provide Epstein-related records to the public in a searchable format by Dec. 19. Continue reading
Dec 08 Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey By Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Habba resigned Monday, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully. Habba said she would remain with the Justice Department as a senior adviser to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Continue reading
Dec 07 Federal judge sets back Justice Department's effort to seek new indictment against Comey By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they had relied on when they initially secured criminal charges. Continue reading
Nov 26 Government push to unseal court records offers clues about what could be in the Epstein files By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press As the Justice Department gets ready to release its files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, a court battle over sealed documents in Maxwell’s criminal case is offering clues about what could be in those… Continue reading