May 20 Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The lawsuit claims the government's “Anti-Weaponization Fund" is an illegal slush fund that President Donald Trump will use to “finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.” It describes the fund's creation as "the most brazen… Continue reading
May 19 Blanche faces senators on new Trump 'weaponization' fund, Epstein, budget cuts By Maria Ramirez Uribe Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since taking the role, answering to bipartisan questions about his department’s newly created “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”… Continue reading
May 19 U.S. government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The one-page document posted to the Department of Justice website Tuesday says the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organization’s current tax issues. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Acting Attorney General Blanche questioned on 'weaponization' fund in budget hearing By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. Blanche is expected to be pressed on the fund when he… Continue reading
May 18 Watch 4:34 DOJ creates $1.8 billion fund that could compensate 'targeted' Trump allies By Ali Rogin, Doug Adams The Justice Department said it is creating a nearly $1.8 billion fund that could compensate Trump supporters who say they were wrongly investigated or prosecuted by previous administrations. The announcement came as part of a settlement with President Trump to… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 10:01 'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump after 2nd indictment By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Former FBI Director James Comey faces a trial on charges he threatened President Trump’s life. The case stems from an Instagram post of shells spelling out “86 47.” It is the second indictment against him and one of several investigations… Continue watching
May 18 U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The Justice Department said Monday it will no longer pursue charges alleging that he duped investors in a massive solar project in India. Continue reading
May 18 Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund to compensate Trump allies By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in announcing the fund in a statement that it was "a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress."… Continue reading
May 15 Who is Tova Noel, a former prison guard testifying in the Epstein investigation By Hannah Grabenstein Noel is one of two prison guards who were working on Aug. 9, 2019, the night before the financier was found dead in his cell. Read the full transcript of her deposition here. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 4:05 From 2020 election to retribution, how the Justice Department is advancing Trump's agenda By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The Justice Department pressed forward on Trump’s top legal and political priorities on several fronts Thursday. That includes relitigating the 2020 election by investigating voting records in Georgia and legally targeting lawmakers and groups seen as hostile to the president’s… Continue watching