Apr 03 What to know about Todd Blanche, Trump's pick for acting attorney general By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Before picking Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 7:03 What's next for the Justice Department after Bondi's firing By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz President Trump has ousted the second member of his Cabinet in less than a month. Attorney General Pam Bondi will be leaving after just 14 months. Bondi faced criticism for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and the president… Continue watching
Apr 02 Trump fires Bondi as attorney general By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 9:21 Army veteran faces conspiracy charges after participating in anti-ICE protest By Aaron Glantz When a U.S. Army veteran was arrested on conspiracy charges for his role in an anti-ICE protest in Spokane, Washington, it was the first time an American had faced those charges in connection with the protests. Some legal experts saw… Continue watching
Mar 26 Nicolás Maduro's lawyer argues against U.S. blocking funding for drug trafficking case defense By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were back in a New York courtroom Thursday as they seek to have their drug trafficking indictments thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Continue reading
Mar 25 AP report: Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million and asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution. Continue reading
Mar 20 Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Judges have twice reduced a felony charge against each officer to a misdemeanor, saying there wasn't a direct link between the false information in the warrant and Taylor's death. Prosecutors said after the second ruling that they had decided to… Continue reading
Mar 19 Justice Department probe of Powell could backfire on Trump and keep Fed chair in office By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. But instead, an investigation by one of his own officials could end up extending Powell's time at the top of the central bank even after his term… Continue reading
Mar 16 States continue antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster after DOJ settles By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Three dozen states are remaining in the case even after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew from the case a week ago. Continue reading
Mar 13 Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion shooter By Allen G. Breed, Michael R. Sisak, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A man was charged Friday with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University, federal authorities said. Continue reading