Feb 13 A top official’s sudden departure adds to the strain of vacancies at the Justice Department By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The recent departure of the Justice Department's No. 3 official is adding to the turmoil at an agency that already lacks permanent, politically appointed leaders for many of its most important divisions. Continue reading
Feb 09 Rachel Brand, No. 3 at the Justice Department, stepping down amid turmoil By Associated Press Rachel Brand attracted interest because of her potential to assume a key role in the Trump-Russia investigation. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:36 Rep. Hurd on Nunes memo: DOJ authority should be used appropriately every time By PBS News Hour What information in the so-called Nunes memo was so compelling to Republicans it it warranted its release despite calls by the intelligence community to keep it classified? Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a former undercover officer in… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:20 Conservative push for Nunes memo release draws Democratic rebuke By PBS News Hour The seemingly imminent release of a controversial memo on the FBI's Russia investigation had both parties trading charges and counter-charges on Thursday. The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said that Republicans changed the memo before sending it to… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:44 Will releasing the Nunes memo come with long-term consequences? By PBS News Hour Should the White House release a controversial memo about the Russia investigation? The president's plan to make it public ignores concerns of the FBI and highlights a public rift between him and the Department of Justice. Judy Woodruff gets debate… Continue watching
Feb 01 FBI in public fight with Trump over releasing Russia memo By Chad Day, Jonathan Lemire and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a remarkably public clash with the White House, the FBI declared Wednesday it has "grave concerns" about the accuracy of a classified memo on the Russia election investigation that President Donald Trump wants released. Continue reading
Jan 31 Once sacred, FBI becomes an unlikely target of Republican fury By Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, Associated Press As the Russia investigation intensifies, President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters have unleashed their fury on the FBI and Justice Department, institutions they once held sacred. Continue reading
Jan 31 FBI has ‘grave concerns’ about releasing Russia memo By Associated Press The FBI says it has "grave concerns" about omissions in a classified memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump wants to release to the public. Continue reading
Jan 26 Lawsuit from civil rights group says government failed to release information about voter fraud commission By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Voting rights advocates have expressed concern that the agencies might be working together as part of an effort by Trump and some commission members to justify his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 10:33 The significance of Trump’s reported order to fire Mueller By PBS News Hour President Trump reportedly ordered the dismissal of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down after White House counsel Don McGahn said he would quit rather than carry out the order, according to The New York Times and others. Continue watching