Apr 27 WATCH: Blanche, Patel and Pirro announce federal charges against accused Trump dinner gunman By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's… Continue reading
Apr 26 Justice Department cites Correspondents' Dinner shooting in push to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the… Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: Justice Department charges SPLC with fraud over paid informant program By Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Continue reading
Apr 21 Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill By Gary Fields, Associated Press The leak, from a deteriorating pipeline, spilled 244 million gallons of raw sewage. Continue reading
Apr 21 Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a DOJ criminal probe over paid informants By Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Alabama-based civil rights organization made the announcement Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump's administration appears to be preparing legal action against it or its employees. Continue reading
Apr 20 AP sources: Witnesses subpoenaed to testify before D.C. grand jury in John Brennan investigation By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has subpoenaed several witnesses to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan. Continue reading
Apr 19 FBI and Justice Department try to rebuild after wave of resignations and firings By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The agencies leaders are easing hiring requirements and accelerating recruitment in ways that some current and former officials see as a lowering of long-accepted standards. Continue reading
Apr 17 Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking personal details about Rhode Island voters By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy sided with Rhode Island's top election officials and civil rights advocates, writing that federal law does not permit the U.S. Department of Justice “to conduct the kind of fishing expedition it seeks here.”… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 5:31 Trump's DOJ targets Jan. 6 convictions, broadens Fed construction site probe By Ali Rogin, Kyle Midura President Trump’s Department of Justice is making headlines. This week, it is releasing a report accusing the Biden administration of weaponizing the agency, moving to wipe out the convictions of Jan. 6 ringleaders and making a surprise visit to a… Continue watching
Apr 14 DOJ moves to erase seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys in Jan. 6 cases By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press In court filings, prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the convictions so that the government can permanently dismiss the indictments. Continue reading