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U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds a press conference, at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington

Nation Jan 12

Ex-prosecutor on DOJ's Powell probe and Trump's targeting of opponents

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

Politics Sep 22

Memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale
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Ex-DOJ official weighs in on Trump pressuring Bondi to prosecute political opponents

To discuss President Trump pressuring the Justice Department to prosecute his political opponents, Geoff Bennett spoke with Mary McCord. She's a former acting assistant attorney general for national security and was a longtime prosecutor. She is now executive director of…

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

Politics Jan 20

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House
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Biden issues preemptive pardons on his way out as Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

President Trump is reportedly planning to issue a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. That's as Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, issued preemptive pardons to…

By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens

Politics Jan 16

Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Pam Bondi's nomination to be U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill in ...
WATCH: Witnesses testify about Bondi in Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general — Day 2

Bondi's second day of confirmation hearings featured witnesses called by both Democrats and Republicans.

By Molly Finnegan

Nation Aug 31

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What legal standing do armed civilian groups at protests have?

This summer has seen mass protests stretch across the United States, some of them yielding vandalism and violence. The presence of armed civilian groups at these demonstrations seems to be on the rise, further raising the stakes in situations already…

Jul 24

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2 former DOJ officials on what stood out about Mueller's testimony

Robert Mueller’s appearance on Capitol Hill marked a historic day in American politics. Former Justice Department officials John Carlin and Mary McCord, both of whom worked under Democratic and Republican administrations, talk to Judy Woodruff about the multiple agendas on…

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Mar 25

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What Barr's summary of the Mueller report tells us -- and what it doesn't

Judy Woodruff talks to Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City and a personal attorney of President Trump, about why he thinks the Mueller investigation was “maliciously conceived.” Then Mary McCord, Matthew Miller, Robert Ray and C. Boyden Gray…

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