Mar 23 WATCH: Justice Department announces charges against 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department on Friday announced charges against 9 Iranians in a government-sponsored hacking scheme that pilfered sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and government agencies. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 10:05 Russians linked to U.S. election interference indicted despite Trump calling probe a hoax By PBS NewsHour Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a sweeping federal indictment on Friday afternoon against "Russian conspirators," detailing a highly orchestrated campaign to interfere with the 2016 election by tarnishing Hillary Clinton and promoting Donald Trump. William Brangham reports and Judy… Continue watching
Feb 02 Sessions defends deputy amid Trump criticism By Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions is defending is deputy in the face of criticism from the president. Continue reading
Dec 28 Trump’s Clinton tweets could muddy Comey firing explanation By Eric Tucker, Associated Press And here's what that means for Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 9:33 Justice Department defends Russia probe from GOP claims of FBI political bias By PBS NewsHour The deputy attorney general defended Robert Mueller's Russia investigation on Wednesday against GOP charges that the probe is a partisan "witch hunt" against President Trump. House members pointed to text messages by a top FBI official about Trump as a… Continue watching
Dec 13 WATCH: Rosenstein faces questions on Russia investigation at House Judiciary Committee hearing By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Russia investigation. Watch live here. Continue reading
Aug 07 Justice Department considers revamp of federal standards for forensic evidence By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is reviving work on federal standards for what forensic experts can say in court and plans to create a program to monitor the accuracy of forensic testimony. Continue reading
Aug 06 Deputy AG: Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters By Associated Press A Justice Department official says prosecutors don't intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could try more forcefully to get them to reveal their sources. Continue reading
Jul 07 Attorney General Sessions to visit Guantanamo Bay prison By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is visiting Guantanamo Bay on Friday in a show of support for the prison he has called a “perfectly acceptable” place to detain new terrorism suspects, as opposed to holding them in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 13 Rosenstein says he’s seen no good cause to fire special counsel Mueller By Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said he's seen no basis for firing Robert Mueller, the former FBI director he appointed as special counsel to oversee an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. Continue reading