Politics May 15 Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers in new lawsuit By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics May 07 Watch 4:05 From 2020 election to retribution, how the Justice Department is advancing Trump's agenda The Justice Department pressed forward on Trump’s top legal and political priorities on several fronts Thursday. That includes relitigating the 2020 election by investigating voting records in Georgia and legally targeting lawmakers and groups seen as hostile to the president’s… By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz
Politics Apr 28 WATCH: Justice Department holds news briefing on Comey indictment over '86 47' photo Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. By Associated Press
Politics Feb 11 WATCH: Pam Bondi appears at House Judiciary Committee hearing on Justice Department oversight Bondi will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Feb 02 Watch 7:39 Former federal prosecutor analyzes legal questions over the DOJ's Epstein files release For a closer look at legal issues surrounding the Justice Department’s latest release of Epstein files, Geoff Bennett speaks with Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor and a professor at the University of Michigan Law School. By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams
Jan 31 The latest Epstein files release includes famous names and new details about an earlier investigation By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The documents released Friday include Epstein’s communications with former White House advisers, an NFL team co-owner and billionaires including Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Continue reading
Nov 21 7 things to know about the Justice Department's Epstein files By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press After months of rancor and recriminations, Congress has passed and President Donald Trump has signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to give the public everything it has on Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s a look at what’s expected to be made public, what isn’t, and how… Continue reading
Aug 20 Trump calls on Federal Reserve official to resign after ally accuses her of mortgage fraud By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Bill Pulte, director of the agency that oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, urged the Justice Department to investigate Cook, who was appointed to the Fed's governing board by former president Joe Biden in 2022. Continue reading
Jul 23 House subcommittee votes 8-2 to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, Associated Press A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to support the action. Continue reading
Jul 20 Former prosecutors say request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much, if anything, to satisfy the public’s appetite for new revelations about the financier’s crimes, former federal prosecutors… Continue reading