Jul 27 Justice Department announces investigation of Memphis police practices after Tyre Nichols death By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the patterns or practices of the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, nearly seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop. Continue reading
Jul 24 Justice Department to make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The offer by the Justice Department on Monday sets up a clash with House Republicans who have demanded U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware come in soon for a closed-door interview. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 5:53 Trump plans to massively expand executive power if elected, report says By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori Donald Trump and his allies are preparing for a possible second term in office that would massively expand the power of the president, centralizing control under the Oval Office. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Ruth Ben-Ghiat about what this would mean… Continue watching
Jul 17 Top official in Justice Department’s criminal division to depart at the end of July By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite's tenure has included combatting human smuggling and international criminal networks, prosecution of white-collar crime and work to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 13 Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 7:10 Report says DOJ resisted investigating Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for over a year By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman New reporting from The Washington Post reveals that in the days and weeks following the Jan. 6 attack, senior officials at the Justice Department and the FBI made critical decisions that might have compromised its investigation of former President Trump… Continue watching
Jun 09 WATCH: Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks after Justice Department unseals Trump indictment By Associated Press “Adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice and our nation’s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world,” Smith said. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Justice Department releases Trump indictment | PBS NewsHour Special Coverage The indictment paints an unmistakably damning portrait of Trump’s treatment of sensitive information, accusing him of willfully defying Justice Department demands to return documents he had taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago. Continue reading
Jun 08 Trump indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump lawyers meet with Justice Department officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Trump lawyers two weeks ago requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to raise concerns about what they alleged was prosecutorial misconduct and overreach by the team led by special counsel Jack Smith. Continue reading