Aug 03 Watch 6:04 What happened in the courtroom during Trump's third arraignment this year By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens For the third time this year, former President Trump was arraigned on criminal charges. He was in federal court Thursday in Washington just a few blocks from the Capitol where a mob of his supporters rioted on Jan. 6. Trump… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 4:57 Breaking down the charges against Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election By William Brangham, Kyle Midura Former President Donald Trump will appear in federal court in Washington Thursday to enter a plea on charges that he illegally tried to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and stay in power. Those alleged actions are… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 11:55 Trump's attorney blasts latest indictment as 'attack on free speech' By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Tess Conciatori Former President Donald Trump's third indictment includes the most serious charges against him. The counts include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding for Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. John Lauro is… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 6:07 Jan. 6 committee investigator on findings that led to newest charges against Trump By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Many of the details in former President Trump's third indictment were first revealed last year as part of the House Jan. 6 committee’s probe of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Timothy Heaphy was the lead investigator for the committee. Continue watching
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