Is the Justice Department cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to Trump?
1 month, 1 week ago

Is the Justice Department cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to Trump?

NPR  

Is the Justice Department cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to Trump? toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Justice Department veterans are noticing a pattern a month after President Trump took office: They say the department seems to be cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to the president. Sponsor Message Stephen Saltzburg, a Justice Department veteran from the Reagan and Bush 41 eras, says the word "alarm" is an understatement about what's happening at the department: Prosecutors seem to be backing away from cases against people with ties to President Trump. But Chad Mizelle, chief of staff to Attorney General Pam Bondi, said this Justice Department wants to focus on its core function of prosecuting dangerous criminals, not pursuing "politically motivated witch hunts."

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Fix accountability for the wrongs, abuses: Trump in Justice Department speech
1 week, 5 days ago

Fix accountability for the wrongs, abuses: Trump in Justice Department speech

India Today  

President Donald Trump addressed the US Justice Department on Friday and demanded accountability for those prosecutors and officials who led legal proceedings against him during the time he was out of power. Trump, delivering the address at the Justice Department's Washington headquarters, slammed the way it functioned before he assumed power again and said that it was being run by …

Trump Pledges To 'Expel Rogue Actors' In Political Speech At Justice Department
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1 week, 5 days ago

Trump Pledges To 'Expel Rogue Actors' In Political Speech At Justice Department

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pledged to “expose” his enemies during a norm-breaking political speech at the Justice Department in which he aired a litany of grievances against the criminal cases he faced and vowed retribution for what he described as the “lies and abuses that have occurred within these walls.” The speech was meant to rally …

Trump’s White House has taken over the Justice Department’s PR strategy
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump’s White House has taken over the Justice Department’s PR strategy

CNN  

CNN — Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Fox News last week to tease a major event: The Justice Department would release long-awaited documents related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. But as reporters waited inside the department and members of public watched for the tranche of documents to be released Thursday, a surprising video emerged online of several right-wing …

Washington Post columnist Jason Willick discusses the latest facing NYC Mayor Adams
1 month ago

Washington Post columnist Jason Willick discusses the latest facing NYC Mayor Adams

NPR  

Washington Post columnist Jason Willick discusses the latest facing NYC Mayor Adams STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Any time now, a judge decides whether to let the Justice Department drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered prosecutors to drop the case in part so the administration could use Adams for immigration …

Justice Department and New York City mayor face judge’s scrutiny in bid to dismiss criminal charges
1 month, 1 week ago

Justice Department and New York City mayor face judge’s scrutiny in bid to dismiss criminal charges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Justice Department lawyers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are set to face a federal judge who is signaling that he’s unlikely to rubber stamp their request to drop the mayor’s corruption charges weeks before an April trial. Early last week, Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told prosecutors in New York in a memo to drop …

Judge sets hearing in motion to dismiss case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
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1 month, 1 week ago

Judge sets hearing in motion to dismiss case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams will face the federal judge on Wednesday who will decide whether to grant the Justice Department’s request to dismiss corruption charges against him after lawyers explain the abrupt change in position just weeks before an April trial. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that said Rule 48 of the Federal Rules …

Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation

Al Jazeera  

In announcing her resignation, Denise Cheung said a Trump appointee pushed her to launch a criminal probe without cause. Another top federal prosecutor has resigned from the United States Department of Justice amid pressure from the administration of President Donald Trump. “Based upon the evidence I have reviewed, I still do not believe there is sufficient evidence to issue the …

'You call yourself a cop': CNN's Bash confronts Trump's 'border czar' over Adams dismissal
1 month, 1 week ago

'You call yourself a cop': CNN's Bash confronts Trump's 'border czar' over Adams dismissal

Raw Story  

Trump border czar Tom Homan bristled when CNN's Dana Bash asked him Sunday whether he was involved in a quid pro quo with Eric Adams that led to the Department of Justice dropping corruption charges against the New York mayor. "You met on Thursday with the New York mayor, and he announced then that he would give ICE agents access …

Justice Department asks court to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
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1 month, 1 week ago

Justice Department asks court to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss …

With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails

LA Times  

President Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Monday. In the first three weeks of his administration, President Trump has moved with brazen haste to dismantle the federal government’s public integrity guardrails that he frequently tested during his first term but now seems intent on removing entirely. Zelizer added: “It’s a much bolder …

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump
1 year, 7 months ago

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia. President Joe Biden has sought to distance himself from the Justice Department to avoid any appearance of meddling when the agency is not only probing Trump, but also the president’s …

Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As protests rage across the country over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, the Justice Department is once again brushing aside its mandate to bring broader reform to troubled police departments that have lost ― or never had ― their community’s trust. Sessions rolled back police reform even though he conceded …

What Would Donald Trump's Department Of Justice Look Like?
8 years, 7 months ago

What Would Donald Trump's Department Of Justice Look Like?

NPR  

What Would Donald Trump's Department Of Justice Look Like? The Justice Department announced last month it would file no criminal charges against Democrat Hillary Clinton or her aides after the FBI director concluded "no reasonable prosecutor" would bring such a case based on the facts and the law. Some Republicans worry about a Clinton Justice Department Republicans who served in …

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