Trump DOJ officials now at risk of going to jail for 'stonewalling' judge: ex-prosecutor
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump DOJ officials now at risk of going to jail for 'stonewalling' judge: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

According to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, senior Department of Justice officials who are taking part in stalling turning over information U.S. District Judge James Boasberg are at a legitimate risk of being prosecuted if the judge sees fit. Speaking with MSNBC host Ana Cabrera, Vance suggested that what she is witnessing is "stonewalling," including a new filing made by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche claiming there is a Cabinet-level discussion still ongoing over the reasoning for delaying turning over information. "What this attestation from the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, does is it's minimal compliance with the court's order," she told the host. "But there's good indication from courts in the District of Columbia that you can make sanctions against the government, including jailing government officials or requiring them to pay damages personally if a contempt prosecution is successful," she added.

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‘Doozy’: Expert 'gobsmacked' as Trump's DOJ tells judge ‘we're not telling you the facts'
2 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Doozy’: Expert 'gobsmacked' as Trump's DOJ tells judge ‘we're not telling you the facts'

Raw Story  

MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann admitted to being “gobsmacked” by the courtroom battle that unfolded Monday after the Trump administration failed to comply with a federal judge’s deportation order to return a plane of migrants to the United States. I want to understand the facts better.’ That usually means that the court, that the government, knowing that they're there, has …

DOJ 'on the edge of a full-scale revolt' over Trump appointee's threats: legal expert
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DOJ 'on the edge of a full-scale revolt' over Trump appointee's threats: legal expert

Raw Story  

The resignation of the acting U.S. attorney representing the Southern District of New York, followed by several of her colleagues also walking, over demands and threats from the top DOJ officials to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams could be the precipitating event that leads to a revolt in the department. During an appearance on MSNBC's …

Trump orders DOJ to pause prosecutions of Americans who bribe foreign officials: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump orders DOJ to pause prosecutions of Americans who bribe foreign officials: report

Raw Story  

CNBC is reporting that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that instructs the United States Department of Justice to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials with the purpose of obtaining business in their countries. According to CNBC, the order's stated goal is "to avoid putting U.S. businesses at an economic disadvantage to …

'Bears watching': Expert flags prosecutor's Elon Musk conduct that 'violates DOJ policy'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Bears watching': Expert flags prosecutor's Elon Musk conduct that 'violates DOJ policy'

Raw Story  

A federal prosecutor has engaged in conduct that amounts to a violation of DOJ policy in connection with his communications to Trump-appointee Elon Musk, an ex-federal prosecutor said. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance, who has written about Trump potentially waking "a sleeping giant," highlighted the issue in a Substack post dated Saturday. Vance specifically drew attention to Ed Martin, Trump’s …

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement
2 months, 1 week ago

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement

NPR  

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement toggle caption Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — State and local officials who do not cooperate with stepped-up immigration enforcement could face federal prosecution, according to a Justice Department memo issued Tuesday. Sponsor Message That sets the stage for possible legal action against local officials in so-called sanctuary cities and states …

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress

Raw Story  

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, lashed out at President-elect Donald Trump's former Department of Justice for obtaining records of lawmakers, staffers and journalists during an investigation of leaks. In a report released Tuesday, the Justice Department's inspector general said the DOJ targeted two lawmakers and 43 staffers in an effort to unearth leaks to journalists. "This …

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report
4 months ago

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report

Raw Story  

Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher has been talking with career attorneys at the United States Department of Justice and has found that they are determined to stay on the job despite threats from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. According to Fisher, these lawyers know that the second Trump administration will likely be even more hostile to them than the …

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies

Raw Story  

With the nomination of former congressman Matt Gaetz, a MAGA loyalist known for hyperbolic rhetorical attacks against Donald Trump’s enemies, to serve as attorney general, the president-elect appears to be eying the U.S. Justice Department as a cudgel against his political enemies. “There must be severe legal, political and financial consequences,” Davis said, after citing the FBI raid on Trump’s …

Trump cleared in corruption probe regarding Roger Stone's criminal sentencing: DOJ
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump cleared in corruption probe regarding Roger Stone's criminal sentencing: DOJ

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump did not improperly pressure attorneys prosecuting his ally Roger Stone who was found to have illegally threatened a contact's pet dog, the Justice Department has determined. The Justice Department Inspector General has released findings of its investigation into the then-president's influence on Stone's prosecutors as they considered their sentencing recommendation, Politico's Kyle Cheney was among the …

DoJ requests protective order after Trump threatens revenge in Truth Social post
1 year, 7 months ago

DoJ requests protective order after Trump threatens revenge in Truth Social post

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 Prosecutors in the Department of Justice asked the judge overseeing …

‘National security implications’: Former DOJ official speculates on ruling ordering Trump attorney to hand over docs
2 years ago

‘National security implications’: Former DOJ official speculates on ruling ordering Trump attorney to hand over docs

Raw Story  

A former top Dept. of Justice official says a federal judge’s expedited ruling ordering an attorney for Donald Trump to testify against his client before a grand jury and hand over documents very well may be related to “national security.” U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith had successfully made the case Donald Trump may …

Judge turns down DOJ request to hold Trump lawyers in contempt over classified documents
2 years, 3 months ago

Judge turns down DOJ request to hold Trump lawyers in contempt over classified documents

Raw Story  

A judge has for the moment declined the United States Department of Justice's request to hold former President Donald Trump and his legal team in contempt of court. ABC News reports that the judge overhearing the DOJ's request encouraged the DOJ and Trump's lawyers to come to some kind of agreement between themselves without requiring judicial intervention. IN OTHER NEWS: …

DOJ's 'secret legal battle' could 'open a floodgate of damaging info about Trump': report
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ's 'secret legal battle' could 'open a floodgate of damaging info about Trump': report

Raw Story  

A new report from New York Magazine documents how the United States Department of Justice has been waging what it describes as a "largely secret legal battle" that could soon "open a floodgate of damaging information" about former President Donald Trump. Even though the DOJ's investigation into Trump's actions leading up to the January 6th Capitol riots has taken a …

Senate Judiciary announces investigation into Trump DOJ for serious ethical breaches
2 years, 6 months ago

Senate Judiciary announces investigation into Trump DOJ for serious ethical breaches

Raw Story  

Former Barack Obama counsel Gregory Craig was indicted by Donald Trump's Justice Department, and according to a new book by a former prosecutor at the Southern District of New York, the case was all part of a partisan plot ahead of the election. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow got a copy of the book, which begins with Geoffrey Berman saying that he …

Biden and Harris say they won’t interfere with DOJ in apparent rebuke to Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden and Harris say they won’t interfere with DOJ in apparent rebuke to Trump

The Independent  

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Trump: Cases stemming from Mueller probe should be ‘thrown out’
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump: Cases stemming from Mueller probe should be ‘thrown out’

Al Jazeera  

Comments come amid criticism of the president, DOJ over the sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone. Prosecutors initially called for Stone to receive a prison sentence of seven to nine years in the case but, after Trump publicly called the recommendation “unfair”, the Justice Department scaled it back. Asked about Trump’s tweets on Tuesday in an interview with Fox …

Ex-House counsel blasts Trump for 'raw power' refusal over Congressional subpoenas: Worse 'stonewalling' in 40 years
5 years, 11 months ago

Ex-House counsel blasts Trump for 'raw power' refusal over Congressional subpoenas: Worse 'stonewalling' in 40 years

Raw Story  

A law professor who used to work as a House of Representatives counsel warned that President Donald Trump's congressional "stonewalling" is unlike anything he's seen in his multi-decade career. Charles Tiefer, a former longtime House lawyer, told the New York Times that "the comprehensiveness and intensity of this presidential stonewalling” went past anything he'd seen in his 40-year-career. Tiefer's comments …

President Trump Threatens to “Get Involved” With the DOJ and FBI
6 years, 7 months ago

President Trump Threatens to “Get Involved” With the DOJ and FBI

Slate  

In another attack on his administration’s law enforcement agencies, President Trump told a rally of supporters in Indiana on Thursday night that he would “get involved” if the Justice Department and FBI do not “start doing their job and doing it right.” That threat came hours after he told Bloomberg News that he would not fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions …

Trump sided with DOJ to protect identity of source providing info to Mueller from Nunes' document request
6 years, 10 months ago

Trump sided with DOJ to protect identity of source providing info to Mueller from Nunes' document request

Raw Story  

In a rare move last Wednesday, Donald Trump sided with his Department of Justice—headed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions—against Rep. Devin Nunes, an ardent supporter of the president who’s made every effort to cast doubt on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. As the Washington Post reports, senior FBI and national intelligence officials managed to convince the president and White …

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