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Fired Jan. 6 Prosecutors Speak Out on ’60 Minutes’
“The Justice Department is under attack,” said fired prosecutor Sara Levine said.
FBI Director Kash Patel to Also Be Named Acting ATF Director
By Allan Lengel FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to also serve as acting director of ATF, ABC News reports. The appointment will only heighten concerns among critics who fear Patel will show no independence from the White House. Before his hearing on Capitol Hill, Patel wrote about an enemies’ list and the need to…
DOJ Expands Scope of Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons to Include Gun Charges
The Department of Justice has widened its interpretation of former President Donald Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, now applying clemency to separate but related gun charges stemming from FBI searches.
Former DEA Chief Peter Bensinger Dies at 88
Peter B. Bensinger, who led the DEA through a critical period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died at 88.
Justice Department Sent Threatening Letter to Congressman Who Mocked and Challenged Elon Musk
By Allan Lengel The Justice Department has sent a threatening letter to Democratic California Congressman Robert Garcia after he mocked Elon Musk last week and emphasized the importance of fighting for democracy. The New Republic reports that Garcia and fellow Democrats on the House Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee last week mocked Musk. And Garcia…
Senate Votes 51-49 to Confirm Kash Patel As the New FBI Director
By Allan Lengel Kash Patel, the most controversial pick for director in the FBI’s history, was confirmed for the top post by the Senate Thursday in a narrow 51-49 vote, with only two Republicans opposing him. He becomes the ninth director of the FBI. The Washington Post noted that each of the last three FBI…
Trump Orders Immediate Firing of Remaining ‘Biden-Era’ U.S. Attorneys
Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to remove all remaining U.S. attorneys appointed during the Biden administration, an apparent effort to eliminate prosecutors who might push back against his agenda.