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Trump Says He’ll Reopen Alcatraz to House Violent Offenders
Former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz as a federal prison, saying the historic facility would serve as a symbol of law and order under his leadership.
Fired DOJ Official Claims Trump Pardons Cost Victims $1 Billion
Liz Oyer, the Justice Department’s former pardon attorney, claims President Donald Trump’s recent wave of pardons has cost Americans $1 billion in unpaid restitution.
FBI Whistleblower Facing Charges Registers to Run for Congress in Arizona
A former FBI counterintelligence agent facing federal charges for leaking classified information is now running for Congress in Arizona.
ProPublica: How Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin Is Weaponizing the DOJ for Trump
As interim U.S. attorney in D.C., Martin has fired career prosecutors, dropped Capitol riot cases and launched sweeping probes into Trump’s political enemies.
FBI Reassigns Agents Who Kneeled During 2020 Racial Justice Protest
The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Judge Denies Release of Informant Who Lied About Biden Bribery Scheme
A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied a request to release a former FBI informant who fabricated a bribery story involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, an allegation that later fueled Republican efforts to impeach the president.
Judge Blocks Border Patrol From Warrantless Sweeps in California
A federal judge has barred Border Patrol agents from stopping or arresting individuals in California’s Central Valley without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, following controversial immigration sweeps in January that led to nearly 80 arrests.