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LGBT Workers Claim They’re Facing Increasingly Hostile Environment At Justice Department
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department, which enforces civil rights laws, is facing a battle within. The department has grown increasingly hostile toward its own LGBT workers, causing top talent to quit as they experience discrimination and “declining morale,” according to a group of LGBT employees who confronted Attorney General Bill Barr in a…
Congressman Jerrold Nadler: ‘We Will Not Wait Much Longer’ For Mueller Report
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Congressman Jerrold Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, writes in an Op-ed piece in the New York Times, about the urgency of Congress getting the report very soon: Before the formal investigation began, Mr. Trump fired his F.B.I. director. He later fired his attorney general. He reportedly attempted to fire the special…
Judge Orders FBI, Justice to Give Him Memos Written By Comey
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of D.C. has ordered the Justice Department and the FBI to turn over to him complete memos written by James Comey about President Donald Trump. Boasberg ordered both full and redacted versions of the memos by Monday so he can decide whether to release them to…
D.C. U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu Withdraws Name for Consideration for #3 Spot At Justice
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a town like D.C., politics certainly matters. And that’s what apparently concerned D.C. U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu, who withdrew herself from consideration for the No. 3 spot at the Justice Department, CNN reports. CNN reports her past affiliation with a progressive women’s organization derailed her pending nomination in the Senate…
Trump: I Knew Things Would Get Worse For Me When I Fired Comey
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump tells Fox’s Sean Hannity that he knew things would get worse for him after he fired FBI Director James Comey. He also attacked U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff who has suggested he colluded with Russia. “Schiff is a bad guy,” Trump said. “He knew it was a lie…He should…
Trump Says Justice Department Will Look Into Jussie Smollett Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump has jumped into the controversy involving actor Jussie Smollett after charges were dropped against him. FBI & DOJ to review the outrageous Jussie Smollett case in Chicago. It is an embarrassment to our Nation! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2019 Smollett’s attorney Tina Glandian said on…
NBC Exclusive: Comey Wonders Why Mueller Didn’t Subpoena Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI Director James Comey, speaking out for the first time since the Robert Mueller report was completed, say he’s glad the investigation was undertaken, saying there was enough smoke to justify it. Comey said he’s not clear why Robert Mueller didn’t come to a conclusion on the obstruction of justice question,…