Former President Trump said in a taped interview that he “would’ve been very well received” if he went to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but that the Secret Service prevented him from going.
Two top House Republicans are urging the Justice Department to investigate whether Michael Cohen committed perjury when he testified before a congressional committee in 2019.
Donald Trump admitted he would use the FBI and Justice Department to exact revenge on political rivals if he’s reelected.
Donald Trump is plotting to exact revenge on perceived enemies if he wins a second term, and he’d use the Justice Department to carry out politically ordered prosecutions, the former president has told advisers and friends.
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to impose a 10-year sentence on a political appointee of former President Trump after he was convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers as he tried to storm the U.S. Capitol.
Former President Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday for violating a gag order for a second time, and he later stormed out of the courtroom with Secret Service agents in tow.
The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded that the FBI’s decision not to build a new headquarters outside of Washington D.C. was not impacted by improper pressure from then-President Trump.
Sidney Powell has agreed to testify in other trials.
