By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department whacked BP Exploration and Production Inc. The company agreed to plead guilty to felony manslaughter, environmental crimes and obstruction of Congress and pay a record $4.5 billion in criminal fines and penalties for its roll in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people and caused the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three members of Congress are increasingly putting pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to explain the U.S. Attorney’s dysfunctional relationship with the Reno-based ATF office, Main Justice reports. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada has refused to prosecute ATF cases in the Reno office, leaving as many as a dozen cases untouched…..
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nine former heads of the DEA sent a strong message to Attorney General Eric Holder: Fight against efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in three states, the Reuters reports. Failing to say anything, they said, would suggest he condones legalization. The former officials told Holder that legalization would fly in the face of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Congressional Republicans are questioning why Attorney General Eric Holder is using the FBIs jet for business and personal travel, the Washington Post reports. Lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to FBI Director Robert Mueller, saying the federal agencies operate on different budgets. “It is our understanding that the Justice Department does not reimburse…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to compel Attorney General Eric Holder to release documents related to the botched gun-walking case Operation Fast and Furious, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee plans Monday to file a civil contempt suit today against the AG, CBS News reports. The lawsuit comes after the White House and Justice Department said Holder…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder pledged Tuesday to aggressively challenge new voter restriction efforts during a speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston, the New York Times reports. “In our efforts to protect voting rights and to prevent voting fraud, we will be vigilant and strong,” Mr….
By Cora Currier ProPublica Recent scoops on national security have drawn the ire of Republican lawmakers, who have accused the Obama White House of leaking stories that burnish its image. Obama responded that he has “zero tolerance” for leaks. He also said: “the writers of these articles have all stated unequivocally that they didn’t come…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday that Republicans plan to file a civil suit to force the Justice Department to release of more information on the botched ATF drug-running case known as Fast & Furious, ABC News reports. The suit is the latest effort to force the release of related…
