
DOJ’s Review of the Origins of the Trump Investigation Evolves into Criminal Probe
President Trump has long claimed, with no evidence, that the Russia investigation was a hoax and a “witch hunt.”
President Trump has long claimed, with no evidence, that the Russia investigation was a hoax and a “witch hunt.”
Attorney General William Barr has assigned a U.S. prosecutor to examine what prompted the Russia probe and whether federal authorities overstepped their authority in investigating the Trump campaign.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it won’t file criminal charges over the destruction by CIA workers of 92 videotapes showing harsh interrogation techniques of terrorism suspects. “In January 2008, Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed Assistant United States Attorney John Durham to investigate the destruction by CIA personnel of…
Fearless. Uncompromising Ethics. It sounds like the Justice Dept. has picked the right guy to look into the CIA’s alleged torture tactics. By Jenna Russell and Shelley Murphy Boston Globe Staff He is known for his fearlessness and uncompromising ethics and he became a go-to prosecutor for complex and thankless tasks: investigating federal agents, convicting…