he Justice Department filed an urgent motion late Friday, seeking the swift release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A Justice Department report has uncovered evidence that senior officials leaked details of investigations into nursing home deaths in New York and New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic to sway the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Donald Trump, along with two of his allies, is making a last-ditch effort to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a final report on two criminal cases against the president-elect that were recently dismissed.
Matthew M. Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced Monday that he is stepping down from his role just days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.
President Joe Biden has privately expressed regret over his decision to appoint Merrick Garland as attorney general
Federal prosecutors have charged a Virginia college freshman with a weapon-of-mass-destruction offense, alleging he plotted a violent attack on Israel’s general consulate in New York City using a bomb, assault rifle, or suicide vest.
The Justice Department’s civil rights division has long been a cornerstone of accountability in the United States, investigating cases of police misconduct, employment and housing discrimination, and abuses in jails and prisons.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican attorney and GOP national committeewoman for California, to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Dhillon, known for her conservative legal advocacy, would be the first Republican woman and the second Indian-American to hold the position if confirmed.
