A top Justice Department official assured FBI agents they wouldn’t be fired for working on Jan. 6 investigations and accused bureau leaders of insubordination for initially refusing to release their names.
In his final days in office, President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates, aiming to correct what he saw as unjustly long prison terms for drug offenses.
The Justice Department has officially dropped all criminal charges against two co-defendants of former President Trump in the Florida classified documents case, eliminating any legal jeopardy they faced
The acting attorney general, James McHenry, fired more than a dozen prosecutors who had worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump, claiming they could not be trusted to “faithfully implement” the president’s agenda, a Justice Department spokesman said Monday.
The Trump administration is moving to suspend agreements aimed at reforming police departments where the Justice Department identified systemic misconduct, according to a memo issued on Wednesday.
President Trump has granted pardons, commutations, or case dismissals for every person charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
Paxton and Trump have forged a friendship over the years.
Outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the integrity of the agency against accusations of political bias in a heartfelt farewell to Justice Department staff on Thursday.
