The Trump administration has overhauled the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, reassigning or driving out longtime career attorneys and shifting its focus away from anti-discrimination enforcement.
Three Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the U.S. Justice Department after armed federal agents were sent to deliver a warning letter to a former employee who was planning to testify before Congress.
Three Manhattan federal prosecutors resigned Tuesday rather than admit wrongdoing for opposing the dismissal of a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
In his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump has aggressively used executive authority to punish political opponents and critics, fulfilling campaign promises of retribution.
The Justice Department is reevaluating its legal stance on former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro’s criminal contempt of Congress conviction, a move that could lead to the case being overturned.
Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges after defying a federal judge’s order to halt deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members who were denied due process.
The U.S. government is now supporting the release of a former FBI informant who fabricated a bribery story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
The Justice Department is disbanding its team of prosecutors focused on cryptocurrency-related crimes and narrowing its enforcement efforts in the sector.
