Jones, Garland Emerge As Biden’s Top Picks for Attorney General
President-elect Joe Biden appears to have two leading contenders for attorney general: Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland
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DOJ Calls for Prison Sentence for Ex-FBI Attorney Clinesmith Who Altered Email in FISA Request
The Justice Department is seeking a prison sentence for the former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty in August to altering an email used to seek the continued surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Trump Slams Barr for Refusing to Make Baseless Claims about Election Fraud
The chummy relationship between President Trump and Attorney General William Barr has soured since the nation’s top law enforcement official contradicted the president’s baseless claims about widespread election fraud.
Barr Contradicts Trump on Election, Saying No Evidence of Widespread Fraud
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would alter the 2020 presidential election results.
DOJ Releases Sweeping Flynn Pardon, Asks Judge to Dismiss Criminal Case
The Justice Department is asking a judge to dismiss the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn after President Trump’s sweeping pardon.
Ex-Trump Aide Carter Page Files Lawsuit Against FBI, DOJ, Claiming ‘Unlawful Spying’
Carter Page, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, filed a federal lawsuit against the FBI and Justice Department. claiming he was the victim of “unlawful spying.”
Trump Baselessly Claims FBI, DOJ May Have Helped Rig Election for Biden
President Trump’s relentless attempts to undermine the election now includes baseless claims that the FBI and Justice Department may have been involved in a conspiracy to rig the election in favor of Joe Biden.
Barr Struck Deal with Mexico to Release Ex-Defense Minister for Senior Cartel Leader
Mexican authorities agreed to arrest a senior cartel leader in exchange for Attorney General William Barr dismissing drug trafficking charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.