DOJ Drafts Proposal to Expedite Death Penalty for Convicted Mass Shooters
People convicted of carrying out mass shootings would face an expedited path to the death penalty under legislated drafted by the Justice Department.
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Internal Watchdog Discovers DOJ Official Viewed Porn on Government Computers
A deputy assistant attorney general was looking at “sexually explicit” material on two Justice Department computers and later lied about it, according to a report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
Attorney General William Barr Books Holiday Party at Trump Hotel in D.C.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Right or wrong, the optics look bad. Last month, Attorney General William Barr booked a “Family Holiday Party” in President Trump’s D.C. hotel on Dec. 8 that is likely to deliver Trump’s business more than $30,000 in revenue, Jonathan O’Connell and David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post write. The party will…
Schiff Says DOJ Should Reopen Hush-Money Case After Trump Leaves Office
President Trump has dodged potential charges in at least two cases because of the Justice Department’s position that a sitting president can’t be indicted.
DOJ’s Opinion That Presidents Cannot Be Indicted Factored into Hush-Money Probe
The Justice Department’s opinion that a sitting president cannot be charged played a role in federal prosecutors’ decision to end the hush-money investigation.
FBI Training Academy Under Fire over ‘Disturbing’ Claims of Gender Discrimination
House Judiciary Committee leaders are requesting the Justice Department’s internal watchdog investigate the FBI’s training academy after 16 women accused the bureau of gender discrimination.
House Dems Expect to Hold AG Barr in Contempt This Week over Mueller Report
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress after he refused to turn over unreacted copies of the Robert Mueller report.
AG Barr: Mueller ‘Could’ve Reached a Decision’ on Whether Trump Obstructed Justice
Even though Robert Mueller said a Justice Department policy prevents charging a sitting president, Attorney General William Barr said the special counsel could have declared whether President Trump broke the law.