Feds Shut Down Backpage.com, Charge the Owner Amid Human Trafficking
Federal authorities on Friday shut down and seized Backpage.com, a classifieds website that has drawn intense scrutiny for its sex ads, some of which included teenagers.
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DOJ Charges Minnesota FBI Agent with Leaking Records to Media
A former Minnesota FBI agent has been charged with leaking confidential documents to a news organization, becoming the first target of the Justice Department’s crackdown on federal government leaks.
Democratic Senators Urge DOJ to Protect Mueller from Being Fired
Democratic senators, unable to gain enough support from Republicans to pass a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired, are now reaching out to the Justice Department for help.
Fired FBI Deputy Director McCabe Denies Wrongdoing, Speaks of Trump’s ‘Cruelty’
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe spoke out about his termination, denying in a Washington Post op-ed that he did anything wrong.
Trump Hires Conspiracy Theorist to Join Legal Team Involved in Mueller Probe
Donald Trump, who has escalated his high-stakes campaign to discredit federal investigators involved in the special counsel investigation, hired a tenacious, longtime Washington lawyer who has peddled a conspiracy theory that the FBI and Justice Department framed the president.
AG Sessions’ Fiery Attack on California’s Immigration Laws Sets Off War of Words
Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off an unusually heated battle between California and the Trump administration after filing suit against the state over laws that impede the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
FBI: Evidence Points to Hired Gunman Who Killed Seattle Federal Prosecutor
The FBI has found strong evidence that a Seattle federal prosecutor was killed in 2001 by a hired gunman, indicating a possible break in a case that has long frustrated law enforcement.
Trump Directs Justice Department to Propose Regulations to Ban Bump Stocks
President Trump, in a significant departure from his uncompromising, pro-NRA stance on guns, is directing the Justice Department to propose regulations to “ban all devices” such as the bump stocks used in the Las Vegas mass shooting.