FBI, Justice Department Offer Starkly Different Positions on Trump’s Budget Cuts
Top officials for the FBI and Justice Department are at odds over the impact of President Trump’s proposed budget cuts.
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Report Suggests Justice Department Mishandled Sexual Misconduct Cases
The Justice Department has mishandled sexual harassment and misconduct cases because of sloppy management, according to the department’s Office of Inspector General.
DOJ: Resignation Letters of Ousted U.S. Attorneys Are Not Public’s Business
The Justice Department denied a newspaper’s request for copies of the resignation letters from nearly 50 U.S. attorneys who were removed by the Trump administration, but there’s a caveat.
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, The Canary in the Coal Mine, Already Gasping for Air
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, a former U.S. Attorney from Baltimore, is the canary in the coal mine for the Justice Department. In very short time, in that role, he’s already gasping for breath, having been put smack in the middle of the firing of FBI Director James Comey. The…
Justice Department Declines to Charge Baton Rouge Cops in Alton Sterling’s Death
The Justice Department is expected to announce today that it has closed the investigation into the death of Alton Sterling and won’t prosecutor Baton Rouge officers for possible wrongdoing in a case that sparked unrest across the city.
Amid Threats of Charges, WikiLeaks Founder Assange Still Waiting to Hear from U.S.
The U.S. government said more than a week ago that it’s preparing criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and other members of his organization, but so far Assange has not heard from the government.
DOJ Official Leading Trump-Russia Investigation Unexpectedly Leaving
The high-ranking Justice Department official who is heading the government’s investigation into potential ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign announced unexpectedly that she is leaving the DOJ in May.
Love Lost? Trump Administration Prepares to Charge Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
Donald Trump praised the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks while he was running for president.