Loretta Lynch
Lengel: The Terrible Message President Obama is Sending About ATF and the U.S. Marshals Service
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imagine if you will, if there was an interim director of the FBI and President Barack Obama announced that he wasn’t going to bother nominating the interim director to a permanent post because he didn’t want to expend the political capital and energy. Imagine the message that would send: Presumably that…
FBI Director: Terrorism Attacks in Paris Have No Links to U.S.
The Paris attacks that killed 129 people and wounded hundreds of others had “no connection at all” to the U.S., FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
AG Lynch Says No Data Supports FBI Director’s Comments on ‘Ferguson Effect’
Attorney General Loretta Lynch joined the debate over the so-called “Ferguson effect,” saying there’s no data to show that crime is on the rise because of criticism over police tactics.
Justice Department to Begin Tallying Number of Killings by Police Nationwide
For the first time, the federal government is tallying the number of killings by police around the country.
AG Loretta Lynch Tested with Baltimore Riot, Releases Plan of Action
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New Attorney General Loretta Lynch received her first big test after riots broke out in Baltimore this week. Lynch, the first black female attorney general, released a statement soon after violence broke out, examining what happened and “going beyond the criminal civil right investigations” launched last week by her predecessor Eric…
Newly Minted Attorney General Loretta Lynch Weighs in On Baltimore, Condemns Violence
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On Monday, the same day that she was sworn in as the nation’s 83rd Attorney, Loretta Lynch had to deal with a heavy issue: Rioting in Baltimore. Lynch issued a statement: “I condemn the senseless acts of violence by some individuals in Baltimore that have resulted in harm to law enforcement…
Loretta Lynch Sworn In; Becomes the Nation’s 83rd Attorney General
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Loretta E. Lynch, the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney, was sworn in Monday by Vice President Joe Biden as the new Attorney General. Lynch, 55, the first African-American female to hold the post, faced some turbulent waters, and became a political football on Capitol Hill, as high-profile appointees often are. After a lot…