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Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd's murder, audio shows
Read full article: Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd's murder, audio showsFormer President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted in the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone
Read full article: Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger StoneA Department of Justice watchdog investigation has found no evidence that politics played an improper role in a decision to propose a lighter prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump.
House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the United States
Read full article: House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the United StatesA congressional committee is accusing China of fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country.
Hunter Biden indicates willingness to comply with a Republican subpoena under certain conditions
Read full article: Hunter Biden indicates willingness to comply with a Republican subpoena under certain conditionsHunter Biden has indicated a new willingness to testify before lawmakers under certain conditions as part of the impeachment inquiry against his father President Joe Biden.
Prosecutors push back against Hunter Biden's move to subpoena Trump documents in gun case
Read full article: Prosecutors push back against Hunter Biden's move to subpoena Trump documents in gun caseProsecutors are pushing back against Hunter Biden’s move to subpoena documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials in the firearms case filed against the president’s son.
Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal case
Read full article: Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal caseHunter Biden has asked a judge to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him.
Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine
Read full article: Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in UkraineRepublican Sen. Chuck Grassley has released an unclassified document that Republicans claim is significant in their investigation of Hunter Biden.
Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress
Read full article: Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before CongressThe special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee.
Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe
Read full article: Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probeFormer special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House committee next month about his recently completed report on the FBI’s investigation of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Durham report on Trump-Russia investigation: What led to it and what happens next
Read full article: Durham report on Trump-Russia investigation: What led to it and what happens nextAn investigation into the origins of the FBI’s probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded.
EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
EXPLAINER: How Trump ignored advisers, spread election lies
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How Trump ignored advisers, spread election liesThe executive summary of the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee’s report documents how then-President Donald Trump was repeatedly warned by those closest to him that claims he had lost his reelection due to fraud were false.
Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing appears in US court
Read full article: Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing appears in US courtA former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 has appeared in federal court in Washington to face charges of international terrorism.
Wisconsin ballot spoiling is a no-go after court upholds ban
Read full article: Wisconsin ballot spoiling is a no-go after court upholds banA Wisconsin appeals court is refusing to block a lower court’s ruling prohibiting voters who already submitted an absentee ballot from voiding it and voting again, a rarely used practice known as ballot spoiling.
Democrats cautiously campaign on Jan. 6, democracy threats
Read full article: Democrats cautiously campaign on Jan. 6, democracy threatsDemocrats running for office this year in Republican-leaning areas or swing states are grappling with how much they should talk about the Jan. 6 insurrection, if at all.
Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe
Read full article: Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probeFormer President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover “the crime of the century” — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign.
Jury begins deliberations in trial of Trump dossier analyst
Read full article: Jury begins deliberations in trial of Trump dossier analystA jury has heard closing arguments in the trial of a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump.
Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact
Read full article: Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as factThe primary source for allegations in a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump told the FBI that he was shocked and dismayed that the speculative information he provided was portrayed as fact.
Jan. 6 takeaways: Subpoena for Trump, warnings for democracy
Read full article: Jan. 6 takeaways: Subpoena for Trump, warnings for democracyThe House Jan. 6 committee has taken the extraordinary action of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as it issued a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nation’s democracy is at stake.
Witness contradicts theory against Trump dossier analyst
Read full article: Witness contradicts theory against Trump dossier analystThe FBI agent who questioned an analyst charged with lying to the bureau about his role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump has twice testified that he believes the analyst was truthful with him.
Supreme Court won't take up MyPillow head's defamation case
Read full article: Supreme Court won't take up MyPillow head's defamation caseThe Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.
In book, ex-US prosecutor from NY derides Trump-era meddling
Read full article: In book, ex-US prosecutor from NY derides Trump-era meddlingIn a new book, the man who was U.S. attorney in Manhattan during over half of Donald Trump's presidency says he was repeatedly pressured by Justice Department officials to use his office to aid them politically.
Florida judge faces criticism following order in Trump case
Read full article: Florida judge faces criticism following order in Trump caseA little-known federal judge appointed to the bench two years ago by Donald Trump is in the spotlight this week over her decision to hand the former president a major procedural win.
US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferences
Read full article: US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferencesConspiracies about rigged elections are now believed by millions of people in the United States, and conferences being held across the country that feature prominent figures pushing such theories are one reason why.
Memo sheds light on decision to clear Trump in Russia probe
Read full article: Memo sheds light on decision to clear Trump in Russia probeJustice Department officials who evaluated then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the Russia investigation concluded that nothing he did, including firing the FBI director, rose to the level of obstruction of justice.
Panel rules Justice Dept. wrongly withheld Russia probe memo
Read full article: Panel rules Justice Dept. wrongly withheld Russia probe memoThe Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal memorandum Barr cited in publicly announcing that then-President Donald Trump had not committed obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation.
Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits Thomas
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits ThomasThe House Jan. 6 committee plans to interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role.
Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits
Read full article: Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quitsThe National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job.
The story behind AP report that caused Trump to throw lunch
Read full article: The story behind AP report that caused Trump to throw lunchThe news story that reportedly caused former President Donald Trump to throw his lunch against a White House wall came from an AP interview with former Attorney General William Barr.
Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump White House aide, now in spotlight
Read full article: Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump White House aide, now in spotlightTwo years after completing a White House summer internship, Cassidy Hutchinson was in the room where the president’s top aides debated how they could overturn his election loss.
Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis'
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis'The House Jan. 6 committee used its hearing Thursday to show how Donald Trump tried to install a loyalist atop the Justice Department who would pursue his false claims of voter fraud and stop the certification of the 2020 election that Democrat Joe Biden won.
1/6 panel hears of Trump’s pressure on Justice Department
Read full article: 1/6 panel hears of Trump’s pressure on Justice DepartmentFormer top Justice Department officials have testified to the Jan. 6 committee that President Donald Trump hounded the department to pursue his false election fraud claims.
The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)
Read full article: The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)Nielsen numbers tell us how many people watched live coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings — 20 million the first night, 11 million the second and nearly 9 million for the third.
County's refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos
Read full article: County's refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaosThe conspiracy theories about Dominion voting equipment that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a preview of the kind of chaos election experts fear is coming in the fall midterms and in 2024.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6In its second day of June hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Jan. 6 witness: Trump ‘detached from reality’ over election
Read full article: Jan. 6 witness: Trump ‘detached from reality’ over electionDonald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were systematically dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Clinton campaign lawyer sought to 'use' FBI, prosecutor says
Read full article: Clinton campaign lawyer sought to 'use' FBI, prosecutor saysA prosecutor says a lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign who is charged with lying to the FBI early in the Trump-Russia probe sought to “use and manipulate” federal law enforcement to create an “October surprise” in the final weeks of the presidential race.
Jury selected for trial of lawyer charged with lying to FBI
Read full article: Jury selected for trial of lawyer charged with lying to FBIA jury has been picked in the trial of a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign who is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016.
Lawyer charged in Durham case asks to block dossier evidence
Read full article: Lawyer charged in Durham case asks to block dossier evidenceA lawyer for the Hillary Clinton campaign charged with lying to the FBI during the Trump-Russia investigation is asking a judge to bar from his upcoming trial any evidence or testimony related to the so-called “Steele dossier.”.
House panel launches probe of New Mexico 2020 election audit
Read full article: House panel launches probe of New Mexico 2020 election auditA congressional oversight committee has opened an investigation into a partisan audit of the 2020 election results that is taking place in New Mexico and was authorized by a Republican-led county commission.
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'
Read full article: Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'A judge says former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.
Lawyer charged by Durham seeks dismissal of indictment
Read full article: Lawyer charged by Durham seeks dismissal of indictmentA lawyer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign who was charged by special counsel John Durham with lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting has asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, calling it a case of “extraordinary prosecutorial overreach.”.
On voting rights, Biden's power to act on his own is limited
Read full article: On voting rights, Biden's power to act on his own is limitedWith the November elections creeping up and Republicans imposing new restrictions on ballot access, President Biden has no easy options for safeguarding voting rights despite rising pressure from frustrated activists.
Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans
Read full article: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plansA retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine.
DOJ says inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison
Read full article: DOJ says inmates on home confinement can stay out of prisonThe Justice Department has reversed its own legal opinion and will now allow federal inmates released on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic to not return to prison.
House panel demands information on federal execution drug
Read full article: House panel demands information on federal execution drugThe House Oversight Committee is demanding the Justice Department provide answers about whether Biden administration officials plan to procure the drug used in federal executions despite an ongoing moratorium on capital punishment.
Jan. 6 panel postpones deposition with former DOJ official
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel postpones deposition with former DOJ officialThe House committee investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has postponed a deposition with a former Justice Department official Saturday until Dec_ 16 due to a “medical condition that precludes his participation."
Durbin: Prisons chief has 'no intention of reforming' system
Read full article: Durbin: Prisons chief has 'no intention of reforming' systemThe chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is lambasting the director of the beleaguered federal prison system, saying he has “no intention of reforming the institution.”.
Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contempt
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official in contemptThe House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions.
Maria Bartiromo says it's 'absurd' to think she lobbied Barr
Read full article: Maria Bartiromo says it's 'absurd' to think she lobbied BarrFox News host Maria Bartiromo says that it's ‘absurd’ to think that she personally lobbied former Attorney General William Barr to aggressively investigate Donald Trump's charges of voter fraud during the 2020 election.
Durbin calls for Garland to remove federal prisons director
Read full article: Durbin calls for Garland to remove federal prisons directorThe chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland immediately fire the director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons.
Former Justice Dept. lawyer cuts Jan. 6 deposition short
Read full article: Former Justice Dept. lawyer cuts Jan. 6 deposition shortA former Justice Department official who aligned himself with Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election has declined to be fully interviewed about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims named to fed job
Read full article: GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims named to fed jobA Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 will lead the Biden administration’s effort to protect future elections.
GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims up for fed job
Read full article: GOP election chief who rejects fraud claims up for fed jobA Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 is the front-runner for a job heading the Biden administration’s effort to protect future elections.
Black Democratic chair gets lynching threat over Trump essay
Read full article: Black Democratic chair gets lynching threat over Trump essayThe first Black chair of Iowa’s Democratic Party says he received a series of racist messages, including a lynching threat, after writing a newspaper op-ed criticizing former President Donald Trump and the state Republican officials who stood with him at a recent rally in Des Moines.
Jan. 6 panel moves against Bannon, sets contempt vote
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel moves against Bannon, sets contempt voteA congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the panel’s subpoena.
Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
Read full article: Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committeeThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to a former Justice Department lawyer who positioned himself as an ally of Donald Trump and aided the Republican president’s efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.
GOP's Youngkin stays away from 'Take Back Virginia' rally
Read full article: GOP's Youngkin stays away from 'Take Back Virginia' rallyGOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin and many other candidates for office are staying away from an election rally intended to fire up the party’s right wing, though the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor is expected to speak.
Report details Trump's all-out bid to undo election results
Read full article: Report details Trump's all-out bid to undo election resultsA report by the Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic majority details Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election that he lost.
House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
Read full article: House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associatesA House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him as hundreds of his followers violently broke into the building and tried to overturn his defeat.
Judge rejects delay to defamation suit against Donald Trump
Read full article: Judge rejects delay to defamation suit against Donald TrumpA judge has rejected a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to delay progression of a defamation lawsuit while an appeals court decides if the United States can be substituted as the defendant.
Milley defends calls to Chinese as effort to avoid conflict
Read full article: Milley defends calls to Chinese as effort to avoid conflictThe top U.S. military officer is defending his phone calls to his Chinese counterpart during the final months of Donald Trump's presidency as an effort to avoid misunderstandings and conflict.
Proposed deal could end fight over 2020 census documents
Read full article: Proposed deal could end fight over 2020 census documentsA House oversight committee and the Commerce Department have reached an understanding that could resolve a lawsuit filed after the Trump administration ignored subpoenas for records on 2020 census operations.
Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters
Read full article: Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 riotersSome people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their Republican allies claim the Justice Department is treating them harshly because of their political views.
US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself
Read full article: US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himselfThe U.S. government says it is shutting down an embattled federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there two years ago.
Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters
Read full article: Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protestersThe federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Evidence presented to grand jury in Durham's Russia probe
Read full article: Evidence presented to grand jury in Durham's Russia probeJohn Durham, the federal prosecutor tapped to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation, has been presenting evidence before a grand jury as part of his probe.
Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach
Read full article: Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breachA political feud is brewing over Colorado's Democratic secretary of state's investigation into how election equipment passwords from a rural Republican-dominated county got posted on a right-wing blog.
Judge rules Dominion case can proceed against Trump allies
Read full article: Judge rules Dominion case can proceed against Trump alliesA federal judge has cleared the way for a defamation case by Dominion Voting Systems to proceed against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, allies of former President Donald Trump who had all falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election.
Senate panel interviews former US attorney in Trump probe
Read full article: Senate panel interviews former US attorney in Trump probeSenators have met privately with a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta who resigned in January as then-President Donald Trump pressured officials to overturn his election defeat.
Judge appears skeptical over effort to dismiss Dominion suit
Read full article: Judge appears skeptical over effort to dismiss Dominion suitA federal judge appeared skeptical of arguments to dismiss a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over baseless 2020 election claims made by Trump allies Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and the MyPillow Guy.
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
Read full article: Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC parkA federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police using chemical agents from a park near the White House.
US urges court to reimpose Boston bomber's death sentence
Read full article: US urges court to reimpose Boston bomber's death sentencePresident Joe Biden’s administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev despite the president’s vocal opposition to capital punishment.