The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far. “These are the first responders of democracy and we will continue to investigate and prosecute those who would threaten to do them harm,” said Gary Restaino, U.S. Attorney for the District… Continue reading The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
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Pushing Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case to 2026 would deny public a speedy trial, DOJ says
WASHINGTON — Delaying Donald Trump’s federal trial for his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power until 2026 would “deny the public its right to a speedy trial,” federal prosecutors for special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a court filing on Monday. “In service of a proposed trial date in 2026 that would deny… Continue reading Pushing Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case to 2026 would deny public a speedy trial, DOJ says
DOJ finds officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 was a death in the line of duty
WASHINGTON — The widow of a police officer who died by suicide after he was assaulted during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been found eligible for a federal benefits program for the families of fallen officers. Erin Smith, the widow of Jeffrey Smith, was instrumental in the passage of a renewed… Continue reading DOJ finds officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 was a death in the line of duty
Trump wants DOJ to set up a SCIF where he can discuss classified docs
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Florida to order the government to “re-establish” a secure facility at his Mar-a-Lago resort where they could safely discuss the national security documents prosecutors say he illegally kept there. In a court filing to U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and… Continue reading Trump wants DOJ to set up a SCIF where he can discuss classified docs
Bernie Kerik Talks To DOJ Jan. 6 Investigators After Trump Indictment
Bernie Kerik, a close ally of former President Donald Trump who worked with Rudy Giuliani trying to confirm baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election, on Monday met with Justice Department prosecutors probing the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner, is the first witness publicly… Continue reading Bernie Kerik Talks To DOJ Jan. 6 Investigators After Trump Indictment
Trump: Biden DOJ ‘Concocted’ Charges To Waste My Time And Money
Donald Trump is claiming the Department of Justice “concocted” charges against him to derail his 2024 presidential campaign. Trump, referring to himself in the third person, played the victim. “Look, it’s not my fault that my political opponent in the Democrat Party, Crooked Joe Biden, has told his Attorney General to charge the leading (by… Continue reading Trump: Biden DOJ ‘Concocted’ Charges To Waste My Time And Money
Top Trump DOJ Official Was Prepared To Use Insurrection Act To Stay In Power
Jeffrey Clark, a former top Justice Department official under Donald Trump, was prepared to use the Insurrection Act to stay in power despite Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election, according to Tuesday’s federal indictment of the former president. The indictment reveals a stunning Jan. 3, 2021, exchange between Clark, who is referred to as… Continue reading Top Trump DOJ Official Was Prepared To Use Insurrection Act To Stay In Power
Republicans demand answers from DOJ on Hunter Biden plea agreement
WASHINGTON — A trio of House Republican committee chairmen announced Monday that they are investigating the circumstances of the plea agreement that the Justice Department reached with Hunter Biden before it unraveled in court last week. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the three chairmen highlighted a provision in the pretrial diversion agreement… Continue reading Republicans demand answers from DOJ on Hunter Biden plea agreement