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Three Secret Service officials have been placed on administrative leave pending investigation
Three U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office. The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct, the agency’s public information office reported. However, the cause for the action remained unclear as the Office of […]
Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claim and bid for prison release
NEW YORK | Claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that her sex trafficking conviction was a “complete miscarriage of justice” were rejected Tuesday by a federal judge who said her assertions were based on “speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods.” Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that Maxwell’s […]
Investigators examining foes of Trump seek interviews related to Mar-a-Lago search, AP sources say
WASHINGTON | Justice Department investigators have sought to interview law enforcement officials related to the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of a Florida-based inquiry aiming to establish a conspiracy against the Republican president, multiple people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The requests for interviews, made in recent weeks, suggest that […]
‘No serious dispute’ that Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON | The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also called into question Comey’s account that he had found the seashells […]
Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools
WASHINGTON | A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite government investigations that were rushed and incomplete or that failed to establish legal violations by the schools, a former Justice Department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower disclosure obtained by The Associated Press. The complaint alleges that […]
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions
WASHINGTON | A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The party-line vote approving the contempt resolution came a […]
Evidence refutes Trump’s vandalism claims in Reflecting Pool debacle. Charges dismissed
WASHINGTON | The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors had recently received refuted the idea that vandals were to blame. Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that additional documents provided by the Interior Department since […]
Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault, saying he can’t be sued for comments he made while he was president. It’s the second time Trump has asked the […]
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
WASHINGTON | The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now lower court decisions blocking the sweeping changes in nearly half the […]
Justice Department withdraws subpoenas of 3 NYT reporters after admitting legal errors
. NEW YORK | Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The withdrawals in U.S. District Court followed a remarkable back and […]