Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to dismiss their cases, arguing prosecutor Lindsay Halligan was illegally appointed.
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Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke
The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation’s capital to the Trump administration’s law enforcement surge.
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The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR’s data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
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Judge sentences former Jan. 6 defendant for hoax threat near Obama’s home
Taylor Taranto’s sentencing for time served comes as storming of the U.S. Capitol in 2021 continues to reverberate inside the Justice Department under the Trump administration.
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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton indicted in classified documents case
The charges come two months after the FBI executed a search warrant at Bolton’s suburban Washington home.
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Targets of Trump’s Justice Department must pay up, even if they win
For defendants facing criminal charges from the Justice Department, the costs of fighting are enormous and can reverberate for years, according to veteran attorneys.
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Bondi set to give testimony to Congress at first hearing since Comey indictment
Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before a Senate panel Tuesday amid mounting concerns that the DOJ under her leadership is being weaponized to go after President Trump’s perceived enemies.
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FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges stemming from 2020 testimony
Comey faces one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice in connection.
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U.S. attorney resigns under pressure from Trump to charge N.Y. AG Letitia James
Erik Siebert resigned after President Trump said he wanted him “out” after a monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James failed to result in criminal charges.
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These fired DOJ lawyers are finding new ways to make a difference
Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They’re all colleagues again.
