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Attorney for Eric Adams has contacted DOJ officials about dropping the case against him
An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has contacted Justice Department leadership with a plea to drop the case against him, and officials in Washington have discussed the request with ...NBC News - 6h -
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks to Trump's DOJ directives
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the move by the Trump administration regarding civil rights investigations.ABC News - 12h -
Trump classified documents case: DOJ drops appeal against co-defendants
President Donald Trump had been charged in the case with crimes related to retaining classified documents and obstructing efforts to recover them.CNBC - 12h -
Trump DOJ ends Smith appeal in Florida documents case
Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss the appeal in the Mar-a-Lago prosecution, pushing to bring an end to the Trump classified documents case. The motion, which comes after the U.S. ...The Hill - 13h -
Trump’s DOJ could shift key Supreme Court cases
President Trump’s Justice Department could change the department’s position on critical Supreme Court cases, potentially altering the trajectory of high-profile appeals before the justices. While ...The Hill - 18h -
McCabe: Trump trying to return DOJ to 'pre-1970s days'
Andrew McCabe, former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), said President Trump is aiming to have the Department of Justice (DOJ) return to “pre-1970s days” after the ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats demand answers on Trump DOJ firings, reassignments
House Democratic leaders are asking Justice Department officials to explain an “onslaught” of firings and reassignments of prosecutors during President Trump’s first week in office. The letter from ...The Hill - 1d -
DOJ fires officials involved in Trump prosecutions by special counsel Jack Smith
President Donald Trump had been charged with crimes by special counsel Jack Smith in cases related to the 2020 election and classified documents.CNBC - 1d -
Trump sends message with DOJ firings and DeepSeek turns heads: Morning Rundown
Several Justice Department lawyers involved in Trump investigations are fired.NBC News - 1d -
Trump's DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say
The firing of career Justice Department lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump was designed to intimidate DOJ workers and deter investigations of Trump's second term, former officials say.NBC News - 1d -
DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases
Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them. The move impacted at least a dozen prosecutors who ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
The Trump administration has fired Justice Department employees who were involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against President Donald Trump ...NBC News - 2d -
Top DOJ official, Trump border czar in Chicago overseeing immigration enforcement 'efforts'
A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official and President Trump’s “border czar” were in Chicago overseeing “immigration enforcement efforts,” according to officials. “The DEA, along with our ...The Hill - 3d -
Second DOJ official who investigated Trump reassigned to immigration crackdown
Multiple Justice Department officials were told they were being removed from their jobs and re-assigned to a new effort to take legal action against so-called sanctuary cities.NBC News - 5d -
Trump's DOJ asks Supreme Court to freeze cases on student debt, environment
President Trump’s Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to freeze four pending cases implicating the environment or student debt as the new administration considers reversing the ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden ...The Hill - 6d -
Former top DOJ immigration official says she was removed with no explanation
A former top DOJ immigration official who was removed from her position by new leadership tells ABC News that she did not receive any explanation for her removal.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist Trump's immigration agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
DOJ to investigate local officials who won’t enforce Trump immigration policies: Report
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is directing federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who won’t enforce the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to a memo ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
DoJ says it will prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown
Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekers. US politics live – latest updates Trump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
DOJ can't send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says
A federal judge barred the Justice Department from sharing former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the classified documents case against Donald Trump with members of Congress.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source
Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.ABC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump officials shut down CBP One app
Trump administration officials minutes after the new president took office on Monday shut down a mobile app for migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border. By shutting down the CBP One ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump launches first official cryptocurrency
President-elect Trump launched his first official cryptocurrency, which shot up in value quickly to kick off his inauguration weekend. “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
Decoding Donald Trump's new official portrait
Photographers describe the photo as "serious", "ominous" and a "message picture".BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Trump team unveils official portrait ahead of inauguration
Donald Trump is days away from being sworn in for the second time as president, and his transition team unveiled his official portrait and that of incoming Vice President JD Vance. NBC’s Peter ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Donald Trump's and JD Vance's official portraits released
The portraits of the president-elect and the incoming vice-president "go hard" their press team said.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Official portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are released
Not waiting until after his inauguration, on Thursday President-elect Trump gave the country a look at what he says are the official portraits of himself and Vice President JD Vance.The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Trump, Vance official portraits released
President-elect Donald Trump's expression and head angle closely mirror the stone-faced look he wore when his mugshot was taken in the Fulton County Jail.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Less than 2 in 10 confident Trump DOJ will act fairly: Survey
Less than 2 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” confident President-elect Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) will act in a nonpartisan and fair manner, according to a survey released ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Trump’s pick for DoJ to face scrutiny on vow to prosecute his opponents
Pam Bondi called for investigations into lawyers who built cases against the president-electFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
Trump blasts 'incompetent' officials as wildfires rage on
President-elect Trump slammed officials in charge of handling the raging wildfires in the Los Angeles area, calling them "incompetent." "The fires are still raging in L.A.," Trump wrote on Truth ...The Hill - Jan. 12 -
Jack Smith resigns from DOJ amid fight over Trump reports
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, a detail buried in a court filing as DOJ pushes to release his final report on his investigation into ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog
Justice Department officials who served under President-elect Trump's first administration may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks targeted at Democratic ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
DoJ to release part of report on Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election
Justice department intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings from investigation. Attorney general Merrick Garland intends to release the first part of the highly-anticipated special ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Special counsel's Trump report should be partially released, DOJ says
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that the portion of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation involving the 2020 election should be released to the public.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Internal watchdog found Trump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election
DOJ officials during the first Trump administration may have leaked private information to media outlets in a bid to influence the 2020 election, a watchdog report says.ABC News - Jan. 7 -
Lead Trump documents prosecutor leaves DOJ
A lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) prosecution into President-elect Trump's mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago has retired from the department. Jay Bratt left the DOJ on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Trump announces additional senior White House officials
President-elect Trump has announced additional senior White House officials, further filling out his team ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump picked Stanley Woodward to join the White ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
DOJ calls on Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to delay TikTok ban
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Friday to deny President-elect Trump’s request to postpone their ruling on a TikTok ban set to be implemented the day before his inauguration. ...The Hill - Jan. 4