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Trump’s criminal defense attorneys offered DOJ roles
President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Suspect charged in Iran-linked plot to assassinate Donald Trump: DOJ
Three people have been charged in an alleged Iran-linked plot to assassinate President-elect Trump and several Iranian dissidents, according to a criminal complaint.Top stories - ABC News - November 8 -
Trump's legal allies set the stage for DOJ investigations of adversaries
Mark Paoletta, an Attorney General candidate, backed Trump's power to order DOJ prosecutions. Mike Davis called for criminal investigations of Special Counsel Jack Smith and N.Y. Attorney General ...Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
DOJ announces charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
The Justice Department disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump, announcing charges against three men. Two are in federal custody, and the third is believed to ...Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
Democrat Dave Min keeps Katie Porter’s House seat blue
Min, a state senator from Irvine, defeated Scott Baugh, a two-time candidate who had narrowly lost the seat two years ago to Porter.Politics - Politico - November 12 -
Steve Bannon: 'Trump is going to hit' DOJ 'with a blowtorch and Matt Gaetz is that torch'
In a call with Kristen Welker, former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon reacted to the nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general. NBC News Justice and Intelligence Correspondent ...Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
DOJ stunned at Trump's 'insane,' 'unbelievable' choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general of the United States sent shockwaves through the Justice Department.Politics - NBC News - November 14 -
Trump's pick of Gaetz for attorney general 'sends shock waves' through DOJ
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be the 87th attorney general of the United States. NBC News' Brie Jackson reports from Washington for ...Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
DoJ and FBI officials consult lawyers amid threats of Trump legal retribution
Matt Gaetz nomination as AG intensifies concerns that president-elect will prosecute former political enemies. Officials from the justice department and FBI have begun consulting lawyers amid fears ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Trump names former top DOJ official to serve as ambassador to NATO
President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as his pick for the next ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a key alliance that ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Raskin: DOJ staff worried it will become 'Trump law firm'
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) suggested in a recent interview that the Department of Justice (DOJ) staff is worried it will become a “law firm” for President-elect Trump during his second stint in the ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump’s DOJ investigators ‘should be fired immediately,’ says GOP Sen. Schmitt
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) says there should be “accountability” for Justice Department officials involved in Donald Trump’s investigations, as Pam ...Politics - NBC News - 8 hours ago -
Schmitt: Trump should fire DOJ staff who investigated his cases
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said Sunday he thinks President-elect Trump should fire the Department of Justice (DOJ) staff who investigated his legal cases. Schmitt joined NBC’s “Meet the Press,” ...Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago -
Trump’s DOJ investigators ‘should be fired immediately,’ says GOP Sen. Schmitt
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) says there should be “accountability” for Justice Department officials involved in Donald Trump’s investigations, as Pam ...Top stories - NBC News - 8 hours ago -
Trump fan charged with plotting to murder FBI agents had a gun on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Edward Kelley, a Donald Trump supporter charged with plotting to kill FBI agents investigating him on Jan. 6 charges, appears to have had a gun during the Capitol attack, DOJ alleges.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office
Justice Department officials have begun evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, two people familiar with the matter ...Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
DOJ plans to focus on 'most egregious' Jan. 6 cases ahead of second Trump term
The Justice Department plans to focus on arresting the “most egregious” Jan. 6 rioters before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports that the DOJ ...Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
Sen. John Barrasso dodges when asked if Trump should maintain DOJ's independence
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday dodged when asked if President-elect Donald Trump should seek to preserve the Department of Justice’s independence from the White House, telling moderator ...Politics - NBC News - November 10 -
Trump transition lawyer: DOJ employees who won't implement agenda should leave
An attorney helping President-elect Trump plan for the transition at the Justice Department (DOJ) said Monday that career employees opposed to the Republican's vision for the agency should leave. ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom
Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their ...Politics - NBC News - November 17 -
Priebus: Trump: 'made it very clear' Gaetz pick 'a big middle finger' to DOJ, FBI
Reince Priebus said that President-elect Trump made it "very clear" to him that the decision to nominate now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general was a “big middle finger” to the ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio
The panel deadlocked over whether to release the report Wednesday, though they’re scheduled to meet again on the matter Dec. 5.Politics - Politico - 3 days ago -
What Pam Bondi, Trump's new AG pick, has said about investigating DOJ prosecutors
Donald Trump's new attorney general pick Pam Bondi appears easily positioned to pick up the mantle on his goal of overhauling DOJ and his pledge for retribution.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Trump should fire DOJ staff who investigated his cases, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt says
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sunday suggested that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first priorities in his new term should be to fire any staff at the Justice Department who worked on cases ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 hours ago -
Trump should fire DOJ staff who investigated his cases, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt says
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sunday suggested that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first priorities in his new term should be to fire any staff at the Justice Department who worked on cases ...Politics - NBC News - 4 hours ago -
DOJ takes aim at Chrome
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Justice Department seeks to split Google from Chrome The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Bannon: Gaetz DOJ coming for media
Steve Bannon, President-elect Trump's onetime White House adviser and a conservative media personality, said if confirmed to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would go after ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors
The Republican-led state of Missouri on Monday asked a judge to block the Justice Department from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Teen pleads guilty in hundreds of 'swatting' calls: DOJ
A teen has pleaded guilty to placing hundreds of "swatting" calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The department said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot by a white police officer in July after calling to report a prowler outside her home. In ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
DOJ calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome
The Justice Department is calling for Google to divest its Chrome browser, following a ruling in August that the company holds a monopoly in the search market.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
DOJ asks judge to order Google to sell Chrome
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal judge to order Google to sell off its Chrome browser after the court found the tech giant maintained an illegal monopoly over online search. In ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Google vs the DoJ fight will be decided by a political call
How the new Trump administration acts on the case will be a key test of its attitude to Big TechWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
DOJ finds pattern of misconduct in Trenton police department
The Department of Justice has found a pattern of misconduct in a New Jersey police department. The Trenton Police Department has engaged in a pattern of stops, searches and arrests without legal ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago