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Watchdog Probes If DOJ Officials Tried to Overturn Election
The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election
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Justice Dept. Inspector General Opens Probe of Response to Capitol Riot
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog says it will investigate how the department and its agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol
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FBI, DOJ: Hundreds Will Likely Be Charged in Capitol Riot
Steven D’Antuono, Acting Director of the FBI Washington Field Office, and U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin told reporters on Tuesday that they expect hundreds to be charged in connection with the Capitol riot. D’Antuono also defended the FBI’s response to intelligence prior to the riot, saying, “The FBI cannot open an investigation without a threat of violence or alleged criminal activity…...
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Feds Sue Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America
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Justice Department Sues Vermont Medical Center Over Abortion
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against the University of Vermont Medical Center alleging it forced a nurse to participate in an abortion procedure she objected to on religious grounds
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AG Barr, Who Defied Trump on Election Fraud, to Leave Office Next Week
Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son.
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Trump Tweets AG Barr Is Stepping Down
President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted that Attorney General William Barr will be “leaving just before Christmas.”
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Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons
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Trump Aide Banned From Justice After Trying to Get Case Info
The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive case information she could relay to the White House
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DOJ Investigating Potential White House ‘Bribery-for-Pardon' Scheme
Federal investigators are looking into a potential “bribery-for-pardon” scheme involving presidential pardons, according to federal court documents unsealed by the chief judge for the federal court in Washington D.C.. The heavily redacted documents do not name the individuals involved or President Donald Trump, NBC News reports. They also do not indicate if any White House officials had knowledge of...
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Inside the Case Against ISIS Militants Charged in Americans' Beheadings
As two Islamic State militants faced a judge in Virginia last month, Diane Foley listened from home through a muffled phone connection and strained to make out the voices of the men prosecutors say kidnapped her son before he was murdered. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh stand accused of belonging to an ISIS cell dubbed “the Beatles,” an incongruously…
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US Will Appeal Order Barring Expulsions of Migrant Children
The U.S. government has appealed a judge’s order barring the expulsions of immigrant children who crossed the border alone, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic to deny the children asylum protections
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Trump Tweets He's Pardoned Michael Flynn
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
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Justice Dept. Plans 3 More Executions in Lame-Duck Period
The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration
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Justice Dept. Charges 8 in Chinese Harassment Plot in US
The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges
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Goldman Sachs Agrees to Record $2.9B DOJ Settlement in Embezzlement Scandal
The international investment bank Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $2.9 billion and admit wrongdoing for its involvement in the plundering of an economic development fund meant to benefit Malaysia, under the terms of a settlement announced Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department. Instead of helping develop Malaysia’s economy, the fund’s overseers embezzled roughly $4 billion and bought real estate...
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Trump Rape Accuser ‘Stunned' at DOJ No-Show for Court Hearing
An attorney for E. Jean Carroll, the woman who has accused President Trump of raping her in the 1990s, said it was a “shocking scenario for the government to just, essentially surrender, and not even try to argue the case.”
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Purdue Pharma Agrees to Plead Guilty Over Aggressive OxyContin Marketing
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that Purdue Pharma agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for their marketing of OxyContin.
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Department of Justice Sues Google
The Department of Justice is suing the internet search engine “Google” for anti-trust violations. Professor Michael Carrier from Rutgers Law breaks down the significance of this lawsuit.
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Google Named in Federal Antitrust Suit
The U.S. Justice Department has announced an antitrust civil suit against tech giant Google.