DOJ official Kristen Clarke admits to falsely testifying to Senate that she had never been arrested
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark acknowledged Wednesday that she was arrested and chose not to disclose the legal issue during the Senate confirmation process because it had been removed from the record. During the 2021 confirmation process, Clark, who currently heads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, was asked in a questionnaire by Sen. Tom […]
J.D. Vance Probes DOJ for Favoring Foreigners in Job Discrimination Cases
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) is leading an investigation into President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations that foreign workers are given preferential treatment over U.S. nationals in employment discrimination cases. ing. in letter Mr. Vance, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Ariz.), and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told Justice Department officials that the Department of Justice […]
NY v. Trump: House Judiciary investigates Bragg prosecutor who held senior role in Biden DOJ
First appearance on Fox: The House Judiciary Committee is investigating top prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Trump for their past work as senior Justice Department officials under the Biden administration. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told Attorney General Merrick Garland that Bragg’s attorney, Matthew Colangelo, said there […]
Elise Stefanik Accuses Jack Smith of Election Interference, Demands DOJ Ethics Probe
Republican House Speaker Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ), accusing former President Donald Trump of interfering in the presidential election by indicting former President Donald Trump. Smith, and demanded that an investigation be launched against him. If convicted of election interference, Trump could face up to 450 […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik demands DOJ ethics probe into Jack Smith
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is calling for an ethics investigation into special counsel Jack Smith for interfering in the 2024 presidential election. Stefanik (R-N.Y.) sent a letter to the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility on Tuesday demanding that it reconsider Smith’s response to the election subversion scandal surrounding former President Donald Trump. […]
Trump co-defendant claims DOJ retaliated against him in classified documents case
Walt Nauta, a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, is asking a judge to dismiss his charges over claims the Department of Justice unfairly targeted him, according to recently unsealed court filings. Nauta’s defense attorneys said their client’s decision to exercise his Fifth Amendment rights at one point during the initial stages […]
DOJ settlement with Larry Nassar victims could benefit Epstein accusers
The FBI’s $139 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced Dr. Larry Nassar sets a precedent that could improve the chances of success for Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers in similar cases. Experts say it is possible. “I think the Nassar settlement bodes well for Epstein,” said Neema Rahmani, a Los Angeles-based trial lawyer and […]
City ‘will address’ NYPD parking on crosswalks after DOJ threat
New York City police officers will “address” the problem of illegal parking in the city’s crosswalks after the U.S. Department of Justice threatened to sue the police over the issue, officials said. “Combat parking,” the long-standing tradition of leaving police cars perpendicular to the curb around the city’s 77 precincts, has been cited as a […]
Justice Alito Asks Biden DOJ Point-Blank Why Statute Gov Argues Requires Abortion Uses The Phrase ‘Unborn Child’
Justice Samuel Alito asked Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar why the statute the government argues mandates emergency room doctors to perform abortions in a state that bans them uses the phrase “unborn child.” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moyle v. United States, the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which […]
Biden DOJ Says Trump Is First President To Face Criminal Prosecution Because Predecessors Committed No ‘Crimes’
The lawyer representing special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asserted that the reason former President Donald Trump is the first president to face criminal charges is because his predecessors did not commit any crimes. Department of Justice counselor to Smith, Michael Dreeben, went before the Supreme Court to argue presidents should not have constitutional immunity […]