Trump’s criminal defense attorneys offered DOJ roles
President-elect Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate three of his criminal defense attorneys to top positions at the Justice Department. President Trump announced in a statement that Todd Blanche will become deputy attorney general and Emile Bove will become principal deputy attorney general. They served as Trump's trial lawyers in the hush-money case in […]
Deep State Careerists at the DOJ Will ‘Self-Deport’ Out of Fear of Matt Gaetz as A.G.
On Thursday's “The Alex Marlowe Show,” Breitbart editor-in-chief and host Alex Marlowe said that if Matt Gaetz is confirmed as attorney general, department officials who oppose him will voluntarily He said he would simply resign. Marlowe said, “Thanks to Matt Gaetz being the director, we're going to have voluntary deportation from the Department of Justice. […]
Trump Appoints His Defense Attorneys To Key DOJ Positions
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has appointed two lawyers who were active in the New York hush money trial to key positions at the Justice Department. President Trump has nominated Todd Blanche to serve as deputy attorney general in the incoming administration, while Emile Bove will assume the role of principal deputy attorney […]
Myth of DOJ ‘independence’ crumbles with Gaetz’s nomination
EEditor's note: This article was originally published on September 19, 2023 with the headline, “Enough of the Justice Department's 'independence' myth.” We're republishing this article today because Democrats, and more than a few Republicans, lost their minds Wednesday when President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be attorney general. . Gates said President […]
DOJ finds Fulton County Jail in violation of federal law in probe of inmate's death
The Ministry of Justice 105 page report Thursday outlined the inhumane conditions at Georgia's Fulton County Jail. The Department of Justice has found that the jail operated by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Last year, 1,054 assaults […]
Top GOP senators warn DOJ to preserve Jack Smith docs in Trump cases, citing ‘past destruction’ of records
Leading Republican senators are telling Justice Department officials to ensure all records related to Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President-elect Donald Trump are preserved before the new administration takes office. ”[C]Everything related to the Justice Department's criminal investigation into former President Trump by Special Counsel Smith, given that the Justice Department has in the […]
‘Grand slam by President Trump’: Massive change coming to the White House and the DOJ
President-elect Donald Trump may not be in the Oval Office yet, but he's wasting no time preparing for a deep clean of the Justice Department. “This is a grand slam by President Trump,” Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project, told Liz Wheeler of “The Liz Wheeler Show” about Trump's previous appointments. “I've been […]
Dem Sen Claims Gaetz Will Make DOJ ‘Arm Of The White House’ Designed To ‘Prosecute Trump’s Political Enemies’
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general suggests he plans to use the Justice Department to target political opponents. He said that President Trump announces Gaetz selection on Truth Social postcalling him a “deeply talented and tenacious lawyer trained at William […]
DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith to resign, file report before Trump fires him
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is expected to resign before President-elect Trump takes office in January, The New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Smith is aiming to resign before the new president is sworn in as a way to end the case against Trump and pre-empt the Republican promise to […]
Oregon man defaced synagogue with antisemitic graffiti multiple times: DOJ
A Eugene, Oregon, man pleaded guilty Tuesday to three hate crimes in federal court for defacing a synagogue in his hometown multiple times, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Department of Justice said in a press release that 34-year-old Adam Edward Brown was charged with two counts of intentionally defacing a synagogue and […]