Tag: Justice Department

The D.C. sandwich-thrower case just gave me hope grand juries will stand up to Trump

A grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday declined to indict Sean Charles Dunn, a then-Justice Department employee…

Defense lawyer in D.C. tries to get client released with filing saying “Help!!!!”

A woman who was arrested for spitting at a police officer at the National Zoo earlier this month…

Trump’s administration again appeals to the Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freeze

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court again on Wednesday in its bid…

DOJ investigating whether ex-FBI officials mishandled Russia docs, source says

The Justice Department is investigating whether former senior FBI officials mishandled classified documents that were found in a…

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow Trump to withhold foreign aid

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the president to withhold billions of dollars in…

Trump-appointed judge rebukes White House for ‘smear’ of judiciary

A federal judge has forcefully rejected a highly unusual lawsuit the Trump administration filed against 15 other judges…

Justice Department gave Ghislaine Maxwell ‘a platform to rewrite history,’ family of Epstein abuse survivor says

The family members of a prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse said they were “outraged” by the…

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to dozens of “sanctuary” cities

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to dozens of "sanctuary"…

Justice Department won’t defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges…

Congresswoman rips ‘corrupt’ Trump admin’s interview with Ghislane Maxwell

The Justice Department has released a transcript of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former associate of…

Gambian man sentenced to more than 67 years after US conviction for torture

By Kanishka Singh(Reuters) -A Gambian man who was part of an armed unit run by former dictator Yahya…

Trump’s DOJ releases transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with Blanche

The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's two-day interview with convicted sex…