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May 20, 2022

Justice Department to appeal decision blocking Biden admin from ending Title 42

The Department of Justice will appeal a federal court decision barring the Biden Administration from ending Title 42, according to a statement.

May 19, 2022

Durham probe: Ex-FBI officials expected to take stand in Sussmann trial, as defense plans to argue a mistrial

James Baker, the former FBI general counsel, is expected to take the stand again in the trial of Michael Sussmann for continued questioning from Special Counsel John Durham’s team and the defense.

May 18, 2022

FBI lawyer James Baker testifies he's 'not out to get’ Sussmann: 'This is not my investigation, it's yours'

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Former FBI General Counsel James Baker took the stand in the trial of Michael Sussmann on Wednesday afternoon, declaring that he is “not out to get Michael,” but is simply cooperating as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation.

May 18, 2022

Durham-Sussmann trial: Judge ‘not inclined’ to declare mistrial, despite attempt from defense

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Defense attorneys representing Michael Sussmann in the first trial stemming from Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe signaled they were contemplating moving for a mistrial— a request the federal judge presiding over the case said Wednesday he was “not inclined” to grant.

May 18, 2022

Sussmann-Durham trial: Marc Elias says he briefed Clinton campaign officials on Fusion GPS oppo against Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Former Clinton campaign lawyer Marc Elias testified for more than three hours on Wednesday as part of the trial of Michael Sussmann, confirming that he hired Fusion GPS to run opposition research for Hillary For America during the 2016 election cycle, and revealing that he would share “the fruits of their work” with senior Clinton campaign officials.

May 18, 2022

US citizen, 4 Chinese intelligence officers charged with spying on pro-democracy activists, dissidents

Federal prosecutors indicted an American citizen and four Chinese government officials for an alleged plot to spy on activists in the U.S. who oppose the Chinese Communist Party

May 18, 2022

Mac Miller overdose death: LA drug dealer sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fentanyl distribution

Stephen Andrew Walter, a Los Angeles area drug dealer who supplied the fentanyl-laced pills that killed 26-year-old rapper Mac Miller in 2018, was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

May 16, 2022

Jury selected in Durham-Sussmann trial: Opening arguments, testimony from Democratic lawyer Marc Elias to come

A jury was seated Monday in the trial of former Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann — the first trial stemming from Special Counsel John Durham’s years-long investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

May 16, 2022

Buffalo shooting: New York AG warns of 'sham charities' profiting off grocery store attack

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an alert about potentially fraudulent charities created in the wake of the Buffalo grocery story shooting that authorities say was racial motivated.

May 16, 2022

Rep. Banks calls on Garland to prosecute pro-choice activists harassing conservative Supreme Court justices

Rep. Jim Banks blasted Attorney General Merrick Garland for failing to prosecute pro-choice activists harassing conservative Supreme Court justices at their homes.