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June 11, 2021

DOJ inspector general launches review of Trump-era seizure of members of Congress' communications

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced Friday that his office had initiated a review of the DOJ’s use of subpoenas and other legal authorities to obtain communication records of Members of Congress and of some in the news media.

June 11, 2021

AG Garland announces DOJ will double number of lawyers working on voting rights

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Department of Justice will double the number of lawyers within its civil rights division who are dedicated to protecting the right to vote, after a number of GOP-led states passed election security bills in recent months.

June 11, 2021

McCarthy, Jordan demand Biden's DOJ reject 'radical demands' to defund police amid crime spikes

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter Friday to speak gainst “radical demands” to defund police in major cities that are seeing crime spikes ahead of what may be a “violent summer.”

June 10, 2021

Trump Justice Department seized records of House Democrats as it searched for leakers: report

The Department of Justice under former President Donald Trump subpoenaed data from Apple belonging to a pair of House Democrats – and a least a dozen people with ties to them – as it looked into leaks of classified information, The New York Times reported on Thursday.

June 10, 2021

Biden admin softens defense of law protecting religious exemption after liberals complain

President Biden's administration appeared to soften the language it used to defend a religious exemption after intense backlash from progressives.

June 9, 2021

AG Garland discusses 'Red Flag' gun laws, says 'This DOJ does not believe in defunding the police'

Attorney General Merrick Garland said his Justice Department does not believe in defunding the police and agreed with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that “the immigration system is broken” during wide-ranging Senate testimony Wednesday.

June 9, 2021

GOP Senators ask Biden ATF nominee if he ever lost possession of his service weapon; he denies it

EXCLUSIVE: In written testimony this week, President Biden’s top pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, told the Senate Judiciary Committee he had never lost possession of a personal firearm or service weapon, but some lawmakers are unconvinced.

June 9, 2021

House Dems urge DOJ to stop defending Trump in defamation lawsuit over sexual assault allegations

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee blasted the Biden administration's Justice Department for its "misguided" decision to continue to represent former President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who claims Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

June 8, 2021

Pennsylvania man impersonated Trump family members to rip off thousands through fake donations: prosecutors

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly pretending to be the family members of then-President Donald Trump for an illicit scheme to fraudulently raise funds for a fictitious political organization, prosecutors said.

June 8, 2021

Biden's Justice Department defends Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

The Justice Department is attempting to push its way into a defamation suit against former President Donald Trump brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.