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May 22, 2021

Ron Johnson: House's 9/11-style commission to investigate Jan. 6 riot keeps 'false narrative' alive

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson joined "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday evening condemning the House-passed 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot as "the only way they can keep their false narrative" alive.

May 21, 2021

Barr rails against 'militantly secularist' public schools in 1st speech since leaving Justice Department

Former Attorney General Bill Barr, in his first speech since leaving the Justice Department, railed against what he called the "secular progressive orthodoxy through government-run schools," and questioned the constitutionality of funding such public institutions, during an event in Florida on Thursday.

May 17, 2021

Giuliani wants to dispute 'legality' of DOJ investigation before court appoints special master

Rudy Giuliani and his legal team are looking to dispute the "constitutionality and legality" of the government’s "conduct" in its investigation into the former New York City mayor and personal attorney of former President Donald Trump before the court appoints a special master in the case. 

May 16, 2021

Jim Trusty: Biden's aggressive Justice Dept – Civil Rights Division putting local police on notice. Here's how

The Civil Rights Division is quickly establishing itself as the most powerful and hardline division within the Biden administration’s DOJ. Pattern and practice (P&P) investigations into local police departments are back, and with a vengeance.

May 15, 2021

Biden DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke walks back attacks on senators, Kavanaugh amid contentious confirmation

Kristen Clarke, President Biden's nominee to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Justice Department, walked back her past criticism of multiple moderate senators and Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a Judiciary Committee questionnaire submitted late last month.

May 14, 2021

Capitol riot arrest: Marine officer charged for alleged involvement

The Justice Department (DOJ) has charged an active duty U.S. Marine with crimes related to the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6. 

May 14, 2021

Nomination of Kristen Clarke, controversial Biden civil rights pick, hangs in balance

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Kristen Clarke to run the civil rights division at the Department of Justice on Thursday, but her confirmation is still not certain as a handful of key moderate senators have yet to announce their stance on the nominee.

May 13, 2021

Wall Street Journal editorial slams DOJ hire of CNN analyst who pushed Russian collusion theories

The Wall Street Journal editorial board slammed the Department of Justice's hiring of former CNN analyst Susan Hennessey as senior counsel to the its national security division, a role potentially involving "election related investigations and enforcement."

May 13, 2021

Controversial Biden DOJ civil rights nominee takes step closer to confirmation

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday cast an 11-11 tie vote on the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights, bringing the controversial nominee one step closer to confirmation.

May 13, 2021

George Floyd death: Minnesota judge postpones trial for 3 ex-police officers until March 2022

The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, a judge ruled Thursday.