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November 25, 2020

McFarland celebrates Flynn pardon, but laments FBI officials won't 'be held to account'

Former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland celebrated President Trump announcing a full pardon of former National Aecurity Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn Wednesday, but expressed frustration with the lack of justice in his case. 

November 25, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Trump’s Flynn pardon justified — adviser should never have been investigated and prosecuted

Months ago, the Justice Department moved to dismiss Flynn’s prosecution on the ground that there was no basis to investigate him in the first place – a point I started making in 2017. But the Justice Department ran into an angry jurist and a quirk of federal law.

November 25, 2020

Texas men busted in $317M scam pitching non-existent N95 masks to Australia

Two Texas men have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in the attempted sale of 50 million "non-existent" N95 facemasks to a foreign government.

November 21, 2020

Feds seek death penalty for MS-13 gang leader accused of gruesome NY murders

The Justice Department has authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against an MS-13 gang leader charged in connection to seven slayings — including the gruesome baseball bat bludgeoning of two teenage girls, according to court papers.

November 20, 2020

Merrick Garland could be Biden's attorney general: report

Judge Merrick Garland is a candidate to become Attorney General for President-elect Joe Biden next year, NPR reported Friday. 

November 19, 2020

Ex-Army Green Beret pleads guilty to conspiring with Russians

A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty this week to conspiring with Russian intelligence sources dating as far back as the 1990s.

November 19, 2020

DOJ files Endangered Species Act complaint against 'Tiger King' star Jeff Lowe

The Department of Justice has gotten involved in the ongoing legal troubles of former “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe with a new civil complaint filed Thursday alleging repeated violations of the Endangered Species and Animal Welfare acts, according to authorities.

November 18, 2020

Durham probe moving 'full steam ahead' after Election Day: source

U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe remains “full steam ahead,” a source familiar with his progress told Fox News, despite concerns from Republicans and allies of President Trump that the probe has been dormant following Election Day.

November 18, 2020

Xavier Becerra, possible Biden AG pick, once said illegal immigration should be decriminalized

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who Fox News is told is being considered to serve as attorney general in the upcoming Biden administration, once said that illegal immigration should be decriminalized -- one of a number of radical stances he has taken on the subject.

November 16, 2020

Lisa Montgomery's lawyers seek to delay execution after contracting coronavirus

Two lawyers representing Lisa Montgomery, the first woman to face the federal death penalty in nearly 70 years, have moved to delay her execution because they contracted the coronavirus while working on her case, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.