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September 3, 2020

Operation Legend leads to 2,000 arrests since July, including nearly 150 wanted for murder: US attorney

The anti-crime Operation Legend is “fully underway across the country” and has led to more than 2,000 arrests since its launch in early July, said U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Justin Herdman.

September 3, 2020

Smith & von Spakovsky: Court wrong to block Justice Department from dropping charges against Michael Flynn

The decision this week by the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overriding a three-judge panel’s ruling that would have allowed criminal charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed was flawed, but not unexpected.

September 2, 2020

Seattle man arrested on suspicion of making bomb threat, claiming explosives planted at police precinct in Portland

A Seattle man was arrested on Wednesday for threatening to destroy a police precinct in Portland, Ore., and also stands accused of using an online communication system, to claim he'd planted explosives inside the building. 

September 1, 2020

Jailed Turkish mob boss claims government officials dispatched him to kill American Pastor Andrew Brunson

From behind bars in Argentina, a wanted Turkish mob leader has ignited a firestorm with explosive allegations that some Turkish government officials had recruited him to put a hit on former political prisoner, Pastor Andrew Brunson.

September 1, 2020

DOJ, FBI announce 'corrective actions' in push to prevent FISA abuse

The Justice Department and FBI will implement "foundational" reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process as well as changes to promote "active oversight" of FISA applications to surveil federal elected officials, candidates and their staffs, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.

August 31, 2020

DOJ 'targeting and investigating' leaders, funders of far-left groups and rioters, Wolf tells Tucker

The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the organization and funding of the violent protests that have disrupted several U.S. cities in recent months, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday.

August 31, 2020

Ken Buck calls for congressional hearings into source of recent riot funding, following push for DOJ investigation

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., is calling for congressional hearings into the source of funding for riots that have erupted in certain cities across the country this year, one day after he pushed for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to intervene with an investigation.

August 31, 2020

Chaffetz rips Schiff, says House Intel chair should 'lose his security clearance' for leaking classified info

If members of Congress have leaked classified information to the media, they should be prosecuted, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said on "Outnumbered" Monday.

August 31, 2020

DC Circuit court rules against Flynn case dismissal

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in an 8-2 decision that D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan does not have to grant prosecutors' motion to dismiss the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

August 31, 2020

Mueller lawyer: NYT story on DOJ secretly limiting Russia probe is 'wrong'

A top prosecutor from Robert Mueller's special counsel's office disputed a New York Times report that said then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein limited Mueller's investigation by keeping him from exploring President Trump's financial ties to Russia.