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August 13, 2020

Justice Department seizes millions in cryptocurrency from 3 terrorist organizations

The Department of Justice announced Thursday the "dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns," targeting efforts by the al-Qassam Brigades -- the military wing of Hamas – Al Qaeda and ISIS. 

August 13, 2020

Trump lays down gauntlet for Barr on Durham probe: Either 'greatest attorney general' or 'average guy’

President Trump on Thursday said he hopes U.S. Attorney John Durham investigating the origins of the Russia probe is “not going to be politically correct,” while warning that Attorney General William Barr could go down as “the greatest attorney general” or just “an average guy” depending on what comes out of the months-long probe.

August 12, 2020

California man indicted for $1.7M PPP loan fraud: DOJ

A San Fernando Valley, California, man has been indicted for committing Payment Protection Program fraud amounting to $1.7 million, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

August 11, 2020

Lindsey Graham demands names of FBI briefers he says deceived Senate committee in 2018

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding the names of the individuals who gave a 2018 briefing to the Senate Intelligence Committee in which Graham alleges the FBI lied about the reliability of the infamous Steele Dossier. 

August 10, 2020

Johnson subpoenas FBI in review of Russia probe origin

The Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday as part of its broad review into the origins of the Russia investigation, Fox News has learned.

August 9, 2020

Barr blasts far left for making politics a 'secular religion,' calls Dems who excuse violence 'cowards'

The left has "pulled away from the umbrella of classical liberal values that have undergirded" America and made a "secular religion" out of seeking "complete political victory," Attorney General William Barr tells "Life, Liberty & Levin" this week.

August 8, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Should Judge Sullivan be disqualified from Michel Flynn case?

The federal judge in the Michael Flynn case is refusing to allow the Justice Department to drop the prosecution of the former national security adviser.

August 7, 2020

Senators press Trump administration on pair of Planned Parenthood controversies

More than two dozen U.S. senators asked the Justice Department Friday to expand its investigation into Planned Parenthood Federation of America's (PPFA) fetal tissue practices, the latest effort to push the DOJ about an investigation it has mostly kept under wraps since 2017.

August 7, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Court ruling on ex-WH Counsel McGahn subpoena fails to decide key issue

An appeals court ruled Friday that former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn must honor a House subpoena issued in connection with the Judiciary Committee’s impeachment inquiry.

August 7, 2020

Michigan US Attorney: Detroit Operation Legend agents confiscate body armor, weapons from drug-dealing criminals

Operation Legend agents deployed in Detroit are already making a positive difference, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider told Fox News this week.