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December 3, 2020

Kamala Harris' brother-in-law floated for attorney general

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law has been brought up as a potential nominee for U.S. attorney general in the forthcoming Biden administration, according to reports.

December 2, 2020

Mueller gives rare interview, is not asked about special counsel work

Former special counsel Robert Mueller gave a rare interview for an NBC podcast, but not once did the conversation turn to his investigation of Russian election interference and President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

December 2, 2020

John Yoo: AG Barr support for special counsel backed by surprise Democratic author of 1987 law review article

In 1987, a prominent Democratic U.S. senator wrote a strong argument in favor of appointing special counsels like the one Attorney General William Barr has appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion probe.

December 2, 2020

Hans von Spakovsky: Barr naming special counsel to investigate origins of Russia probe lets inquiry continue

Congressional Democrats weren’t happy to learn Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham as a special counsel in October to continue investigating the origins of the now thoroughly discredited Trump-Russia “collusion” probe into the 2016 presidential election.

December 2, 2020

Trump dismisses DOJ's probe of bribery-for-pardon allegation: 'Fake News!'

President Trump on Tuesday dismissed reports that the Justice Department was investigating claims of a bribery scheme involving a possible presidential pardon.

December 1, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Durham doesn’t appear to qualify for special counsel appointment to investigate Russia probe

Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he has appointed Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham as a special counsel under the same regulation that covered Robert Mueller, the special counsel who investigated alleged Trump campaign collusion with Russia.

December 1, 2020

Justice Department investigating 'bribery conspiracy scheme' involving presidential pardon, documents show

Heavily redacted documents did not show which individuals are under investigation in connection to the alleged scheme.

December 1, 2020

Barr: DOJ yet to find widespread voter fraud that could have changed 2020 election

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, despite claims by President Trump and his campaign’s legal team.

November 29, 2020

Trump: DOJ 'missing in action' on alleged election fraud

President Trump told host Maria Bartiromo in an exclusive interview that he has “not seen anything” from the DOJ or the Federal Bureau of Investigation on investigating the 2020 election.

November 28, 2020

Carter Page files $75M lawsuit against DOJ, FBI, Comey claiming 'unlawful surveillance' during Russia probe

Carter Page is suing the DOJ, FBI and James Comey for $75 million, alleging a violation of Constitutional rights related to the Russia probe.