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June 17, 2020

DEA fails to manage undercover money-laundering operations effectively, watchdog says

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) failed to manage undercover money-laundering operations that move millions of dollars of illegal drug proceeds each year through a network of government fronts, according to a report from the inspector general (IG) published Tuesday.

June 17, 2020

Bolton, in book, accuses Trump of 'obstruction of justice as a way of life,' asking China's Xi for 2020 help

Former national security adviser John Bolton alleges in his upcoming 592-page memoir that President Trump regularly gives "personal favors to dictators he liked," backed the idea of more concentration camps in China, and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help him in the 2020 election, according to excerpts obtained and published by several media outlets.

June 17, 2020

Former acting AG Whitaker on Rayshard Brooks case: 'It is hard to believe that this killing was justified'

Former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker told “Outnumbered Overtime” Wednesday that he finds it difficult to see how the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police last week was "justified."

June 17, 2020

DOJ proposes legislation to hold Big Tech accountable for 'illicit activity' on sites

The Department of Justice is pushing Congress to pass new legislation that would hold Facebook, Twitter and other tech behemoths accountable for what is posted on their platforms – a move that if passed would roll back protections Silicon Valley has had for decades.

June 17, 2020

Fred Fleitz: Durham investigation – Will we finally learn truth behind Russia intel report?

It’s been three and a half years since the U.S. intelligence community issued one of the most politicized assessments in its history.

June 17, 2020

Solicitor General Noel Francisco, who has argued many Trump positions before Supreme Court, leaving DOJ

Solicitor General Noel Francisco, the head lawyer for the federal government who has been at the forefront of defending the Trump administration's legal positions, announced on Wednesday he would leave his post in early July. 

June 16, 2020

DOJ sues John Bolton in federal court to block publication of upcoming book

The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a complaint in federal court over former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book about his time in the Trump White House.

June 16, 2020

Nadler subpoenas DOJ whistleblowers for testimony on 'unprecedented politicization' under Barr, Trump

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler issued subpoenas for testimony from two Justice Department whistleblowers who have filed complaints about the “unprecedented politicization” of the department under Attorney General Bill Barr and President Trump.

June 16, 2020

Barr orders execution dates for four convicted child murderers, after two-decade hiatus

Attorney General William Barr on Monday ordered the scheduling of executions for four death-row inmates convicted of murdering and, in two cases, raping children -- in what would be the first federal executions since 2003.

June 15, 2020

Why US is trying to curtail ICC investigation over 'war crimes' in Afghanistan

The U.S. government made it clear in March that it would not cooperate with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged war crimes committed by U.S. military and intelligence personnel in Afghanistan, and late last week, the Trump administration doubled-down on its stance by issuing an executive order that paves the way for ICC employees and their families to be barred from entry to the United States, and slapped with economic sanctions.