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May 11, 2020

FISA reform to hit the Senate floor: Here’s what to know

Here’s what to know about the new legislation.

May 11, 2020

DOJ considering whether to pursue hate crime charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering whether to pursue federal hate crime charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the black man investigators say was shot by a white father and son as he ran through a Georgia neighborhood. 

May 11, 2020

Philip Holloway: Ahmaud Arbery – Did a Georgia DA sabotage any future prosecutions in the case?

At face value, this feels like a clear case of murder with an eventual conviction a foregone conclusion. But I’m not sure a conviction is certain.

May 10, 2020

Andy McCarthy: FBI targeted Flynn because they knew he'd uncover illegitimacy of Russia probe

Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy told "The Next Revolution" Sunday that the FBI feared Gen. Michael Flynn would uncover illegitimacies surrounding the origins of the Russia probe, and that they "needed to remove him if they wanted to continue this particular investigation."

May 10, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery case: Georgia AG requests DOJ investigation into deadly shooting

Georgia’s attorney general on Sunday asked the federal Justice Department to investigate the handling of the shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a black former high school football player, who investigators said died at the hands of two white men as he ran through a neighborhood.

May 10, 2020

Donna Brazile: Barr’s halt to Flynn prosecution shows rule of Trump triumphs over rule of law and facts

Attorney General Barr claimed he wants to end the prosecution of Michael Flynn in order “to restore confidence in the system” and that he “was doing the law’s bidding.” In fact, that’s exactly the opposite of what happened.

May 9, 2020

Obama knew details of wiretapped Flynn phone calls, surprising top DOJ official in meeting with Biden, declassified docs show

President Obama was aware of the details of then-incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn's intercepted December 2016 phone calls with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, apparently surprising then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, according to documents released Thursday as exhibits to the government's motion to dismiss the Flynn case.

May 9, 2020

Flynn prosecutor's contested claims impacted judge's pivotal December opinion, FBI docs suggest

Newly released FBI documents suggest a federal judge in Washington was swayed by apparent misrepresentations from a top prosecutor when he issued a memorandum opinion in December 2019 -- a ruling that marked one of the lowest points in former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn's effort to withdraw a guilty plea on a charge of lying to investigators.

May 9, 2020

Obama says ‘rule of law is at risk’ after DOJ dropped Michael Flynn case

President Obama on Friday reacted to the Justice Department’s move to end its case against Michael Flynn by declaring that the “rule of law is at risk” -- as new details emerge about what the former president knew about the case against Flynn in the last days of his administration.

May 9, 2020

Trump says ‘jury’s still out’ on FBI boss Wray – despite Barr defense

In a Fox News interview Friday, President Trump was noncommittal on whether FBI Director Christopher Wray would remain in the job following the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against Michael Flynn.