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June 24, 2020

Appeals court orders Flynn case dismissal, after years-long legal saga

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a lower court to allow the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed, as requested by the Justice Department -- likely ending the years-long legal saga stemming from the Russia investigation. 

June 23, 2020

Texas wedding planner charged with coronavirus fraud after seeking over $3M in loans, feds say

A Texas man was arrested Tuesday on charges of defrauding the coronavirus relief fund for $3 million.

June 23, 2020

Massachusetts natural-gas company sentenced in deadly 2018 explosions

A Massachusetts natural-gas company has been sentenced to pay a $53 million fine and sell its business after a series of explosions in 2018 that left one person dead, injured 22 and damaged homes and businesses in Merrimack Valley.

June 23, 2020

Prosecutor to testify Roger Stone case was handled in 'unprecedented way,' based on 'political considerations'

A prosecutor who quit the Justice Department over the Roger Stone case is expected to criticize the DOJ’s handling of Stone's sentencing during testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, saying officials treated the political operative “differently from everyone else” because of his relationship with President Trump.

June 23, 2020

Newly uncovered Strzok notes turned over to Flynn’s lawyer

Newly uncovered notes penned by former FBI agent Peter Strzok were obtained this week as part of the Justice Department’s ongoing review of the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn and turned over to his legal team for review, Fox News has learned.

June 23, 2020

Katie Pavlich: Protests have been 'hijacked' and are no longer about equality

What were initially protests against police brutality, the death of George Floyd, and racial inequality have since devolved into violent chaos and have been "hijacked" by anti-American anarchists who aim to erase American history, Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich said Tuesday. 

June 23, 2020

Nadler prepares to subpoena Barr over firing of US attorney

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler is expected to issue a subpoena to compel Attorney General Bill Barr to testify before the panel on the firing of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman, amid the committee’s broad investigation into the alleged “politicization” of the Trump Justice Department.

June 22, 2020

Judge Napolitano: Probes of Trump associates 'will probably continue' after firing of SDNY federal prosecutor

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said Monday that investigations of Trump associates “will probably continue” after the firing of the District Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).

June 22, 2020

Dems seize on US attorney ouster to pursue new probes, hearings

Top congressional Democrats are citing the ouster of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York following a Friday-night standoff in calls for new probes and hearings concerning President Trump's Justice Department. 

June 21, 2020

Rudy Giuliani says Trump may have fired US attorney over ‘bullsh--’ investigations: report

President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he hasn’t yet been told why the president – or Attorney General William Barr – fired a top federal prosecutor in New York.