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June 3, 2020

Feds investigating whether 'professional' Antifa-linked agitators exerting 'command and control' over unrest

Federal law enforcement officials are probing whether “criminal actors” are coordinating violent activities during the protests in Washington and are looking into reports that “rocks and bricks” have been dropped off to throw at police and other law enforcement as cities across the country grapple with the uptick in violence, a senior Department of Justice official said.

June 3, 2020

Hawley rips Rosenstein over conduct of Mueller probe: 'Wasn't really serious about getting the facts'

Senate Judiciary Committee member Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told "The Story" that former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein "wasn't serious about doing his job" in relation to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into claims of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

June 3, 2020

Detroit man fraudulently applied for PPP aid, used it to buy Cadillacs, Dodge Charger and Hummer: DOJ

In an alleged Motor City money grab, a local man is accused of swiping funds from the federal Payroll Protection Program (PPP) -- which is meant to help keep small businesses afloat amid the coronavirus shutdowns -- to buy two Cadillacs, a Dodge Charger and a Hummer, according to federal prosecutors.

June 3, 2020

Tennessee man facing federal arson charges stemming from Nashville courthouse fire

A Tennessee man has been charged in connection with setting fire to a historic Nashville courthouse--which serves as a City Hall--during a protest over the death of George Floyd, authorities said. 

June 3, 2020

Sen. Whitehouse slams Rosenstein for lack of transparency at DOJ: 'It is someone's policy, and I want it stopped'

Rosenstein was before the committee to testify about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, alleged Trump campaign collusion with those efforts and allegations of investigative misconduct by the DOJ in pursuing the Trump campaign.

June 3, 2020

Rosenstein testifies he would not have signed FISA warrant for Trump aide if he knew of problems

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified Wednesday that he would not have signed a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant renewal for former Trump campaign aide Carter Page had he known about the since-revealed misconduct surrounding those warrants -- while faulting the FBI for its handling of the documents. 

June 3, 2020

Ian Prior: Rod Rosenstein likely to get hostile reception in Senate testimony on origins of Mueller probe

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will find few allies when he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday regarding the origins of the investigation of alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

June 3, 2020

Carter Page: Rod Rosenstein testifies in Senate – should come clean about FISA abuses targeting me and others

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will face tough questions when he testifies Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

June 2, 2020

DOJ awards $400M to police departments in community policing grant program

The Department of Justice is awarding nearly $400 million in grant funding for almost 600 state and local police departments to hire more officers as part of a federal community policing program, the U.S. Attorney General’s office announced Tuesday.

June 2, 2020

Nadler calls for slashing AG budget in latest swipe at Barr

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Tuesday called to cut Attorney General Bill Barr’s budget, citing what his office called “continued defiance of Congress and improper politicization” of the Justice Department.