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February 12, 2020

Chuck Schumer calls for IG investigation into DOJ decision to reduce Roger Stone's recommended sentence

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Tuesday called for an investigation into the Department of Justice’s decision to reduce the recommended prison sentence for President Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone.

February 11, 2020

Trump taunts Roger Stone prosecutors who 'cut and ran' from case

President Trump sounded off on the four Justice Department attorneys who quit the Roger Stone case on Twitter Tuesday and accused them of cutting and running for political reasons. 

February 11, 2020

Tucker responds to Elizabeth Warren's slams on Roger Stone: She wants him to 'die in prison'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., took aim at longtime Republican political consultant Roger Stone during her remarks to supporters following her disappointing finish in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday.

February 11, 2020

Trump pulls former US attorney Jessie Liu’s nomination for Treasury role

President Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jessie Liu to serve as a top Treasury Department official, Fox News has learned.

February 11, 2020

Hillary Clinton says democracy 'in crisis' as prosecutors withdraw amid Roger Stone clash

Hillary Clinton declared Tuesday that democracy is “in crisis” amid the withdrawal of prosecutors from the case against Roger Stone after senior leaders at the Justice Department (DOJ) effectively overruled the prosecutors' judgment by seeking a lesser sentence for President Trump's former adviser.

February 10, 2020

Barr confirms DOJ reviewing Ukraine information from Giuliani, others

Attorney General Bill Barr confirmed Monday that the Justice Department is reviewing information about Ukraine coming to the department from President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and others through an “intake process" to gauge its credibility. 

February 9, 2020

Lindsey Graham: Justice Department has 'process' for reviewing Giuliani's Ukraine info

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday the Justice Department has established a process for verifying information gathered in Ukraine by President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has gone after Democrat Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

February 7, 2020

Rebecca Grant: Chinese spying is major threat to US national security

China's economic espionage costs the U.S. $600 billion per year, according to Attorney General William Barr.

February 6, 2020

Massachusetts prison officers who allegedly beat handcuffed inmate, destroyed evidence, are arrested

Two Massachusetts prison officers were arrested Thursday for their involvement in allegedly beating a handcuffed inmate and destroying video evidence of the assault. 

February 6, 2020

Barr delivers ominous warning, says China wants to own the world

Attorney General Bill Barr delivered an ominous warning about China’s geopolitical intentions during remarks in Washington on Thursday, relaying a story from his college days when a fellow student told him Russia wanted to conquer the world.