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June 3, 2019

House Dems to vote on holding Barr, McGahn in contempt, seeking to keep Mueller spotlight alive

The Democrat-led House of Representatives is set to vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Monday.

June 1, 2019

Jason Chaffetz: Lawbreaking FBI leaker must be prosecuted – Justice Department fails to do so

Justice Department failure to crack down on illegal leaks shouldn't be tolerated.

June 1, 2019

Schiff requests info from intel community, accuses Trump of endangering national security

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., criticized the administration on Friday for dangerously politicizing the Intelligence Community (IC) and requested that agencies provide more information about the president's order allowing them to declassify information related to the Russia investigation.

May 30, 2019

Mueller report outlines Trump 'crimes,' but no obstruction conclusion because Barr wouldn't permit indictment: Judge Nap

Special Counsel Robert Mueller outlined several crimes in his report, but didn't offer a conclusion on obstruction because his boss was unlikely to permit prosecution.

May 29, 2019

Jim Jordan: Mueller statement, Russia investigation report offered 'same darn conclusion'

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's public statement and his previously published report on the Russia investigation offered "the same darn conclusion," according to Rep. Jim Jordan.

May 29, 2019

Andrew McCarthy: Mueller makes impeachment tightrope tougher to walk for Dems

Bob Mueller decided to shoot up the town before he rode off into the sunset.

May 28, 2019

Carter Page alleges extensive contacts with alleged FBI informant, as Strzok-Page texts draw renewed scrutiny

Following President Trump's decision to allow the declassification of key Russia records at Attorney General Bill Barr's discretion, former Trump campaign aide Carter Page told Fox News his contact with alleged FBI informant Stefan Halper at a pivotal period in the Russia probe was more extensive than previously reported.  

May 24, 2019

Trump gives AG Barr authority to declassify documents related to 2016 campaign surveillance

President Trump on Thursday night issued a memo giving Attorney General William Barr the authority to declassify any documents related to surveillance of the Trump campaign in 2016.

May 22, 2019

Assistant Attorney General Williams: Violent crime is declining -- DOJ is working to make America even safer

New FBI statistics show a sustained reduction in violent crime, and with new effective programs, the Department of Justice is working hard to ensure the trend continues.

May 20, 2019

AG Barr: 'I felt the rules were being changed to hurt Trump'

Attorney General William Barr told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday that his handling of the Mueller report and its aftermath is rooted in a desire to defend the power of the executive branch rather than personal support for President Trump.