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April 29, 2019

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein submits resignation

Rosenstein's resignation will take effect May 11.

April 24, 2019

Former State Department worker, 63, pleads guilty in China spy case

A former State Department employee admitted Wednesday to misleading investigators about accepting thousands of dollars of gifts and benefits from Chinese intelligence agents in exchange for information.

April 24, 2019

DOJ rejects subpoena from House Dems for testimony from top official John Gore

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was defying a subpoena from House Democrats on the Oversight Committee for testimony this week from John Gore, the official who leads the department’s civil rights division, because the committee isn’t allowing a DOJ attorney to be present.

April 23, 2019

Deroy Murdock: Obama crony Eric Holder should stop lecturing William Barr on legal ethics

I hereby nominate Eric Holder for the inaugural Nobel Prize for Chutzpah.

April 22, 2019

Rep. Doug Collins: 'Democrats don't seem to like an attorney general who knows how to do his job'

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee says Democrats are trying to 'take down' William Barr.

April 19, 2019

DOJ calls Nadler subpoena for full Mueller report 'premature and unnecessary'

The Department of Justice responded Friday to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s request for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report and underlying evidence by denying the request, saying that the subpoena was both “premature and unnecessary.”

April 18, 2019

Mueller report with fewer redactions will be available to lawmakers starting next week, DOJ says

The Justice Department announced late Thursday that it will provide lawmakers with a second version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report that has fewer redactions starting next week, after cries of protest from Democrats who suggested Attorney General Bill Barr was withholding key information.

April 18, 2019

James Comey tweets he has 'so many answers' after release of Mueller report

Former FBI Director James Comey had "so many answers" on Thursday following the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, after he initially tweeted he had "so many questions."

April 18, 2019

Mueller made 14 criminal referrals, including Michael Cohen and Greg Craig

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office made 14 referrals for investigation of "potential criminal activity" that fell outside the scope of its investigation.

April 18, 2019

AG William Barr speaks about Mueller report ahead of its release -- live blog

Attorney General William Barr will lead a press conference Thursday ahead of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election and its ties to the Trump campaign.