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March 6, 2019

Trump's pick for No. 3 job at Justice Dept. is DC-based US attorney

President Trump said he will nominate Jessie Liu, the current U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, to be associate attorney general -- the No. 3 position in the Department of Justice. 

March 5, 2019

Celebrities, activists urge criminal justice reform at 'Day of Empathy'

Actor David Arquette and his wife, TV personality Christina McLarty Arquette, were among a crowd of activists in Arkansas on Tuesday calling for lawmakers to implement criminal justice reform laws like the ones President Trump signed into law this past December.

March 4, 2019

James Comey, in Op-Ed, urges transparency in Russia probe

Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday weighed in on the pending report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, urging transparency in the handling of the probe’s final results.

March 4, 2019

AG William Barr not recusing himself from Russia probe, official says

Following his confirmation last month, a representative for Attorney General William Barr on Monday said Barr would not be recusing himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russia probe.

March 4, 2019

Rep. Doug Collins tells Jerry Nadler to 'come back to reality' after massive Trump document request

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins told Jerry Nadler to “come back to reality” after announcing investigations into President Trump are being expanded.

February 24, 2019

Schiff: Dems 'absolutely' will take DOJ to court over Mueller report if necessary

House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff vowed on Sunday to take the Justice Department to court over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's forthcoming report on the Russia investigation, which sources tell Fox New is in its final stages.

February 21, 2019

McCabe: Rosenstein thought 2 Cabinet members could support bid to oust Trump

Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe said Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told him during a 2017 meeting that he thought two Cabinet members might support efforts to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office.

February 20, 2019

Conservative host Mark Levin claims 'silent coup' warning justified by McCabe, Rosenstein reports

Levin, who hosts Fox News’ “Life, Liberty & Levin”, made the explosive claims as far back as March 2017, on his radio talk show.

February 19, 2019

Trump to nominate Jeff Rosen to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general

President Trump will nominate Jeff Rosen to replace outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, White House officials announced Tuesday, confirming previous reports and seemingly cementing the ouster of the embattled No. 2 at the Justice Department.

February 19, 2019

McCabe slams Loretta Lynch in new book, says Clinton probe should have gone to special counsel

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, in his new book, rails against President Obama’s attorney general, Loretta Lynch, for her decisions and actions while the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton’s email server during the 2016 campaign, saying Lynch should have been recused from the probe and a special counsel should have been appointed instead.