Rep rips Trump’s DOJ for ‘taking good care of Ghislaine Maxwell’ while ignoring Epstein victims Survivors say they haven’t meet with DOJ despite testimony from Trump’s AG that ‘strains credulity’ The Independent UK · May 25
‘What authoritarianism looks like’: The DOJ just removed Jan 6th information from their website because facts are propaganda “I would remind Americans that these were traitors to this country.” We Got This Covered · May 25
Trump officials rush to court to say Secret Service shooting is why the White House needs a ballroom DOJ’s Truth Social-inspired filing lists out ‘Top Secret’ additions to sprawling project after gunman opens fire near checkpoint The Independent UK · May 25
Trump's big beautiful income tax dodge The president's settlement with the Justice Department means he could never face IRS audits again Salon · May 25
Trump’s DOJ ramps up efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans USCIS is sending over ‘a team of our most skilled’ attorneys to boost the Justice Department’s denaturalization investigations The Independent UK · May 22
Ex-judges sound alarm about feds ‘micromanaging’ immigration courts A Massachusetts immigration judge faced sudden termination during a court session, highlighting changes in the immigration court system The Independent UK · May 22
Donald Trump was supposed to address graduating Coast Guard cadets. Instead, he spent 5 minutes torching the one person nobody expected That’s a wild detour! We Got This Covered · May 21
Trump Allies Are Already Applying for Compensation From The $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund President Donald Trump's allies are already lining up to seek money from his administration's new $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," according to a new report. International Business Times · May 21
Reconciliation bill punted until after Memorial Day recess Congressional leaders are closing up shop for the week without voting on their long-sought immigration budget bill, as Senate Republicans struggled to agree on legislative text amid an 11th-hour fight over a new Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. While Republican leaders had hoped to push the bill through both chambers on strictly… Roll Call · May 21
Former Proud Boys Chairman Seeks Multimillion-Dollar Payout From Trump DOJ Fund: 'Everyone Deserves to Get Money' Enrique Tarrio also said that he expected to seek between $2 million and $5 million from the fund Latin Times · May 21
Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ appears to violate a mandate created more than a year ago: legal experts Then-AG Pam Bondi’s memo laid out that the Justice Department should not use settlements ‘to require payments to nongovernmental, third-party organizations that were neither victims nor parties to the lawsuits’ The Independent UK · May 21
Nonprofit fraud: Amid high-profile prosecutions, an accountant explains what’s really going on Nonprofit fraud is in the news a lot these days. The Conversation · May 21
Is the Presidential Records Act Unconstitutional? DOJ Office Memo Overturned The federal judge's latest order to senior White House staff has directly challenged a Justice Department opinion that branded the statute unconstitutional. International Business Times UK · May 21
What Is Presidential Records Act Ruling? Trump Administration Faces Urgent Court Clash as Judge Rejects DOJ Legal Opinion in Injunction Federal judge rules Presidential Records Act is likely constitutional, ordering Trump administration to comply despite DOJ legal opinion. International Business Times UK · May 21
The Economic Times · May 21 Trump’s $1.776 billion IRS settlement sparks debate as critics question legality of the compensation fund A major legal settlement involving Donald Trump and the IRS faces scrutiny. A $1.776 billion fund for alleged "weaponization" and a ban on auditing Trump's taxes are part of the deal. Legal experts believe challenging this agreement will be difficult. Opponents, including police officers and congressional Democrats, have voiced concerns.
International Business Times · May 20 Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Charged With Stealing Jack Smith Report On Trump Case Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, who worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, has been charged with theft of government property and concealment of government records.
The Economic Times · May 20 Presidential Records Act ruling: Can Donald Trump ignore the Presidential Records Act? Judge says the White House must follow the law A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to comply with the Presidential Records Act, rejecting a Justice Department opinion that deemed the law unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled the act is likely constitutional and found a substantial risk of non-compliance.
Reason · May 20 Justice Department Indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro for 1996 Shootdown That Killed 4 Americans Nearly 30 years after Cuban fighter jets destroyed two civilian aircraft over international waters, the former Cuban dictator faces federal murder charges.
International Business Times · May 20 January 6 Capitol Riot Police Officers Sue to Block Trump's $1.8B "Anti-Weaponization" Fund Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack sued Wednesday to block payments from President Donald Trump's new $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
France 24 · May 20 Police sue to block Jan 6 rioters from payouts via Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Two police officers who defended the US Capitol from a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021, filed suit Wednesday to block those who took part in the violence from receiving payouts from a new fund totaling nearly $1.8 billion. The fund, destined for Trump allies claiming political prosecution, was created…
International Business Times · May 20 Trump Associate Predicted Payouts For People Involved In January 6 Riots Earlier This Year: Report A Trump associate and supporter predicted earlier this year that the Justice Department would hand out millions of dollars in payouts to Jan. 6 rioters who were later pardoned by President Trump.
The Conversation · May 20 When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so.
Latin Times · May 20 Trump Ally Predicted 'Big Payouts' for January 6 Defendants Months Before DOJ Fund Was Announced: Report Ed Martin, then leading the Justice Department's "weaponization" working group, estimated the amount could reach roughly $40 million falling way short of the $1.8 billion established by the DOJ this week
International Business Times UK · May 20 Did Todd Blanche Give Donald Trump Tax Amnesty? Secret IRS Deal Discovered A quietly filed Justice Department document has granted Donald Trump and his businesses sweeping protection from IRS audits, as part of a settlement that also created a $1.776 billion fund for alleged 'weaponization' of tax data.
Latin Times · May 20 Venezuela's Maduro's Legal Troubles Deepen With Second U.S. Investigation U.S. prosecutors are reportedly pursuing a second criminal investigation into Nicolás Maduro, raising the possibility that the ousted Venezuelan leader could face additional charges beyond the drug trafficking and narcoterrorism case already pending in New York.