Tag Archives: DOJ

LIVE VIDEO: Garland Testifies On DOJ “Weaponization”

The Associated Press reports: Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to come face-to-face with his most ardent critics as House Republicans prepare to use a routine oversight hearing to interrogate him about what they claim is the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under President Joe Biden. Garland is appearing before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time …

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DOJ Indicts Hunter Biden On Three Gun Charges

NBC News reports: Federal prosecutors have indicted Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, on gun charges, court documents show. Biden was indicted in Delaware federal court on three counts tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics. Two counts are tied to Biden allegedly filing a form claiming that he was not using illegal drugs at the …

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QAnon Rioter Sentenced To 30 Months: I’m Like Jesus

From the Justice Department: An Idaho woman was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on two felonies and four misdemeanors related to her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to …

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Son Of Far-Right Media Figure Guilty Of Riot Felonies

Raw Story reports: Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of conservative activist and media critic Brent Bozell, was found guilty of 10 charges related to breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, POLITICO, Kyle Cheney reported on Friday. In 2021, Bozell, initially faced charges of disorderly conduct, knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and obstructing an official …

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“Zip-Ties Guy” Rioter Gets 5 Years, Mommy Gets 2.5

The Associated Press reports: A Tennessee bartender who carried plastic zip tie handcuffs and a stun gun into the Senate gallery on Jan. 6, 2021, where he was captured in one the most widely shared photos of the U.S. Capitol riot, was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison. Eric Munchel, 32, was convicted of conspiracy and other …

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TX Cultist Guilty Of Death Threats To Election Officials

From the Justice Department: A Texas man pleaded guilty today in the Northern District of Georgia to posting a message online threatening several Georgia public officials following the 2020 election. According to court documents, around Jan. 5, 2021, Chad Christopher Stark, 55, of Leander, posted a message to Craigslist entitled, “Georgia Patriots it’s time to kill [Official A] the Chinese …

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Capitol Rioter Jailed For Contempt After Mocking Judge

NBC News reports: A Donald Trump supporter who continues to believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen told jurors at his trial Tuesday that he “felt very comfy” sitting in a senator’s seat during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Brandon Fellows, who has called Jan. 6, 2021, a “beautiful day” and said he liked the fact that …

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DOJ: We Charged 371 In $836M COVID Fraud Schemes

Via press release from the Justice Department: The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718 enforcement actions – including federal criminal charges against 371 defendants – for offenses related to over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. “The Justice Department has now seized over $1.4 billion in COVID-19 …

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FBI Collars Rioter Who Boasted About Assaulting Cops

NBC News reports: The FBI has arrested a Jan. 6 defendant who said he assaulted an officer on video while standing in front of a Washington courthouse on the day of the riot. Ronald Alfred Bryan, 70, was arrested on Wednesday and he made his initial court appearance in Louisiana, according to the Justice Department. He had been No. 418 …

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Judge Revokes Bail For Accused Bitcoin Scammer

Reuters reports: A U.S judge on Friday revoked Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail, after finding probable cause that the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan announced the decision at a hearing in federal court in Manhattan, less than two months before the scheduled October fraud trial. He rejected a …

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Special Counsel Appointed In Hunter Biden Probe

The New York Times reports: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Friday named a special counsel to take over the Justice Department’s investigation into President Biden’s son Hunter, elevating the long-running and politically fraught inquiry. Mr. Garland, who made the announcement at the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington, named David C. Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, who has handled …

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Federal Judge Sides With DOJ On Protective Order And Says Trump’s Right To Free Speech Is “Not Absolute”

CNN reports: US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Friday that she plans to issue a protective order over the handling of evidence in the Donald Trump 2020 election interference case, saying it’s needed to protect witnesses or other interference in the trial. The former president has a right to free speech, but that right is “not absolute,” the judge said …

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Feds Collar Fugitive WV Neo-Nazi After He Threatened Witnesses And Jurors In PA Synagogue Mass Shooting

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: White supremacist Hardy Carroll Lloyd, who for months has called for violence against Jews in dozens of vulgar emails amid the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial, was arrested Thursday by federal agents in West Virginia. Lloyd was charged Wednesday and the complaint against him was unsealed Thursday after he was taken into custody by federal agents at …

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Married Florida Couple Arrested On J6 Riot Charges

The Miami Herald reports: A federal judge issued arrest warrants this month for two people living in the Florida Keys who the FBI said participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.  Bryan Roger Bishop, 51, is accused of spraying a chemical irritant in the face of two Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department officers. He faces several …

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Trump Waives Appearance On New Docs Charges

The Hill reports: Former President Trump waived his right to appear for his upcoming arraignment on a superseding indictment in the classified documents case. Trump has already appeared in court to plead not guilty to the 37 counts contained in the original indictment, but his arraignment on three newly filed charges is scheduled for Aug. 10. In a court filing …

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Four Family Members Sentenced To Prison For J6 Riot

South Carolina’s The State reports: Four members of a South Carolina family who acted as “ringleaders” to an unruly mob inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 have been sentenced to stints in prison for their actions. Linwood Robinson Sr.; his son, Linwood Robinson II; a younger son, Benjamin Robinson; and Brittany Robinson, the wife of Linwood Robinson II, …

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FBI Arrests Capitol Rioter Who Wore Company Shirt

The Messenger reports: The FBI has arrested a man who live-streamed himself at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Dustin Ray Williams was seen wearing a T-shirt with his company name and number on it on the day of the riot, so his identity was quickly verified by authorities. And after a nearly two-and-a-half years-long search, he was …

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DOJ: Fugitive Christian Missionary Embezzled $30M+

From the Justice Department: A former Dublin, Ga., resident is being sought internationally on multiple federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that misdirected more than $30 million donated for Christian ministry in China. Jason Gerald Shenk, 45, is charged in a newly unsealed federal indictment with four counts of Wire Fraud; three counts of International Concealment Money Laundering; 13 …

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Trump Money Beg: I’m Facing “Six Lifetimes” In Prison

Today’s money beg from Hair Furor: Patriot, With Crooked Joe’s corrupt DOJ having unlawfully INDICTED yours truly yet again, reports indicate that I could now face a combined 561 YEARS in prison from the Left’s witch hunts. 6 LIFETIMES…There’s only ONE MESSAGE someone can send by trying to throw you in jail for 6 lifetimes, and that’s FEAR. The fear …

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LIVE VIDEO: Special Counsel Makes Announcement

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the US Capitol. Special counsel Jack Smith, whose office is leading the Justice Department’s investigation, is making an …

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