Tag Archives: DOJ

Judge Rules For Trump’s Pick To Be Special Master, Rejects DOJ’s Bid To Revive Investigation Into Docs

Reuters reports: A senior federal judge with experience handling U.S. national security matters was named on Thursday as an independent arbiter to vet records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate in an ongoing criminal investigation. Senior U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, based in Brooklyn, was appointed by Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to serve …

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“Camp Auschwitz Staff” Rioter Gets 75 Days In Prison

NBC News reports: A Jan. 6 rioter who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt inside the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Thursday, matching what the government had requested. Robert Keith Packer was arrested the week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and pleaded guilty a year later. Packer’s sister, Kimberly Rice, tried to appeal to …

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Former Trump DOJ Official May Face Felony Charges

Law & Crime reports: Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark, who tried to subvert the 2020 election results for Donald Trump, claims that he’s immune from ethics charges stemming from that effort — and that his superiors engaged in “dereliction of duty” for rejecting his conspiracy theories. Those superiors, former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen and ex-Acting Deputy Attorney …

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Rioter Pleads Guilty To Beating Cops With Metal Crutch

NBC News reports: A man who wore a “Trump 2020” hat as he beat one officer and dragged another down the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty, admitting telling officers “you’re gonna die tonight” and repeatedly assaulting law enforcement. Jack Wade Whitton, 32, from Georgia, bragged in a message obtained by the government that he had …

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Three Capitol Rioters Convicted Of Multiple Felonies

CNN reports: Three January 6, 2021, rioters involved in one of the most brutal assaults on police during the attack at the US Capitol were found guilty on Tuesday of several felonies following a bench trial before a federal judge. Patrick McCaughey was found guilty of nine counts, including assault with a deadly weapon, for an attack against Washington, DC, …

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Senate Panel To Probe Trump’s Interfering With DOJ

The Daily Beast reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to conduct a congressional inquiry into claims made by a former top federal prosecutor that Donald Trump attempted to meddle with his office, using the Justice Department to protect himself and pursue his detractors. Geoffrey Berman, who was U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York until mid-2020, when he …

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Latest DOJ Subpoenas Target Trump’s Super PAC

The Associated Press reports: Save America PAC is under new legal scrutiny after the Justice Department issued a round of grand jury subpoenas that sought information about the political action committee’s fundraising practices. Much of the money Trump has amassed was raised in the days and weeks after the 2020 election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. That’s when …

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Justice Dept Approves Trump’s Pick For Special Master

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department filed court papers Monday signaling that it would accept a former chief federal judge in New York as a special master charged with reviewing papers seized by the FBI from former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon must approve Raymond J. Dearie’s appointment for the document …

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Justice Department Subpoenas 40 Trump Insiders

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas over the past week seeking information about the actions of former President Donald J. Trump and his associates related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to people familiar with the situation. Two top Trump advisers, Boris Epshteyn and Mike …

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Trump Lawyers Beg Judge To Keep Special Master Order

Politico reports: Donald Trump urged a federal judge Monday to keep in place her order that blocked the Justice Department from continuing its criminal investigation into the highly sensitive government records stashed in the basement of his Mar-a-Lago estate. The filing, a response to prosecutors’ warning that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s unorthodox directive— preventing FBI investigators from accessing the …

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Hillary: DOJ Should Treat Trump As Any Private Citizen

“He’s not the president, and we do have some special exceptions for someone actually in the office. So, I do think that, just like any American, if there is evidence, that evidence should be pursued. “But I know it’s not an easy call. And so, I don’t want to inject my opinion into that difficult calculation. Because I don’t know …

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DOJ Subpoenas Voldemort Over Fake Electors Plot

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department has subpoenaed two former top White House political advisers under President Donald J. Trump as part of a widening investigation related to Mr. Trump’s post-election fund-raising and plans for so-called fake electors, according to people briefed on the matter. Brian Jack, the final White House political director under Mr. Trump, and Stephen …

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Trump Wants DOJ To Share Cost Of Special Master

Politico reports: The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump presented dueling visions Friday night of the process and personnel for an outside review of documents seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month as part of an FBI investigation into alleged illegal possession of classified documents. Prosecutors and lawyers for Trump each presented two options for potential “special master” candidates …

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Rioter Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Cop And Journalist

Reuters reports: An Illinois man on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a Reuters journalist and a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Shane Jason Woods, 44, of Auburn, pleaded guilty in a federal court hearing in Washington to one felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding police …

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Feds: Trump May Still Have Some Classified Documents

Reuters reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, U.S. prosecutors warned on Thursday, calling it a potential national security risk that needs investigation. That revelation came in a Justice Department court filing asking …

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DOJ Appeals Trump Judge’s Ruling For Special Master

CNBC reports: The Department of Justice said Thursday it is appealing a federal judge’s ruling to authorize a special master to review documents that the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s home Mar-a-Lago. The move came three days after Judge Aileen Cannon approved Trump’s request for that outside watchdog to sift through the seized materials to identify personal items …

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Handcuffed Steve Bannon Gets Perp-Walked Into Court, Pleads Not Guilty To All Charges, Feds Take His Passport

Law & Crime reports: Ushered into a Manhattan criminal courtroom in handcuffs, a smirking Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to six criminal charges related to a scheme to defraud donors of We Build the Wall. The indictment broadly mirrors the federal allegations pardoned by former President Donald Trump. Officers removed Bannon’s handcuffs before the proceedings began, and from there, the …

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“Fuck You” Rioter Faces Five Years In Felony Guilty Plea

From the Justice Department: A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement officers and inflicting bodily injury during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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 the presidential election. Justin Jersey, …

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Rioter Ratted Out By “Moron” Ex Gets Nine Months

Axios reports: Richard Michetti, a Pennsylvania man who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on Tuesday, per the Department of Justice. Michetti, who was arrested in February, was turned over to the FBI by a former girlfriend after he called her a “moron” for not believing that the 2020 election was stolen, …

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DOJ Inventory Shows 43 Empty “Classified” Folders

The Guardian reports: The FBI’s detailed inventory list of materials seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was made public on Friday morning, providing a closer look at the highly-sensitive government documents that were retrieved from the former president’s office and a storage area at the property. The inventory was unsealed after the federal judge overseeing Trump’s request for a special …

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