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‘They'll stop at nothing': Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorney slams DOJ over human smuggling charges
After the DOJ announced Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been returned to the U.S. and charged with transporting undocumented immigrants, Abrego Garcia’s attorney vowed to vigorously fight the allegations.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S., charged with human smuggling
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been returned to the U.S. to face charges of transporting undocumented immigrants.
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Commutation or pardon: What is the difference between these types of presidential clemency?
The president is the only one with authority to use the clemency power according to Article II, section 2, of the Constitution, and the power is limited to federal offenses.
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U.S. citizen arrested after he allegedly planned to bomb office of U.S. Embassy in Israel
The 28-year-old man was arrested after Israel turned him over to the U.S. on Sunday, according to the Justice Department.
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Some fear excessive use of force will rise as the DOJ drops oversight of police departments
Cities that were under police reform agreements say they will follow through with proposed changes anyway.
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DOJ investigating NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo over testimony to Congress
The move comes after the Trump administration helped get corruption charges dropped against Eric Adams, who is seeking re-election as mayor.
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Trump to sign Congress' bipartisan bill banning revenge porn
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previewed the Take It Down Act, a bipartisan bill that outlaws publishing, or threatening to publish, explicit or intimate images without a person’s consent. Trump is expected to sign the bill into law Monday afternoon.
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Schumer announces hold on DOJ nominees, calls on investigation into Qatari airplane
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, announced Tuesday that he would be placing a hold on all Justice Department nominees over bribery concerns stemming from the ultra-luxury airplane the Qatari government plans to gift the White House.
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Inside the salacious scandal that derailed Jeanine Pirro's political career
The incident is likely to receive renewed attention now that Pirro is President Donald Trump’s pick to be the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
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Trump upends DOJ's Civil Rights Division, sparking ‘bloodbath' in senior ranks
Memos show the division has abandoned a mission of enforcing laws against discrimination in hiring, housing and voting rights in favor of new priorities.
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What would happen if federal officials fail to follow a judge's orders
Here’s an explanation of contempt of court and the potential consequences for a president and the federal government if a judge’s order is ignored.
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DOJ refuses to answer questions from judge who blocked Alien Enemies Act deportations
“The Government maintains that there is no justification to order the provision of additional information,” the agency said in a court filing.
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What is a presidential pardon (and how to get one)
Under Article II of the Constitution, presidents are able to grant pardons for every federal crime– except for one. Here’s what you need to know.
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Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech
President Donald Trump defended his allies Friday while calling for his perceived political opponents to be jailed during a speech at the headquarters of the Justice Department — an agency that was prosecuting him just months ago.
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Trump pledges to ‘expel rogue actors' in political Justice Department speech
President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career, decrying in often profane terms his adversaries and casting himself as a victim of unfair and biased prosecutions.
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Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Only a small fraction of the Public Integrity Section’s employees will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.
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DOJ official says she was fired after opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson's gun rights
Gibson, a supporter of Trump, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.
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Hyped release of ‘Epstein Files' sparks anger and disappointment on right
A much-ballyhooed release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case devolved into anger and disappointment Thursday, with conservative figures and even Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging FBI agents were hiding the full case files.
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Trump's Jan. 6 pardons don't cover Capitol rioter who plotted to kill FBI agents, DOJ says
The sweeping pardons that President Donald Trump granted to Jan. 6 rioters in his first day back in office do not apply to a Capitol rioter who was separately convicted by a federal jury in Tennessee of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated his actions at the Capitol, federal court says.
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Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns at Trump transgender military ban hearing
In a heated exchange Tuesday, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department on an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed the military to stop using preferred pronouns, arguing there was no link between pronouns and military readiness.