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Todd Blanche takes his turn on the hot seat

Todd Blanche faces his biggest public test Wednesday in his bid to serve as President Donald Trump’s fourth confirmed attorney general: a Senate Judiciary Committee with a pair of undecided Republicans. The panel’s two-day hearing, which will feature Blanche on the first day and outside witnesses on the second, will…

Roll Call

Democrats will have ‘field day’ with Trump inquiries if they win House, legal experts say

Investigations into president and corruption charges will get heavy scrutiny if Democrats win majority in midterms

The Guardian - US

Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’

Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state

The Guardian - US

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‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 rioters

The Guardian - US

Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears

Experts say latest move by acting attorney general suggests more cases against foes amid claims of vindictive DoJ

The Guardian - US

‘A subversion of the justice system’: DoJ shifts into Trump’s ‘political wing’ as criminal investigations accelerate

President has ‘succeeded in completely politicizing’ justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies

The Guardian - US

Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump

Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others

The Guardian - US

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Trump DoJ’s focus on Maga goals harms other investigations, experts warn

Exodus of lawyers under Trump weakens department’s capacity in civil rights, national security and other areas

The Guardian - US

‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’

The Guardian - US

Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say

Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s comments

The Guardian - US

Ex-US attorney says Trump’s alleged Epstein drawing ‘raises a lot of questions’

Release of infamous ‘birthday book’ by Democrats on House Oversight Committee revives questions about the president’s past friendship with late pedophile

The Independent UK

Trump contorting justice department into his ‘personal weapon’, experts warn

Critics say DoJ has been ‘politicized like never before’ and the main job requirement is now ‘loyalty to Donald Trump’

The Guardian - US

How the courts became the biggest roadblock to Trump’s plans

Judges issued about 35 nationwide injunctions blocking various Trump orders before the supreme court stepped in, according to independent analysis from the Guardian

The Guardian - US

Once-routine US attorney nominations become embroiled in politics - Roll Call

While Democrats try to thwart Trump on U.S. attorney nominees, Trump has worked to go around Democrats entirely.

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Latin Times

Pam Bondi 'Had to Know' Court Couldn't Release Epstein Grand Jury Evidence, Former Prosecutor Says: 'Disingenuous Request'

A former US attorney has stated that Attorney General Pam Bondi knew that the district judge presented with the request to publicize the secret grand jury transcripts from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein would have to deny it.

Latin Times

Trump's 'Disturbing Trend' of Firing Assistant US Attorneys Violates Civil Service Laws, Former Federal Prosecutor Says

President Donald Trump's trend of firing assistant U.S. attorneys reportedly violates civil service laws, according to a former federal prosecutor.

International Business Times UK

Why Do People Hate Alina Habba? Quick Facts On Her Nationality, Washington Salary And Why She May Be Out Of Job Soon

Alina Habba faces removal as US Attorney as criticism mounts over Trump ties, lack of experience, controversial remarks, and blocked Senate confirmation.

Latin Times

'A Masterclass in Gaslighting': Former US Attorney Shreds Trump's Efforts to Dismiss Epstein Debacle As Democrat 'Hoax'

A former US State attorney has taken to social media to repudiate President Donald Trump's efforts to dismiss the fiasco surrounding files pertaining to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Former US Attorney Reveals Whats Keeping Epstein Files Sealed Up - And How Congress Can Override It

A former US Attorney outlined limits on information the DOJ can legally make public, and the options Congress has to force the release of the Epstein files.

Salon

Trump's dangerous rage after "No Kings"

After two weeks of chaos and violence, four experts consider what's next

Salon

Experts: NJ charge to backfire on Trump

The charges brought by Trump's former personal attorney are unlikely to hold up in court

The Guardian - US

Pam Bondi turning DoJ into Trump’s ‘personal law firm’, top experts warn

Attorney general accused of targeting political foes, halting prosecutions and placing premium on loyalty to president

Salon

"It will take us a long time to recover"

"It will take us a long time to recover" from the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term

Salon

Anyone could be sent to El Salvador next

Legal experts say that the refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home is a troubling harbinger of what's to come

The Independent UK

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley plans a bill to stop judges from carrying out their checks-and-balances powers

Judges have issued at least a dozen nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration since the president took office in January

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