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Border Czar Says He Asked DOJ To Investigate AOC Over Advice To Migrants: 'Where's That Line Of Interference?'

"Homan has nothing", responded AOC on social media. "The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights"

Latin Times · Feb 18, 2025

GSA Reverses DEI Policy For Federal Contractors

GSA reverses DEI policies, DOJ to prosecute discrimination, impacting federal and private sectors.

Top DC Prosecutor Resigns Over Premature Grand Jury Investigation Request

Denise Cheung resigns as top prosecutor in DC US Attorney's Office following a dispute over a premature investigation request.

Eric Adams, Trump and a New York story that’s stress-testing the rule of law

The Trump DoJ’s move to drop corruption charges against the US’s highest-profile mayor has caused alarm

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2025

The Motion to Dismiss the Charges Against Mayor Adams Is Easily Supportable

The Justice Department's decision to seek dismissal of the pending charges seems like standard fare in plea bargaining and helps to support a top Administration policy.

Reason · Feb 18, 2025

More on the Outrageous Eric Adams Deal

Co-blogger Josh Blackman gets the Eric Adams Affair all wrong

Reason · Feb 17, 2025

Trump Administration Seeks To Overturn Key Supreme Court Precedent

The Trump administration seeks to increase presidential control over independent agencies, sparking legal battles.

Tiger Woods says Donald Trump’s involvement will help golf ‘heal quickly’

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met with Trump earlier this month.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025

Border Czar Dismisses Allegations Of Connection To NYC Mayor's Charges

Tom Homan addresses controversy over federal agents in Rikers Island and DOJ's actions regarding Mayor Adams.

‘It is going to be terrible’: a senior in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ prepares for Trump’s dismantling of hard-won environmental progress

Robert Taylor recently lost his wife to a long-term illness he linked to chemicals produced by a nearby plant, and now the Trump administration is preparing to scrap pollution reforms in the area

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2025

Federal Prosecutors Routinely Use Carrots and Sticks to "Induce" Defendants to "Support [DOJ] Policy Objectives"

Another problematic point raised in a resignation letter.

Reason · Feb 16, 2025

The Deal with Eric Adams is NOT a "Plea Bargain"

Why the Eric Adams Affair is a Big Deal

Reason · Feb 15, 2025

DOJ In Crisis Over Resignations Amid Corruption Case Controversy

The Justice Department faces a crisis over the decision to halt prosecution of NYC Mayor Eric Adams, raising concerns of political interference.

DOJ Moves To Drop Corruption Case Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

DOJ requests dismissal of corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams amid internal disagreements and resignations.

"Fools" Rush In the Department of Justice

Another day, another resignation letter.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

DOJ leader Emil Bove pushed other lawyers to drop Eric Adams case. Why didn’t he just do it himself?

The official in the Justice Department sent federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Washington, D.C., in a tailspin this week after demanding someone sign off on a motion to dismiss the criminal case against Eric Adams

Salon · Feb 14, 2025

Prosecutor in case against Adams resigns

A prosecutor in the Department of Justice volunteered after the fiery resignation, hoping to spare his colleagues

Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025

Prosecutor Claims Only a 'Fool' or 'Coward' Would Dismiss Eric Adams' Charges in Scathing Resignation Letter

Another federal prosecutor resigned from their position after the Department of Justice dismissed all federal charges in the corruption case against Eric Adams.

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The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?

Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025

Top Federal Prosecutor Accuses DOJ of Asking Eric Adams to Enforce Trump's Immigration Policies 'In Exchange' For Dismissing Corruption Charges: Report

A top federal prosecutor accused the DOJ of pressuring her office to drop charges against Eric Adams for his support of Trump's immigration policies.

Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025

New York Lawmaker Calls on Eric Adams to 'Be Removed' After Order to Dismiss His Indictment Triggers Mass Resignations

State Sen. Mike Gianaris said "Eric Adams is clearly compromised and can no longer be considered the legitimate leader of our city"

Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025

Pam Bondi's Order to Dismiss Eric Adams' Indictment Has Triggered 3 Times More Legal Resignations Than the Watergate Scandal

Other legal experts have drawn comparisons to past instances of executive overreach, such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey during Trump's first term

Reason · Feb 14, 2025

One Step Closer

"Make sure government officials know they can corruptly line their pockets so long as they kiss the ring?" - Check

Salon · Feb 14, 2025

Elon's camouflage Christian nationalism

Project 2025 was clear: First, purge federal workers. Then replace them with theocrats and fanatics

NYC Mayor Allows ICE Back Into Rikers Island Jail

Mayor Eric Adams allows ICE back into Rikers Island, sparking legal challenges and a shift in NYC's sanctuary policies.

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