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DOJ trying to stop Trump deposition

Justice Department wants to prevent Trump from being questioned in retaliation lawsuits from Pete Strzok, Lisa Page

Salon

Justice Dept. seeks to put Trump deposition on hold in case of FBI agent fired over text messages

The Justice Department is asking a judge to put on hold a scheduled deposition of Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought by an FBI agent who was fired over text messages critical of the former president

The Independent UK

Trump Hopes His Own Delusions Will Protect Him From Criminal Charges

The former president says he did not solicit election fraud; he merely tried to correct a "rigged" election. And he says he did not illegally retain government records, because they were his property.

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Santos isn’t the first member of Congress indicted. Here’s how others ended up - Roll Call

Here's what happened in past cases of members of Congress who were indicted in office, as New York Republican George Santos was Wednesday.

Roll Call

As Trump probes intensify, foes of ex-president see opening

An investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents has advanced in recent weeks

The Independent UK

Proud Boys 1/6 verdict boosts Justice Dept. in Trump probe

The seditious conspiracy convictions of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants bolsters the Justice Department’s high-profile wins in its historic prosecution of the Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Scoop: Inside Hunter Biden's clash with the White House

The president's team and his son's team have disagreed on strategies for dealing with legal battles and GOP attacks.

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Proud Boys’ leader Enrique Tarrio found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

A jury in Washington found Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants guilty of seditious conspiracy for organizing and leading the attack on the Capitol to deny Joe Biden the presidency and keep Donald Trump in power.

Chicago Sun-Times

China 'police station' case shows U.S. ramping up use of foreign agent laws

U.S. charges last week against two people for allegedly running a Chinese "secret police station" in New York marked the latest case in a broad ramp-up in the use of a century-old law meant to curb the activity of foreign agents.

Reuters

Prosecutors say leak suspect Jack Teixeira kept arsenal of weapons, wanted to kill 'ton of people'

Arguing he should remain in jail, prosecutors say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents poses a grave threat to national security.

ABC News

Former US VP Pence testifies before Capitol riot probe

Mike Pence's appearance before a grand jury likely gives prosecutors a key first-person account about the events of the deadly US Capitol insurrection in 2021.

The New Daily

Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source

Former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Senate GOP blocks joint resolution nixing Equal Rights Amendment ratification deadline - Roll Call

Senate Republicans blocked a measure Thursday that would have altered a deadline for adding the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

Roll Call

Trump lawyers ask House GOP for ‘legislative solution’ to block classified documents probe

Mr Trump’s lawyers are asking Republicans for a ‘legislative solution’ to prevent the Department of Justice from continuing its’ probe into Mr Trump’s alleged unlawful retention of national defence information

The Independent UK

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Justice Department Challenges Tennessee Ban on Drugs, Surgery for Transgender Youth

Plus: Court sides with journalists sued by LAPD, don't ban private employers from requiring college degrees, and more...

Roll Call

Congress starts work on renewal of controversial surveillance law - Roll Call

Justice Department and intelligence officials face a skeptical Congress as they push to renew a contentious surveillance law.

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Tennessee to block ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

At least a dozen states outlaw gender-affirming care for trans youth

The Conversation

The law often shields police officers from accountability -- and reinforces policing that harms Black people, homeless people and the mentally ill

Seeking accountability in the brutal police beating death of her son, the mother of Tyre Nichols has filed a US$55 million federal lawsuit against the individual officers, the Memphis Police Department and the city of Memphis, Tennessee.

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The Independent UK

Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says

Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out

The Independent UK

Tobacco company settles with US over business in North Korea

The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to resolve allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions

WEKU

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.

Los Angeles Times

Federal judge orders contempt hearing over LA County's failure to clean up its jails

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Los Angeles County admitted Wednesday that officials had not complied with an injunction ordering them to clean up the jails, but a visibly annoyed federal judge agreed to wait two more months before deciding whether to find the sheriff and county supervisors in contempt of…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: States are using anti-terrorism laws against protesters

While federal law prohibits international terrorism, it defines but does not yet prohibit domestic terrorism. In the absence of congressional authorization, the FBI and Justice Department simply have not had the resources to address the increasing frequency of white supremacist violence over the last decade.

WEKU

FBI arrests 2 on charges tied to Chinese outpost in New York City

In addition to the two arrests, U.S. authorities charged about three dozen officers with China's national police force with using social media to harass dissidents inside the United States.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: FDA case may reveal if Supreme Court's conservative justices are abortion foes above all else

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's fast-track encounter with abortion pills this week may reveal much about the three justices who were crucial to overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.

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