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'I belong here': New US citizens take oath on Ellis Island

Ellis Island (United States) (AFP) - Tears flowed and flags waved as 200 New Yorkers became US citizens Saturday during a special naturalization ceremony at the city's famed Ellis Island, which once welcomed thousands of immigrants daily.

AFP

Florida official asks DoJ to investigate DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

In a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole Fried decried DeSantis’ ‘use of human beings to score political points’

The Independent UK

Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district

President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the search warrants at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

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Garland stuns MAGA with major escalation

"The timing is not a coincidence," prosecutor Dave Aronberg says

Salon

Berman book prompts Senate panel to investigate Trump DoJ interference

Judiciary committee notifies justice department of investigation into claims made by fired US attorney Geoffrey Berman

The Guardian - US

Rubio emerges as key Trump defender on FBI search

Republicans have largely rallied to former President Donald Trump’s defense after last month’s search-and-seizure operation by the FBI at the former president’s Palm Beach estate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Trump investigation: Where do things stand and what happens next?

An FBI raid, seized documents, and a court-ordered ‘special master’ review: Here’s what it all means.

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Bill Barr defends FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: ‘They were being jerked around’

Bill Barr strongly defended the Department of Justice’s handling of the top secret documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying that the feds were being “jerked around.”

Tribune News Service

To Indict Or Not To Indict? That Is the Question.

Garland's dilemma.

Reason

Two Trump lawyers could be witnesses or targets in FBI investigation

Christina Bobb and Evan Corcoran face scrutiny over their communications with the justice department, legal experts say

The Guardian - US

Justice Department is likely to wait past midterms to reveal any charges against Trump, sources say

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are likely to wait until after the November election to announce any charges against Donald Trump, if they determine he broke laws, according to people familiar.

Tribune News Service

Watchdog probing Massachusetts US attorney's fundraiser trip

A watchdog agency is investigating whether Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor violated a law that limits political activity by government workers for attending a political fundraiser that featured First Lady Jill Biden, according to an email reviewed by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Trump search story has changed dramatically in a few weeks

One unfortunate result of the relentless 24-hour American news cycle is that it encourages instant conclusions from both journalists and politicians about the long-term meaning of dramatic news events.

Tribune News Service

DOJ bars top officials from partisan events before election

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s political appointees will be barred from attending partisan events prior to the midterm elections, under a new policy enacted amid scrutiny over the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

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The Independent UK

New political restrictions set for Justice Dept. appointees

The Justice Department will no longer allow its political appointees to go to fundraisers or other campaign events

WEKU

Garland tightens the reins on Justice Dept. employees' political activities

In an Aug. 30 memo, Attorney General Merrick Garland writes that he's ending the long-standing policy of allowing political appointees to attend partisan political events.

Salon

Trump shares Graham's warning of "riots"

Trump is “essentially threatening the country with violence if the laws are applied to him," George Conway says

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Should Trump be indicted? It's still too soon to say

Every month, the evidence of former President Donald Trump's lawless behavior builds.

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AFP

US judge blocks part of restrictive Idaho abortion law

Washington (AFP) - A US federal judge blocked part of a law banning most abortions in Idaho Wednesday, a victory for US President Joe Biden's administration.

Reason

Trump Reportedly Retained Hundreds of Documents That Were Marked As Classified

We still know almost nothing about their contents, which is relevant in assessing the decision to search Mar-a-Lago.

WEKU

A former cop pleads guilty to falsifying warrant that led to Breonna Taylor's death

Former police detective Kelly Goodlett, who helped write the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment, has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.

Salon

"Lawyers giggling" at Trump's DOJ suit

"He's sort of asking Merrick Garland to prosecute him," says Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe

Tribune News Service

Trump search puts FBI in jam between secrecy and calls for public scrutiny

The FBI is combing through boxes of classified records seized at Mar-a-Lago, a monthslong process that may leave the government with a disappointing response to public calls for proof that searching a former president’s home was justified: Take our word for it.

The Independent UK

GOP candidate backtracks after calling for Merrick Garland to be executed

Carl Paladino claims he was ‘just being facetious’ when he made comment

AFP

Merrick Garland, the man who could put Trump in court

Washington (AFP) - Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, was denied a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court by Republicans in the Senate.

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