Rudy Giuliani’s drinking habits under scrutiny in Trump 2020 election probe DoJ has inquired about whether Trump took Giuliani’s legal advice on election night The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Can Alphabet Shake Off the U.S. Antitrust Case? Alphabet (GOOGL ) is under intense scrutiny as the U.S. Justice Department takes the company to court. The U.S. government’s antitrust case against Alphabet targets the company’s search business, which the Justice Department alleges maintains a monopoly by paying rivals to make its search engine the default search on web... Barchart · Oct 4, 2023
A drab courtroom and a swift hearing: Hunter Biden and his gun charges head to court Surrounded by his defence team and security in a stark federal courtroom, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three firearm-related charges, Ariana Baio reports from Wilmington, Delaware The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company’s rival program, Bing The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Prosecutor in Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path in Baltimore Before he was assigned to investigate President Joe Biden’s son, Leo Wise built a reputation in Baltimore as a tough and hard-charging federal prosecutor, taking on powerful figures, whether a gang of corrupt cops, a police commissioner, a top local prosecutor or even the city’s mayor The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
First Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in the Georgia election interference case A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election case pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, becoming the first defendant to accept a plea deal. WEKU · Sep 30, 2023
On Guns, Drugs, and National Security, Dianne Feinstein Was Consistently Authoritarian The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom. Reason · Sep 29, 2023
Ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark can't move Georgia case to federal court, a judge says A judge has rejected a request by former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to move the Georgia election subversion charges against him from state court to federal court The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
Prosecutors have damning evidence of Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud: Why isn’t he pleading guilty? A white-collar defense attorney described the upcoming FTX trial as a “once in a decade” fraud case. Fortune · Sep 29, 2023
Judge Kaplan really wants Sam Bankman-Fried to stay in jail: FTX cofounder’s latest request for pretrial release is rejected The denial likely puts at least a temporary end to weeks of motions from Bankman-Fried's lawyers asking for his release. Fortune · Sep 28, 2023
Ron DeSantis wants to use the Justice Department to bring civil rights cases against prosecutors He previously condemned the ‘weaponisation’ of federal law enforcement against political opponents The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
DeSantis Vows To Target Progressive Prosecutors If Elected President Florida Governor pledges to use Justice Department powers against left-wing, Soros-funded prosecutors. Zenger · Sep 28, 2023
WEKU · Sep 28, 2023 Here's what House Republicans are alleging in their impeachment inquiry against Biden House Republicans are claiming President Biden benefited from foreign business deals by his son, Hunter, but they have not yet shown direct evidence of that.
The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2023 Rhode Island bank agrees to pay $9m over discriminatory lending allegations DoJ says Washington Trust engaged in redlining, the racist policy of banks blocking people of color from getting mortgages
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election: The federal investigation, explained A sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost, Alex Woodward reports
Fortune · Sep 26, 2023 Judge in Bankman-Fried trial to allow evidence of Chinese bribe, drug use by FTX execs The judge in the FTX founder's trial issued an important evidentiary ruling that barred Sam Bankman-Fried from mentioning his charitable activities, among other conclusions.
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Ex-prosecutor who resigned from Trump-Russia probe nears confirmation to Connecticut's Supreme Court A former federal prosecutor who helped investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe in 2020 before abruptly leaving the Justice Department is a step closer to being confirmed for Connecticut’s State Supreme Court
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis About 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims
Fortune · Sep 22, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried can’t catch a break: Judges reject 7 proposed witnesses and refuse his release before trial The Justice Department continues to rack up wins against Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team.
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia has been arrested on espionage charges, accused of providing a foreign country classified information that he downloaded and printed from his work computer system
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case House Republicans have grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland about the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden in a contentious hearing that delved into aspects of the criminal justice system that typically play out long before the case enters a public courtroom
Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023 US attorney general rejects Republicans’ political influence accusations Merrick Garland says politics has no influence on Justice Department amid Donald Trump indictments, Hunter Biden probe.