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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

YouTuber staged California plane crash to make sponsored video then disposed of wreckage, say authorities

Trevor Daniel Jacob filmed entire incident using GoPro cameras attached to different parts of a single-engine aircraft

The Independent UK

Adults under 21 can’t be barred from buying handguns, judge rules

The decision is expected to be challenged by the Justice Department in the following days

The Independent UK

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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

DOJ urges Supreme Court not to decide case on federal elections - Roll Call

The DOJ and most parties in a dispute about North Carolina congressional maps urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to decide the case.

Roll Call

Justice Dept. settles with New Jersey county over ballot languages, highlighting widespread barrier

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with a New Jersey county over language barriers for Spanish-speaking voters, emphasizing a growing challenge for certain minority communities nationwide

The Independent UK

'Liar' lawmaker charged with fraud in US

New York (AFP) - A scandal-plagued Republican congressman whose extensive lies have made political headlines since his election last year was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.

AFP

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US approves first transfer of seized Russian funds to Ukraine

The Biden administration has sought increased powers to send seized assets from Russian sanctions evaders to aid Kyiv.

Al Jazeera

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

US congressman accused of multiple lies faces federal charges: media

New York (AFP) - A freshman US Republican lawmaker whose extensive lies have made political headlines since his election last year, has been charged by the Justice Department, US media reported on Tuesday.

AFP

US says disabled Russian spyware used for two decades

Washington (AFP) - The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally.

AFP

US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries

The Justice Department says it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from computer networks in dozens of countries, including the U.S. and other NATO members

The Independent UK

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

Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault

An attorney says Mississippi sheriff's deputies already being investigated for possible civil rights violations after allegedly placing a gun in a Black man's mouth and firing it attempted to sexually assault him and a second man during the same encounter

The Independent UK

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Reason

Punishing Rioters Is Wise. Bogus 'Seditious Conspiracy' Charges Are Not.

Politics ruin everything, including the criminal justice system.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 prosecutors seek 25 years for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes

The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House

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

Reason

Do These Seditious Conspiracy Convictions Prove the Capitol Riot 'Was Not Spontaneous'?

A jury convicted members of the Proud Boys without evidence of an explicit plot, let alone one that most of the rioters were trying to execute.

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The Guardian - US

Mar-a-Lago employee aids investigation into whether Trump hid documents

Person was reported as having turned over picture of storage room where majority of classified documents were located

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

The Independent UK

Mar-a-Lago insider cooperating with Special Counsel probe into Trump’s hoard of secret documents, report says

Prosecutors reportedly working to establish if former president attempted to hide documents at Florida home

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Sedition charge in Proud Boys' Jan. 6 case

The seditious conspiracy convictions of leaders of the Proud Boys extremist group mark another major victory for the Justice Department in its massive prosecution of the attack on the U.S. Capitol

Daily Mirror

Ex-Proud Boys leader convicted over US Capitol riot plot and faces up to 20 years in jail

Former leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has been convicted of seditious conspiracy for his part in the January 6 Capitol riots which aimed to block a transfer of power to newly elected president Joe Biden after Donald Trump's election loss

WEKU

Jury convicts Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charge

After four months of trial, a jury has convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and other members of the far-right club of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

What ComEd trial guilty verdicts could mean for Michael Madigan and Illinois politics

The convictions could affect the bribery trial next year of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and could spark ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.

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