by Jim Heath | Jan 25, 2021 | Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
The Justice Department inspector general announced today he has officially opened an investigation into whether officials at the department tried to overturn the election results. Michael Horowitz said in a statement that the probe will look into ‘whether any...
by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
Attorney General Bill Barr says he won’t provide special counsel protection for a Hunter Biden investigation or to designate a special counsel to probe alleged election fraud – in another blow to Donald Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged’ election....
by Jim Heath | Dec 14, 2020 | Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
President Trump tweeted today that Attorney General William Barr would depart next week, ending a tenure marked by Barr’s willingness to advance the president’s political agenda and criticism that he eroded the post-Watergate independence of the Justice Department....
by Jim Heath | Dec 3, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Justice Department
The official serving as President Trump´s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud. Heidi Stirrup, an ally of top Trump adviser Stephen Miller was...
by Jim Heath | Dec 3, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
Donald Trump said today he is disappointed in Attorney General William Barr for saying that the Justice Department had not uncovered evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Trump pushed back on the comments Barr made in an interview with The Associated...
by Jim Heath | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
Attorney General William Barr said today the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments come despite President Trump’s repeated claims that the election was...
