by Jim Heath | Nov 9, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
Attorney General William Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors late today that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations” of voter fraud before the results of the...
by Jim Heath | Oct 8, 2020 | 2020, FBI, Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
Donald Trump mounted an overnight Twitter blitz demanding to jail his political enemies and call out allies he says are failing to arrest his rivals swiftly enough. Trump twice amplified supporters’ criticisms of Attorney General William Barr, including one featuring...
by Jim Heath | Jun 24, 2020 | Headlines, Impeachment, Justice Department
House Judiciary Chairman Jerold Nadler is entertaining the idea of impeaching Attorney General Bill Barr – just days after saying it would be a ‘waste of time.’ Nadler stated his view after the conclusion of a tense hearing where whistleblowers testified...
by Jim Heath | Jun 20, 2020 | Headlines, Justice Department
President Trump today personally fired the United States Attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman, whose office has pursued one case after another that has rankled the president and his allies, putting his former personal lawyer in prison and investigating his...
by Jim Heath | May 18, 2020 | Headlines, Justice Department
Attorney General William Barr today issued an apparent rebuke of President Trump’s efforts in recent weeks to hatch vague accusations of misconduct by former Obama administration officials. Appearing alongside FBI Director Christopher Wray during a virtual news...
by Jim Heath | May 7, 2020 | Headlines, Justice Department, Mueller Investigation
Attorney General Bill Barr’s Justice Department said today it was dropping its criminal case against fired Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn – who has pleaded guilty to numerous charges in federal court. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about...
