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Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake as Supreme Court hears debate over obstruction law

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution ...

How Trump’s Criminal Cases Test the US Constitution

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Amanda Smith

Like no one before him, Donald Trump is at once a former president, a presumptive candidate to be nominated for the presidency ...

US ex-diplomat sentenced to 15 years for spying for Cuba over decades

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Amanda Smith

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. diplomat was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after admitting to ...

Judge berates Justice Department for defying House GOP subpoenas tied to Biden impeachment inquiry

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — A federal judge berated the Justice Department on Friday for instructing two of its employees not to appear for depositions ...

Suicide Mission – The American Prospect

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Sarah Wilson

John Barnett had one of those bosses who seemed to spend most of his waking hours scheming to inflict humiliation upon him. ...

Election denier who Trump wanted to take over DOJ invokes the 5th in disbarment hearing

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — An environmental lawyer whom Donald Trump wanted to take over the Justice Department in the days before the Jan. 6 ...

Federal watchdog to examine DOJ law enforcement task forces after NBC News report

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Amanda Smith

Congress’ investigative arm is launching a probe of the policies and practices of Justice Department law enforcement task forces in response to ...

Trump ally Jeffrey Clark disciplinary hearing begins over role trying to overturn 2020 election

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s efforts to help then-President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election were characterized Tuesday ...

Trump Justice official Clark faces ethics hearing over 2020 election role

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Amanda Smith

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeffrey Clark, a senior official in former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration, faces the prospect of ...

Republicans Threaten Contempt Vote Against Merrick Garland Over Robert Hur Material

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are threatening to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t hand over ...