WASHINGTON — Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted documents containing false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media. Lawyers for […]
Thursday’s committee vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to become attorney general has been postponed after the Justice Department failed to meet the demands of several Republicans who want stronger assurances that President Trump’s anti-weaponization fund is really dead. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley announced the decision Wednesday night. If the […]
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 28 to intervene in the defamation dispute between President Donald Trump and writer E. Jean Carroll. The DOJ is arguing in the petition in United States v. Carroll that the federal government – not […]
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media was not a call to violence against President Donald Trump but protected political speech. Comey’s lawyers argue the government cannot prove […]
The Aug. 4 Democratic primary in Detroit has emerged as the next battle between the party’s socialist and establishment wings. Rep. Shri Thanedar, an immigrant from India, faces his toughest challenge from state Rep. Donavan McKinney, who is riding the momentum of the party’s socialist insurgency and seeking a boost from endorsements by fellow Black […]
Subscribe to the ad-free edition Contribute Sign up for the email list Every new surveillance tool arrives wrapped in the same shiny little sales pitch… It’ll fight crime, find missing children, catch dangerous suspects before they can hurt anyone else, blah, blah, blah. All you have to do is hand over more of your privacy, […]
President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, with key Republicans saying they cannot let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully eradicated. Mr. Blanche has told lawmakers that the fund is dead and he will not release any of the money. Still, […]
Conservative journalist Katie Daviscourt (left) displays a black eye after being struck in the face with a flagpole outside Portland’s ICE facility, while journalist Nick Sortor (right) is taken into custody by Portland police following a separate confrontation at the facility. An Obama-appointed federal judge has handed Portland’s far-left political machine a major legal victory, […]
Authored by Bryan S. Jung via PJ Media, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has formally referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution, alleging that Smith made false statements under oath to Congress about the scope of his investigation into President Donald Trump. […]
“ERO Cross Check 2017” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Public Domain Mark In a major victory for the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an extraordinary published order staying three district court rulings that had required bond hearings or release for illegal aliens challenging […]
