Some background on Marc Elias’ beef with Big Law. Before leaving Perkins Coie to hang his own shingle, Elias made his discomfort with corporate clients clear. In 2021, he accused Toyota, a firm client, of undermining democracy with its political donations. www.businessinsider.com/marc-elias-l...

“We have a lot of law firms that we’re going to be going after because they were very dishonest people,” Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday on Fox News. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

“The new badge of honor in Silicon Valley is if the SEC has dropped your case.” Crypto cashes in on the $Trump era. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump White House Tightens Grip on FBI and Justice Department www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Now: Elizabeth Oyer, the Justice Department's pardon attorney, was fired today. In a letter, Deputy AG Todd Blanche invoked Article II of the Constitution and said, "your employment with the Department of Justice is hereby terminated." Earlier on Oyer 👇 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

And so the headaches begin for DOJ in its defense of DOGE ... s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

President Trump leaned into the theatrics of his speech and appeared to surprise a young guest who has struggled with brain cancer by making him a U.S. Secret Service agent. Follow live updates.

“Headed by Elon Musk” could be a problematic line for DOJ in court.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls it “poison.” President Trump drinks multiple cans of it every day. Welcome to the 2025 soda wars.  www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...

BREAKING: Judge Amy Berman Jackson sides with Hampton Dellinger in his challenge to Donald Trump’s effort to fire him as head of the Office of Special Counsel. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

She was among the key Trump advisors moonlighting in the private sector with “special government employee,” or SGE, status. Now, Katie Miller has stepped down from a Republican communications consulting firm. Earlier, w/ Josh Dawsey and @klong.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Reported here that, between Election Day and Trump’s inauguration, about 20 lawyers had left a key Justice Department unit that defends the executive branch. Roughly another 10 lawyers left in Trump’s first month in office. And even more have left DOJ in the past week. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/m...

With deep ties to RFK, Katie Miller has touted herself as a proponent of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. She’s now stepping down from a consulting firm where she was advising processed food makers on how they could work with the MAHA movement. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... w/ Josh Dawsey

Frustration from a federal judge, again, over DOJ’s inability to answer questions in defense of Trump policies. “We have about half the number the staff that we had at the beginning of November,” a DOJ lawyer said while defending DOGE today. Earlier on the DOJ woes … www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Katie Miller, a key adviser in the Trump White House, is taking a leave of absence from a private consulting job. WSJ previously reported she was simultaneously working at a top Republican consulting firm that was paying her to represent its clients.

The WSJ joint from Josh Dawsey & @cryanbarber.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Read the sordid backstory of Barry Van Treese's 1997 murder--and why Richard Glossip's lawyers believe Justin Sneed really beat Mr. Van Treese to death with a baseball bat: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

They carry a three-letter designation that allows them to wear both hats: “SGE,” or special government employee. Trump administration is using that status on a scale never before seen. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Nearly nine months after Jan. 6, FBI agents went to arrest Jeremy Brown and found two grenades, a sawed-off shotgun and a classified report in an RV. DOJ now says Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon extends to Brown’s 7+ year prison sentence for unlawful possession of those items. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Weeks after Trump’s mass pardon, life is far from settled for a large contingent of January 6 defendants. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Today, the only pets allowed in the Rutherford are dogs, cats and fish. “And they’ve got to be little fish. With their mouths sewn shut.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/b...

UnitedHealth officials are pointing to their CEO's murder as a reason they cannot comment on an unrelated @propublica.org investigation into the company's practice of strategically limiting access to critical treatment for kids with autism. "We are in mourning," a spokesperson wrote.

“Any pardons ... will never erase what happened on January 6, which must never be forgotten.”

Back in court today: Jan. 6 defendant Kevin Loftus, who tried to travel to Russia to join in the country's offensive against Ukraine. Prosecutors want Loftus to receive a six-month prison sentence for violating his probation by leaving north Texas without permission. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Emboldened by Trump's election, Capitol rioters are banking on pardons — and taking defiant stands in court. If Trump delivers pardons, “it would be a sad day for the [DOJ], plain and simple. And not just for the department, but for the overall pursuit of justice." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

In 2020, Trump advisors floated an FBI leadership shakeup that would’ve involved not only ousting Chris Wray but also installing Kash Patel in the No. 2 role, as the bureau’s deputy director. Four years later, Trump puts Patel in line to lead the FBI. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

JUST IN: Special counsel David Weiss files 10-count tax evasion/false statement indictment against Alexander Smirnov, already facing trial on charges of giving FBI fake info on Hunter Biden. Trial pushed to Jan. 8. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2024/02...

New filing: More fallout from the Supreme Court’s Fischer ruling, this time in the case of the 1st J6 defendant convicted at trial. In spite of SCOTUS wiping out a felony obstruction charge, prosecutors say a 7-year sentence should be left in place for Guy Reffitt, whose son testified against him.

Ok, against my better judgment, gonna give this another shot