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Bloomberg Law reporter covering the Justice Department
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“You caught me,” Mizelle said in a statement. “I associate with smart, hardworking professionals that have achieved incredible success in their careers. Perhaps I should socialize more with people who have spent their entire career as a beat reporter for the 46th most viewed publication in the US.”
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New: DOJ directs all US attorney's offices to prosecute sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children for fraud and other crimes, per internal memo from DAG Blanche. Story with Ellen Gilmer:
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DOJ Orders Criminal Charges Against Sponsors of Migrant Children
The Justice Department is directing all 93 US attorney’s offices to prosecute adult sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children for fraud and other crimes, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in ...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-orders-criminal-charges-against-sponsors-of-migrant-children
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about 23 hours ago
President Trump’s replacement of a Virginia US attorney with an inexperienced loyalist underscores the lose-lose situation facing Senate Democrats,
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US Attorney Ouster Forces Senate Democrats into No-Win Situation
President Donald Trump’s politically motivated replacement of a Virginia US attorney with an inexperienced loyalist underscores the lose-lose situation facing Senate Democrats wishing to hold sway ove...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-ouster-of-us-attorney-bodes-ill-for-senate-democrats
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How DOJ's plan to eliminate a high-performing office focused on consumer health & safety has been beset by confusion and delays, including a disagreement between heads of Civil & Criminal divisions over trans care subpoenas.
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DOJ Rethinks Reorganization Tied to Gender-Affirming Care Probes
The Justice Department’s civil division is retaining criminal authority on healthcare statutes being used to probe children’s hospitals on gender-affirming care, backtracking from an April plan to tra...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-rethinks-reorganization-tied-to-gender-affirming-care-probes
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Exclusive: Trump administration’s criminal probes of children’s hospitals over trans care are colliding with White House’s reorg to slash bureaucracy, leading to a disorderly rollout at DOJ that lawyers describe as anything but efficient.
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DOJ Rethinks Reorganization Tied to Gender-Affirming Care Probes
The Justice Department’s civil division is retaining criminal authority on healthcare statutes being used to probe children’s hospitals on gender-affirming care, backtracking from an April plan to tra...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-rethinks-reorganization-tied-to-gender-affirming-care-probes
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News: Trump's planned nominee for US attorney in Eastern VA, Lindsey Halligan, arrives today as interim chief prosecutor. She's sworn in by Bondi to get to work in an office under pressure to indict Tish James. w/
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Halligan Sworn In as Top Prosecutor in Eastern Virginia
Lindsey Halligan has been sworn in as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, two days after another conservative lawyer was installed to lead the office in an acting capacity.
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NEWS: Virginia's ousted US attorney, who resisted Letitia James indictment, is replaced today by Maggie Cleary, an inexperienced prosecutor who recently expressed a desire to end DOJ weaponization for Trump.
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Scoop: Trump DOJ departs from protocols that prevented politicized civil rights hiring to restock a depleted division. At least two new hires were removed or suspended from prior prosecutor jobs while facing complaints. With
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Trump DOJ Said to Unwind Apolitical Civil Rights Career Hiring
The Justice Department is consolidating civil rights attorney hiring authority with a handful of Trump-aligned supervisors, departing from practices that were designed to avoid politicization, accordi...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-doj-said-to-unwind-apolitical-civil-rights-career-hiring
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A new front in Trump DOJ's battles with courts on US attorneys: Delaware's chief judge, a Trump appointee, preempts DOJ's preferred pick for Delaware US attorney by soliciting applications directly to the court, drawing rebuke from DAG Todd Blanche.
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Trump-Appointed Judge Triggers Face-Off on Delaware US Attorney
A Trump-appointed judge is soliciting applications for Delaware’s US attorney, preempting the Trump administration’s selection of a permanent candidate and prompting rebuke from Deputy Attorney Genera...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-appointed-judge-triggers-face-off-on-delaware-us-attorney
10 days ago
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16 days ago
A rotating group of four assistant US attorneys, a supervisor, and paralegal have had to be on call starting at 5:30 p.m. every night for a 24-hour shift to handle the federal arrest surge,
@suzannemonyak.bsky.social
and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report
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Prosecutors Work Overnight in Trump-Directed DC Anti-Crime Surge
Federal prosecutors at the Washington US attorney’s office have been required to work overnight shifts and pushed to charge more cases during a Justice Department law enforcement surge.
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This is the first court ruling on White House/AG Bondi’s targeting of at least 20 medical providers - criminally and civilly - for gender-affirming care. Judge says he doesn’t believe DOJ’s stated reason for investigation.
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NEWS: Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ's subpoena of Boston Children's Hospital for sensitive records on transgender patients, ruling that high-priority investigation was launched with an "improper purpose, motivated only by bad faith.”
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Judge Stops ‘Bad Faith’ DOJ Probe of Boston Hospital Gender Care
A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s subpoena for personally identifying data on gender-affirming care patients at Boston Children’s Hospital, finding the Trump administration’s high-prio...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judge-stops-bad-faith-doj-probe-of-boston-hospital-gender-care
18 days ago
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Overnight scoop: the last man standing in DOJ’s sanctuary cities working group quit on Friday. The island senior career officials were exiled to - as apparent punishment - if they wanted to keep working under Trump is now deserted.
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Trump DOJ’s Sanctuary Cities Group Loses Last Exiled Member
The last member of the Trump Justice Department’s so-called sanctuary cities working group has departed, marking the potential end of a second term plan to demote and reassign senior career officials.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-dojs-sanctuary-cities-group-loses-last-exiled-member?context=search&index=0
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& me on continued upheaval at DOJ civil rights division: - 2 probationary attorneys fired - Others forced into sections focused on voter fraud & anti-DEI probes - AAG Dhillon hires "new class of civil rights warriors"
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DOJ Fires and Reassigns Civil Rights Lawyers as New Hires Arrive
The Justice Department civil rights division’s much shrunken career staff is facing new firings, forced reassignments, and demands for summaries of recent work as its leaders hire outside attorneys an...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-fires-and-reassigns-civil-rights-lawyers-as-new-hires-arrive
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Two key abnormalities from our reporting on Trump DOJ transgender care subpoena: 1) DOJ urged judge to publicly identify hospital being investigated, an unheard of posture from prosecutors who typically want to stay covert to avoid compromising a case ...
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Justice Department Expands Gender Care Probe as Hospital Fights
Justice Department political leaders are probing gender-affirming care services at one of the nation’s largest, most renowned pediatric hospitals, as new details show an aggressive strategy to advance...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/justice-department-expands-gender-care-probe-as-hospital-fights
about 1 month ago
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Scoop: Trump-nominated US Atty in rural Va. has already resigned & is replaced by the man he beat out for the job. Todd Gilbert arrived last month as interim US atty while awaiting confirmation. Rob Tracci was installed as his No. 2 this month & now takes over.
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Trump US Attorney in Virginia Resigns, Succeeded by Competitor
The Trump-nominated US attorney for the Western District of Virginia abruptly resigned as the office’s interim leader Wednesday, and is being replaced by the lawyer he’d edged out for the job.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-us-attorney-in-virginia-resigns-is-replaced-by-competitor
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How a veteran line prosecutor who’s never supervised and is known for working alone leaned on his ties to Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles to land a predtigious nomination to run DOJ’s Criminal Division
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Trump’s Unusual Criminal Chief Pick Benefits From West Wing Ties
A small-office prosecutor without supervisory experience has leapfrogged into a Trump nomination to lead 600 Justice Department criminal attorneys in Washington—thanks in part to his ties to the White...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-unusual-criminal-chief-pick-benefits-from-west-wing-ties?context=search&index=0
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Exclusive: Another Trump US attorney--and 1st one on the border--receives an "acting" appointment to sidestep judicial approval. New Mexico's Ryan Ellison gets extended as his term was about to expire, following public confrontations w/ judges on deportations
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Trump DOJ Extends US Attorney on Border After Judicial Criticism
The Trump administration converted New Mexico’s interim US attorney to “acting” as his temporary term was expiring, the latest chief prosecutor—and first on the border—to sidestep traditional judiciar...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-doj-extends-us-attorney-on-border-after-judicial-criticism
about 1 month ago
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News: A Florida line prosecutor without supervisory experience leapfrogged to become Trump's nominee to lead DOJ's criminal division w/ 1,100 employees--thanks in part to his ties to WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles that led to two Oval Office meetings.
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Trump’s Unusual Criminal Chief Pick Benefits from West Wing Ties
A small-office prosecutor without supervisory experience has leapfrogged into a Trump nomination to lead 600 Justice Department criminal attorneys in Washington—thanks in part to his ties to the White...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-unusual-criminal-chief-pick-benefits-from-west-wing-ties
about 1 month ago
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Legal team for former PR governor tried to clarify the record from our 'damaging' coverage, claiming no political intrusion in her plea deal. DOJ replies by telling judge her lawyers 'completely fabricated' their account of Main Justice meeting.
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Scoop: DOJ Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle is working to get his wedding groomsman & law school housemate installed in a senior DOJ role overseeing white collar enforcement.
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DOJ’s Mizelle Said to Push His Groomsman for White Collar Post
Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle, a leading voice in overhauling law enforcement to meet President Donald Trump’s agenda, is moving to appoint his wedding groomsman and law school housem...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dojs-mizelle-said-to-push-his-groomsman-for-white-collar-post
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“You caught me,” Mizelle said in a statement. “I associate with smart, hardworking professionals that have achieved incredible success in their careers. Perhaps I should socialize more with people who have spent their entire career as a beat reporter for the 46th most viewed publication in the US.”
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Scoop: DOJ Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle is working to get his wedding groomsman & law school housemate installed in a senior DOJ role overseeing white collar enforcement.
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DOJ’s Mizelle Said to Push His Groomsman for White Collar Post
Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle, a leading voice in overhauling law enforcement to meet President Donald Trump’s agenda, is moving to appoint his wedding groomsman and law school housem...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dojs-mizelle-said-to-push-his-groomsman-for-white-collar-post
about 2 months ago
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Problems appear to be escalating for acting LA US Atty Bill Essayli. Main Justice official objects to his court filing rationale for dropping $47M fraud case against a Trump donor. Federal bench already declined to appoint Essayli. How will judges react now?
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Justice Department, LA Office Spar Over White-Collar Enforcement
A Justice Department official in Washington is pushing back on acting Los Angeles US Attorney Bill Essayli’s reliance on recent white-collar policy to dismiss charges against a fast-food executive who...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/justice-department-la-office-spar-over-white-collar-enforcement
about 2 months ago
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Main Justice is pushing back on LA acting US Atty Essayli for justifying dismissal of Trump donor/Fatburger exec fraud case by citing criminal division policy memo on white collar priorities. DOJ official distances crim div from embattled Essayli's action.
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about 2 months ago
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NEWS: Trump nominates Florida prosecutor Tysen Duva to lead DOJ's criminal division--a critical role overseeing white collar & violent crime. The WH buried this news by naming intent to nominate Duva yesterday without specifying the position.
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Trump Taps Florida Prosecutor to Run DOJ’s Criminal Division
President Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Tysen Duva, a federal prosecutor based in Jacksonville, Fla., to lead the Justice Department’s criminal division, a critical role overseeing white collar an...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-taps-florida-prosecutor-to-run-dojs-criminal-division
about 2 months ago
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To recap an insane day, in sequence: - We report turmoil in LA from Trump US attorney Essayli telling staff 'F the Justice Manual'
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- DOJ extends Essayli's term - Essayli drops charges against Trump donating fast food exec
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Trump’s LA Prosecutor Orders Cases His Staff Say Lack Evidence (1)
In the three-plus months Bill Essayli has run the Los Angeles US Attorney’s Office, he has ignored and overruled the recommendations of senior prosecutors, instructed staff to disregard Justice Depart...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-la-prosecutor-orders-cases-his-staff-say-lack-evidence
about 2 months ago
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NEWS: Justice Dept just dismissed major fraud case against Trump donor & Fat Brands founder (Fatburger, Johnny Rockets) Andrew Wiederhorn. The filing from embattled US Attorney Bill Essayli comes an hour before his new DOJ appointment to stay on takes effect.
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DOJ Drops Fraud Case Against Trump Donor, Ex-Fatburger Executive
The Justice Department has moved to dismiss corporate fraud charges against Andrew Wiederhorn, a Trump donor who is founder and chairman of restaurant franchisor FAT Brands Inc.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-drops-fraud-case-against-trump-donor-ex-fatburger-executive
about 2 months ago
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NEWS: Justice Dept just dismissed major fraud case against Trump donor & Fat Brands founder (Fatburger, Johnny Rockets) Andrew Wiederhorn. The filing from embattled US Attorney Bill Essayli comes an hour before his new DOJ appointment to stay on takes effect.
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DOJ Drops Fraud Case Against Trump Donor, Ex-Fatburger Executive
The Justice Department has moved to dismiss corporate fraud charges against Andrew Wiederhorn, a Trump donor who is founder and chairman of restaurant franchisor FAT Brands Inc.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-drops-fraud-case-against-trump-donor-ex-fatburger-executive
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Deep dive w/@maiaspoto.bsky.social: LA US Attorney Bill Essayli has overruled counsel of sr prosecutors, instructed staff to disregard DOJ policies & forced lawyers to redo indictment failures before new grand juries - once yelling "F*&^ the Justice Manual."
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Trump’s LA Prosecutor Orders Cases His Staff Say Lack Evidence
In the three-plus months Bill Essayli has run the Los Angeles US Attorney’s Office, he has ignored and overruled the recommendations of senior prosecutors, instructed staff to disregard Justice Depart...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-la-prosecutor-orders-cases-his-staff-say-lack-evidence
about 2 months ago
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New: Trump appoints Nevada US Attorney Sigal Chattah as acting, before her interim ended. Nevada Dems forcefully opposed her & judges hadn't said publicly whether they'd appoint her. Did DOJ preemptively extend Chattah to avoid Habba 2.0?
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Trump Extends Top Nevada Prosecutor in Latest Personnel Maneuver
President Donald Trump has extended the term of the interim US Attorney in Nevada, Sigal Chattah, changing her status to “acting,” in a potential escalation of the Justice Department’s confrontation w...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-extends-top-nevada-prosecutor-in-latest-personnel-maneuver
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Deep dive w/@maiaspoto.bsky.social: LA US Attorney Bill Essayli has overruled counsel of sr prosecutors, instructed staff to disregard DOJ policies & forced lawyers to redo indictment failures before new grand juries - once yelling "F*&^ the Justice Manual."
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Trump’s LA Prosecutor Orders Cases His Staff Say Lack Evidence
In the three-plus months Bill Essayli has run the Los Angeles US Attorney’s Office, he has ignored and overruled the recommendations of senior prosecutors, instructed staff to disregard Justice Depart...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-la-prosecutor-orders-cases-his-staff-say-lack-evidence
about 2 months ago
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News: AG Pam Bondi's order to dismiss charges against Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling fake Covid vaccine cards ran counter to an earlier decision from her weaponization working group. In April, the group rebuffed an appeal from doctor's lawyer:
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Bondi Overrode Weaponization Team in Dismissing Vaccine Case
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s abrupt order to drop charges against the Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling false Covid vaccination cards came months after Bondi’s weaponization working group cleare...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-weaponization-team-approved-utah-case-before-bondi-dismissed
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Bondi gains credit from the right for stamping out weaponized Biden DOJ, but the lead prosecutor in Utah on this case is a registered Republican who clerked for a George H.W. Bush-appointed judge.
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News: AG Pam Bondi's order to dismiss charges against Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling fake Covid vaccine cards ran counter to an earlier decision from her weaponization working group. In April, the group rebuffed an appeal from doctor's lawyer:
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Bondi Overrode Weaponization Team in Dismissing Vaccine Case
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s abrupt order to drop charges against the Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling false Covid vaccination cards came months after Bondi’s weaponization working group cleare...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-weaponization-team-approved-utah-case-before-bondi-dismissed
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UPDATE: DOJ Ethic director Tirrell posts his termination letter on LinkedIn. Says his oath “did not come with the caveat that I need only support the Constitution when it is easy or convenient.”
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Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts.
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Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bondi-fires-her-personal-ethics-chief-as-doj-purge-continues
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Five days after jury selection began in Salt Lake City, Attorney General Bondi announced on X that she'd ordered prosecutors to drop charges against a Utah doctor accused of selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards to patients,
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Bondi Orders Dismissal for Doctor Accused of Faking Covid Shots
Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered prosecutors to drop charges during the trial of a Utah plastic surgeon accused of selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards to patients and destroying $28,000 worth of...
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Bondi orders mid-trial dismissal of Utah plastic surgeon accused of destroying Covid vaccine doses and giving patients fake vax cards. She thanks MTG for bringing case to her attention. Sole prosecutor to sign motion to dismiss “in the interests of justice” is acting U.S. attorney.
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Just In: DOJ has installed Francey Hakes, a Trump supporting Fox News commentator, ex-fed prosecutor to run Executive Office for US Attorneys. This is a career role. Her predecessor was forced out.
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Trump-Aligned Fox News Figure to Run US Attorney Support Office
The Justice Department has installed Francey Hakes, a Fox News commentator loyal to the Trump agenda, to lead a central support office for the nation’s US attorneys.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-aligned-fox-news-figure-to-run-us-attorney-support-office
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NEW: DOJ whistleblower Reuveni discloses emails, texts that back up his complaint that Emil Bove instructed attorneys to prepare to say "fuck you" to court re: flying immigrants to Salvadoran prison.
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DOJ Whistleblower Reinforces Claim Emil Bove Defied Court Order
A Justice Department whistleblower has disclosed communications reinforcing his allegations that senior DOJ official and judicial nominee Emil Bove coordinated to defy court orders in various deportat...
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Just In: DOJ has installed Francey Hakes, a Trump supporting Fox News commentator, ex-fed prosecutor to run Executive Office for US Attorneys. This is a career role. Her predecessor was forced out.
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Trump-Aligned Fox News Figure to Run US Attorney Support Office
The Justice Department has installed Francey Hakes, a Fox News commentator loyal to the Trump agenda, to lead a central support office for the nation’s US attorneys.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-aligned-fox-news-figure-to-run-us-attorney-support-office
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Update - the judge presiding over this case is begrudgingly allowing misdemeanor plea for PR governor, but signals she's pretty displeased w/ DOJ's "11th hour" reversal that provides "mere slap on the wrist" & "presumably" was ordered by Main Justice.
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Scoop: After Trump's personal lawyer complained of weaponization, DOJ leadership ordered prosecutors to settle w/ ex-Puerto Rico governor (who endorsed Trump) & billionaire banker just before their bribery trial. They got misdemeanor plea deals.
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Ex-Puerto Rico Governor With Trump Ties Gets Bribery Case Break
Justice Department leadership ordered prosecutors about to start a major bribery trial to reach a more lenient deal with Puerto Rico’s former governor, who had endorsed President Donald Trump, and a b...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ex-puerto-rico-governor-with-trump-ties-gets-bribery-case-break
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The Justice Department ordered prosecutors in a major bribery case to reach a more lenient deal with Puerto Rico’s former governor, who had endorsed President Trump, and a billionaire represented by Trump's personal lawyer,
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DOJ Overruled Prosecutors to Get Deal for Trump-Linked Governor
Justice Department leadership ordered prosecutors about to start a major bribery trial to reach a more lenient deal with Puerto Rico’s former governor, who had endorsed President Donald Trump, and a b...
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Scoop: After Trump's personal lawyer complained of weaponization, DOJ leadership ordered prosecutors to settle w/ ex-Puerto Rico governor (who endorsed Trump) & billionaire banker just before their bribery trial. They got misdemeanor plea deals.
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Ex-Puerto Rico Governor With Trump Ties Gets Bribery Case Break
Justice Department leadership ordered prosecutors about to start a major bribery trial to reach a more lenient deal with Puerto Rico’s former governor, who had endorsed President Donald Trump, and a b...
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Pam Bondi today fires 3 prosecutors who coordinated DOJ's response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Unlike earlier J6 atty terminations, these weren't recent hires allegedly lacking job protections & they didn't work for Jack Smith.
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Bondi Fires Three Senior Jan. 6 Riot Prosecutors from DOJ (1)
The Trump administration terminated at least three attorneys Friday who led prosecutions into Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, three people familiar with the moves said.
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An era of DOJ internal oversight ends today: Longtime Inspector General Michael Horowitz steps down amid a growing pile of complaints he's receiving to investigate Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Emil Bove, and more. His move to the Fed is triggering deep concerns.
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Veteran DOJ Watchdog’s Exit Spurs Fears of Lax Trump Oversight
The departure of the Justice Department’s longtime inspector general next week has former officials and other lawyers worried that an era of robust, independent oversight of law enforcement is ending ...
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NEW: The Justice Department is losing its counterintelligence chief at a critical time when it comes to threats from Iran, China, etc., as Trump administration's national security brain drain continues. w/
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DOJ Counterintelligence Chief Leaves as Iran Threat Increases
A senior counterintelligence official is leaving the Justice Department in the latest departure by a high-ranking national security attorney in the early months of the Trump administration.
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More Low-Level Immigration Charges Approved by New DOJ Memo
The Justice Department is now permitting prosecutors to charge undocumented immigrants with lower-level offenses for evading immigration officers when they’re arrested outside the district they initia...
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