Attorney General William Barr has authorized U.S. attorneys to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities during the 2020 elections, contradicting longstanding Justice Department practice of not taking steps that could impact the results…
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
Why Donald Trump isn’t Al Gore: How 2020 legal challenges to the election differ from 2000
What happened two decades ago in Florida in the race between George Bush and Al Gore is far from what’s happening in 2020, legal experts say.
‘A lot of chaos’: Trump’s rhetoric, a global pandemic and a tsunami of lawsuits complicate 2020 election
Voters should accept that election results may not be known on Election Night and that does not indicate fraud, experts say.
Manhattan DA holds off on enforcing subpoena on Trump’s tax returns
Last week, a federal judge rejected Trump’s latest efforts to withhold his tax returns from a Manhattan prosecutor investigating alleged hush money payments.
Feds seize millions of dollars in cryptocurrency raised by major terrorist groups, DOJ says
The Justice Department said al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the al-Qassam Brigades solicited cryptocurrency donations to fund their terror activities.
Michael Flynn’s efforts to force federal judge to dismiss case faces a skeptical appeals court
At issue is whether a federal district judge abused his discretion when he appointed a third party to challenge DOJ’s bid to drop its prosecution of Flynn.
Federal agents, officers head to Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee as Operation Legend expands
The Trump administration’s Operation Legend is now launching in six cities in what the Justice Department calls an effort to quell violent crime.
Former veteran hospital nursing assistant pleads guilty to murder charges in string of insulin deaths
Reta Mays was charged with seven counts of second-degree murder.
Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell case say proposed $5 million bond is ‘effectively meaningless’
Prosecutors in New York doubled down in their bid to keep Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars while awaiting trial.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will call Robert Mueller to testify before his committee
Robert Mueller broke his yearlong silence Saturday, penning an op-ed that defends the Russia investigation and the prosecution of Roger Stone.