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Lindsey Halligan: DOJ gave Trump’s handpicked US attorney little support to indict Comey. She did it anyway

Lindsey Halligan: DOJ gave Trump’s handpicked US attorney little support to indict Comey. She did it anyway

Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney in one of the country’s most important federal prosecutor shops, was effectively set up to fail last Thursday, sources said, when in her first ever presentation before a grand jury, she convinced the panel to indict former FBI Director James Comey on two of three counts. The Justice Department and the seasoned …

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U.S. attorney fired after telling Border Patrol to follow court order

U.S. attorney fired after telling Border Patrol to follow court order

The acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento has said she was fired after telling the Border Patrol chief in charge of immigration raids in California that his agents were not allowed to arrest people without probable cause in the Central Valley. Michele Beckwith, a career prosecutor who was made the acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of California earlier this …

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US attorney general orders deployment of Justice Department agents to ICE facilities – Reuters

US attorney general orders deployment of Justice Department agents to ICE facilities  Reuters DOJ agents will be deployed to ICE facilities to protect federal agents, Bondi says  CNN Bondi vows to send Justice Department agents to guard ICE facilities  CBS News Pam Bondi Announces New Move After ICE Facility Shooting  Newsweek Justice Dept. Agents to Protect ICE Facilities, Attorney General Says  The New York Times …

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Trump fires US attorney who told border agents to follow law on immigration raids | US immigration

Trump fires US attorney who told border agents to follow law on immigration raids | US immigration

Donald Trump fired a top federal prosecutor in Sacramento just hours after she warned immigration agents they could not indiscriminately detain people in her district, according to documents reviewed by the New York Times. Michele Beckwith, who became the acting US attorney in Sacramento in January, received an email at 4.31pm on 15 July notifying her that the president had …

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House Judiciary Committee Democrats launch investigation of Virginia U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert’s ouster

House Judiciary Committee Democrats launch investigation of Virginia U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert’s ouster

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are launching a review Friday of the ouster of federal prosecutor Erik Siebert, a week after he resigned as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and a day after Siebert’s replacement signed an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. Prosecutors had expressed concern about Siebert’s possible ouster over his failure to bring a …

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Attorney General Bondi and prosecutors have reservations over charging James Comey, sources say

Attorney General Bondi and prosecutors have reservations over charging James Comey, sources say

Attorney General Pam Bondi and other federal prosecutors have concerns about the case against former FBI Director James Comey, sources tell CNN, though an indictment could come as soon as Thursday. Bondi is facing pressure from Trump, who is demanding his political enemies face criminal charges as he once did. But attorneys inside the Eastern District of Virginia recently wrote …

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Trump's worker visa changes prompt legal review by California's top attorney – Politico

Trump’s worker visa changes prompt legal review by California’s top attorney  Politico The Race Back to America for a Plane Full of H-1B Workers  The Wall Street Journal The H-1B Visa Program and Its Impact on the U.S. Economy  New American Economy This industry will be hardest hit by Trump’s new $100K visa fee. They’re anxious.  Politico Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa adds more pressure …

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U.S. Attorney Races to Present Case Against James Comey – The New York Times

U.S. Attorney Races to Present Case Against James Comey  The New York Times DOJ nearing decision whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress, sources say  CNN Justice Department weighing whether to charge James Comey with lying to Congress  NBC News Va. federal prosecutors preparing to seek Comey indictment, people familiar with matter say  The Washington Post Former FBI Director …

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US Deputy Attorney General halts inquiry into retired FBI agent linked to Sandy Hook lawsuit

US Deputy Attorney General halts inquiry into retired FBI agent linked to Sandy Hook lawsuit

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Ed Martin Jr., who leads the Justice Department’s “weaponization working group,” sent a …

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