The US Department of Justice is facing a federal lawsuit for refusing to release a legal memorandum that reportedly cleared the way for Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400m luxury aircraft from Qatar’s government. The Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by the watchdog group American Oversight, filed the Freedom of Information Act (Foia) lawsuit in Washington DC’s federal district …
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When FBI agents arrived outside William Spearman’s home in the quiet suburb of Madison, Alabama, in November 2022, they were prepared for danger. Their search warrant was so important to the bureau that it was approved by the FBI director himself. When the agents breached Spearman’s door with tactical explosives, Spearman fought back, tussling with the agents as three …
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche completed nine hours of meetings over two days with Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday but made no public statements about what she said or the next steps in the Justice Department’s much-criticized Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Former prosecutors said it was highly unusual — and potentially unprecedented — for a the department’s No. 2 official to personally …
Read More »BIDDU, West Bank (AP) — When Sayfollah Musallet of Tampa, Florida, was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank two weeks ago, he became the fourth Palestinian-American killed in the occupied territory since the war in Gaza began. No one has been arrested or charged in Musallet’s slaying – and if Israel’s track record on the other …
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Officials from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) have interviewed sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida, as pressure continues to mount on the administration of US President Donald Trump over the handling of the files of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Former British socialite Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking minors on …
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Read More »Justice Dept. Interviews Epstein Associate Maxwell The New York Times Latest on Trump administration: DOJ interviews Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell CNN Trump Live Updates: Justice Dept. to Interview Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell The New York Times DOJ to question Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. And, Trump unveils new AI order NPR Ghislaine Maxwell preparing ‘new evidence’ ahead of highly anticipated meeting with feds, her brother …
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The US justice department has formed a “strike force” to investigate claims that the Obama administration carried out a “treasonous conspiracy” by using false intelligence to suggest Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump. Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, announced the new force’s formation after the release of a trove of declassified documents from Barack …
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Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell is meeting a top justice department official as pressure grows on the Trump administration to release files linked to the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking network. The meeting will take place in Tallahassee, Florida, where Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, BBC’s US partner CBS News reports. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche …
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