Trump, Justice Department

Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice in first weeks of the Trump administration
President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."
Trump picks first-term loyalists for top Justice Department posts
U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate advisers from his first term to top Justice Department posts, including John Eisenberg to lead the national security division and Brett Shumate for the civil division,
Trump's Justice Department enforcer is no stranger to complaints about his conduct
Bove’s near decade as a prosecutor — a time in which he tackled high-profile cases amid complaints about his polarizing behavior — provides clues as to how he views his current role as President Donald Trump’s chief enforcer at the Justice Department.
Confusion, fear at the Justice Department under Trump
The Department of Justice is in upheaval from firings and resignations in the first weeks of the Trump administration. Fear has silenced many in the department, but two prosecutors are speaking up.
Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
US Justice Department eliminates federal law enforcement accountability database
The US Department of Justice on Friday shut down its national database for reporting misconduct incidents of federal law enforcement officers. In an update on its website, the Department stated that
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CNN’s Elie Honig Sounds ‘Alarm Bells’ Over Trump DOJ Appointee: ‘Toxic Blend of Traits’ and ‘No Qualifications’
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig has a solid track record of calling balls and strikes in his television commentary, often ...
Trump’s solicitor general pick already won big for him at Supreme Court
Solicitor general nominee D. John Sauer, who was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, appears before the Senate Judiciary ...
Justice Dept. Takes Broad View of Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
The department has increasingly taken the position that criminal behavior discovered during an investigation stemming from a ...
Inside Trump’s new Cabinet: A mix of disruptors, negotiators and TV stars
President Donald Trump is set to convene his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday – a gathering of agency leaders who’ve taken ...
Donald Trump Is Trying to Take American Law Back to 1641
Understand that if Trump succeeds the result will not be the harmless resurrection of a quaint jurisprudential artifact.
Supreme Court Just Dealt Donald Trump 'Unexpected' Loss—Legal Analyst
Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, sued the Trump administration earlier this month after the ...
Trump targets law firm connected to ex-special counsel Jack Smith with executive order
Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending security clearances held by lawyers at a law firm connected to Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated the president.
Things to know about the ruling blocking President Trump's refugee ban
President Donald Trump's effort to suspend the system for resettling refugees in the U.S. is on hold after a federal judge in ...