Justice Department puts 2 prosecutors on leave

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Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it
The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for a man arrested with guns and ammunition near former President Barack Obama's home.

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Justice Department puts 2 prosecutors on leave after describing Jan. 6 "mob"
DOJ suspends 2 prosecutors who referred to Jan. 6 ‘mob’: Reports

Black Lives Matter, Justice Department

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Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say
The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020.

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Justice Department investigating Black Lives Matter foundation, source says
DOJ investigating allegations Black Lives Matter defrauded donors

Pete Hegseth, Justice Department and U.S. attorneys

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Hegseth orders the military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department, AP learns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border that could run through next fall, according to a memo released this week and reviewed by The Associated Press.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department
Hegseth orders military to provide dozens of lawyers to Justice Department

US prosecutors suspended after calling January 6 defendants 'mob of rioters,' sources say

The U.S. Justice Department placed two prosecutors on leave, hours after they referred to Trump supporters who stormed the ...

Appeals court grants Justice Department request to pause daily meetings between Gregory Bovino, Judge Sara Ellis

A federal appeals court granted a request from the Justice Department for an administrative stay pausing an order that ...

The weapon of justice: Ed Martin’s influence at DOJ

Failing to win Senate approval as US Attorney for Washington, D.C., has made Ed Martin a more formidable force inside the ...

US Department of Justice to send election monitors to Kern County for Prop 50 vote

With just weeks until the Prop 50 election, the Department of Justice wants to directly oversee Kern County polling stations.

Some courts are losing trust in Trump Justice Department, according to a study

A project to analyze lawsuits filed against the Trump administration is tracking judicial mentions of non-compliance, false information, and arbitrary and capricious conduct by the Justice Department.

Ohio Secretary of State refers 1,200 voting cases to Department of Justice

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Wednesday that 1,200 criminal cases involving voting misconduct have been ...

What we know about Trump’s bid to claim $230 million from his own Justice Department

President Donald Trump’s demand that his own Justice Department hand over $230 million as compensation for federal investigations into his behavior is an unprecedented example of how his past ...