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Posted by Mary Chastain on September 12, 2019 26 Comments
Federal prosecutors shot down an appeal from former FBI Deputy Director and current CNN contributor Andrew McCabe, who asked them to not recommend he face criminal charges. From The New York Times:
Lawyers for Mr. McCabe, who is being investigated over whether he lied to internal investigators about dealings with the news media, had argued that prosecutors lacked evidence to charge him. The lawyers detailed their position to top officials including Jeffrey A. Rosen, the deputy attorney general, who ultimately rejected their view. His deputy, Edward O’Callaghan, who was also present during the discussion, notified Mr. McCabe’s lawyers of the decision, one of the people said.

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 29, 2019 94 Comments
The Department of Justice Inspector General released his long-awaited report into former FBI director James Comey's handling of sensitive investigative information and the way he handled certain memos. The IG found "no evidence" that Comey or his lawyers provided the media with classified information. However, the IG "concluded that Comey’s retention, handling, and dissemination of certain Memos violated Department and FBI policies, and his FBI Employment Agreement."

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 07, 2019 49 Comments
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok, who lost his job after the discovery of his anti-President Donald Trump texts, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and FBI for wrongful termination and violating his First Amendment rights.

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 25, 2019 30 Comments
Attorney General William Barr announced on Thursday that the federal government will resume capital punishment. Officials have already scheduled the executions of five death-row inmates. The federal government has not executed anyone since 2003 since the DOJ has continued an investigation into the drugs used to put those inmates to death.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2019 22 Comments
On July 15, 2019, I spoke at the Department of Justice Summit on Combatting Anti-Semitism, on a panel regarding Anti-Semitism on Campus. My presentation was on "Intersectionality." Attorney General William Barr, in his opening statement to the Summit, specifically noted the importance of intersectional anti-Semitism:

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 12, 2019 23 Comments
President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege over 2020 census documents sought by the House Oversight Committee for its investigation into an added citizenship question. The move came right before the Democrat-led committee prepared to vote Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for not providing subpoenaed materials.

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 29, 2019 29 Comments
Special Counsel Robert Mueller made a public statement about his Russian probe. His last public statement came out in March 2017 when then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed him to lead the Russian investigation. He released his report on April 18. It showed that Russia tried to interfere with our 2016 election, but found no collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Summary of Mueller's statement? READ THE REPORT.

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2019 35 Comments
President Donald Trump granted Attorney General William Barr permission to declassify the documents related to surveillance on his 2016 presidential campaign. From Fox News:
Trump also ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with Barr. The memo read: "The heads of elements of the intelligence community... and the heads of each department or agency that includes an element of the intelligence community shall promptly provide such assistance and information as the Attorney General may request in connection with that review."

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 17, 2019 13 Comments
Attorney William Barr gave Fox News an interview while in El Salvador about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) investigation into the origins of the probe into possible collusion between Russia and now-President Donald Trump's campaign in 2016. Barr defended his decision to investigate the origins because he found the answers people gave him inadequate.
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