Cleta Mitchell Wants Every Lawyer in the Voting Section (and Likely in the Civil Rights Division) of the Department of Justice to Be Terminated
We’ll see how much sway her argument has with Trump and the new AG.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office”
NYT:
Jack Smith, the special counsel who pursued two federal prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, plans to finish his work and resign along with other members of his team before Mr. Trump takes office in January, people familiar with his… Continue reading
“Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.”
Politico:
A collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice, which drew Donald Trump’s rage like no other part of the federal government during his campaign.
Some career attorneys at DOJ are already considering heading for… Continue reading
“Special counsel Jack Smith calls for a halt in Trump prosecution”
Politico:
Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to cancel a series of deadlines in his Washington, D.C. criminal case against Donald Trump for seeking to subvert the 2020 election.
It’s the first public acknowledgment by Smith’s team that the case… Continue reading
“DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office”
NBC News:
Justice Department officials have been evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office to comply with long-standing department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, two people… Continue reading
“Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors”
WaPo:
A federal judge late Monday denied an effort by Missouri’s Republican leaders to ban Justice Department election monitors from gaining access to polling sites in St. Louis County on Election Day.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk said state officials… Continue reading
“‘There’s no white knight coming’: Federal authorities will face limits responding to 2024 election lies”
NBC News:
Four years ago, President Donald Trump used his bully pulpit to spread lies about the election, leading his supporters to act on their belief in mass voter fraud and eventually attack the U.S. Capitol.
With days to… Continue reading
“GOP leaders in some states move to block Justice Dept. election monitors”
WaPo:
The Justice Department’s ability to monitor local jurisdictions for voting rights irregularities on Election Day, already curtailed by the Supreme Court, is facing a new hurdle: opposition from Republicans who are seeking to block federal authorities from polling sites.… Continue reading
“Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC awards more $1 million prizes despite DOJ warning”
WaPo:
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s pro-Trump political group awarded two additional $1 million prizes to swing-state voters Thursday night, despite warnings from the Justice Department that the daily giveaways could violate election laws.
The day before, the Justice Department had … Continue reading
“Justice Department Announces Four Cases Brought by Election Threats Task Force”
Release:
The Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force (ETTF) announced developments this week in four cases involving interstate transmissions of threats to election personnel and other victims.
Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to threatening a Colorado… Continue reading
“After news of DOJ warning, Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce ‘daily’ lottery winner on Wednesday”
CNN:
Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce a winner for its “daily” $1 million giveaway to registered swing state voters on Wednesday, the same day news broke that the Justice Department warned Musk’s group that its sweepstakes might be illegal.
The pro-Trump… Continue reading
“SCOOP: DOJ sends Musk PAC warning letter”
Tom LoBianco:
The Justice Department’s head of election crimes sent a warning letter to Elon Musk’s America PAC Monday, alerting it that it was a crime to knowingly offer anything of value to register to vote or vote, a… Continue reading
“Preliminary Injunction Entered in Justice Department Suit to Stop Alabama’s Systematic Removal of Voters from Registration Rolls”
“Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election”
DOJ has been busy:
The Quiet Period is an important protection for voters, because systematic removal programs may be error-ridden, cause voter confusion and remove eligible voters days or weeks before Election Day who may be unable to correct the… Continue reading