“Barr disputes key inspector general finding about FBI’s Russia investigation”
Barr further disgraces the office of the attorney general.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
John Gore’s Ostensibly Faulty Memory Now at Issue in Litigation Over Pence-Kobach Commission (in Addition to Census Case)
Tierney Sneed for TPM:
The apparent memory problems of a former Trump Justice Department appointee have continued to haunt the department since the official left the administration.Last week, in two separate cases, the Justice Department had to tell courts that… Continue reading
DOJ Officials in Census Citizenship Case Claim Faulty Memories
Hansi Lo Wang:
https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1198046939390066688
Why Didn’t DOJ Share Whistleblower Complaint with FEC, and What About the Timing of FEC Commissioner Petersen’s Departure?
“Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation”
NYT:
For more than two years, President Trump has repeatedly attacked the Russia investigation, portraying it as a hoax and illegal even months after the special counsel closed it. Now, Mr. Trump’s own Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation… Continue reading
John Gore Leaving DOJ: “DOJ Official Behind Failed Census Citizenship Question To Leave Department”
NPR:
John Gore, the main Justice Department official behind the Trump administration’s failed push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, is set to leave the department Friday.A person familiar with the matter tells NPR Gore plans to… Continue reading
“The worst part about DOJ’s reversal on the census is the lack of deliberation”
Harry Litman WaPo oped.
DOJ Replies to Latest Plaintiffs’ Letter in SCOTUS Census Case
DOJ Settles Voting Rights Act Lawsuit with Michigan City Using Ranked Choice Voting
Release:
The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into an agreement to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the City of Eastpointe, Michigan. The Department’s lawsuit challenges the method of electing the city council in Eastpointe… Continue reading
“Robert Mueller Was Telling Nancy Pelosi to Begin Impeachment Proceedings”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Special counsel Robert Mueller issued a final statement on Wednesday before resigning from the Department of Justice, which clearly appeared aimed at one person: Nancy Pelosi. Mueller’s simple message to Pelosi… Continue reading
“Trump Gives Attorney General Sweeping Power in Review of 2016 Campaign Inquiry”
NYT:
President Trump took extraordinary steps on Thursday to give Attorney General William P. Barr sweeping new authorities to conduct a review into how the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia were investigated, significantly escalating the administration’s efforts to place… Continue reading
“Justice Department Is Now Inviting Foreign Interference in 2020 “
Frank Wilkinson for Bloomberg View:
Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware asked the attorney general this: If North Korean intelligence officers were to offer a U.S. campaign dirt on their opponent, should the campaign contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation?This… Continue reading
DOJ’s John Gore and Maureen Riordan Must Search Private Email Accounts for Emails Related to Trump’s Now-Defunct Voter Fraud Commission
Brennan Center FOIA lawsuit (via Sam Levine).
“Justice Department refuses to comply with congressional subpoena for testimony on citizenship question and 2020 Census”
WaPo:
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will not comply with a congressional subpoena for a Trump administration official to testify in a House panel’s investigation of the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.In a… Continue reading