Category Archives: Department of Justice

“Matt Gaetz sparked William Barr to drop the F-bomb in a legal spat over Florida voting”

April 21, 2021, 1:20 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

Politico: Months before news broke that the feds were investigating him for sex trafficking, Rep. Matt Gaetz was at the center of a separate internal fight at the Justice Department. The sparring match involved an Oval Office meeting, a foul-mouthed… Continue reading

“Georgia voter limits take root amid weakened Justice Department”

March 31, 2021, 6:46 amDepartment of Justice, votingRick Hasen

John Kruzel and Rebecca Beitsch in The Hill: Biden said during the campaign he would “make voter protection a foundation of my administration” and added Friday that the White House and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reviewing the… Continue reading

Must-Read: “Secret until now, records reveal clash over the Trump DOJ’s demand for NC voter data”

March 25, 2021, 7:49 amchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

News and Observer: Federal prosecutors have announced an end to a sweeping, four-year-long investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina, peeling back a veil of secrecy from a probe that pitted state and federal officials against each other over… Continue reading

“The Smearing of Kristen Clarke”

March 21, 2021, 3:33 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

Irin Carmon on the despicable campaign to block Kristen Clarke, an excellent and principled civil rights lawyer, from a major appointment at DOJ. “It’s impossible not to notice that women of color seem to be drawing fire for the wrong… Continue reading

“The Coming Redistricting Cycle Will Test Just What Biden’s DOJ Can Do With A Gutted VRA”

March 19, 2021, 7:07 amDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM.

Pam Karlan Back to DOJ to Help Protect Voting Rights (and Off the Facebook Oversight Board)

February 6, 2021, 2:46 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

Great news for our country that Pam is back to working for the U.S. to protect voting rights. No one is smarter about voting rights than Pam.

“Justice Department rescinds two Trump-era voting directives”

February 3, 2021, 1:36 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

CNN: The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that prompted a public corruption prosecutor to step down from his post because it upended decades of department policy on voter fraud investigations… Continue reading

“Watchdog Probes Whether Justice Department Officials Tried to Alter 2020 Election Results”

January 25, 2021, 12:38 pmchicanery, Department of Justice, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WSJ: The Justice Department’s inspector general said Monday his office will investigate whether department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.The announcement comes after news reports that former President Donald Trump considered… Continue reading

Blockbuster WSJ Report: “Trump Pressed Justice Department to Go Directly to Supreme Court to Overturn Election Results”

January 25, 2021, 8:41 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman for WSJ: In his last weeks in office, former President Donald Trump considered moving to replace the acting attorney general with another official ready to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed… Continue reading

“Jeffrey Clark Was Considered Unassuming. Then He Plotted With Trump.”

January 25, 2021, 8:36 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT profile: It was New Year’s Eve, but the Justice Department’s top leaders had little to celebrate as they discussed Jeffrey Clark, the acting head of the civil division, who had repeatedly pushed them to help President Donald J.… Continue reading

Bonkers NYT Story That Adds to Reasons to Disqualify Trump from Running Again: Trump Almost Fired the Acting Attorney General To Install at DOJ Someone to Push Baseless Voter Fraud Claims, and Only Threat of Mass Resignations Stopped It from Happening

January 22, 2021, 5:08 pmchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Truly frightening story: The Justice Department’s top leaders listened in stunned silence this month: One of their peers, they were told, had devised a plan with President Donald J. Trump to oust Jeffrey A. Rosen as acting attorney general and… Continue reading

“White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign”

January 9, 2021, 5:39 pmchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

WSJ: White House officials pushed Atlanta’s top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump was upset he wasn’t doing enough to investigate the president’s unproven claims of election fraud, people familiar with the matter said.A… Continue reading

“Undercutting Trump, Barr says there’s no basis for seizing voting machines, using special counsels for election fraud, Hunter Biden”

December 21, 2020, 12:45 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

WaPo: Outgoing Attorney General William P. Barr said Monday that he saw no basis for the federal government seizing voting machines and that he did not intend to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of voter fraud — again… Continue reading

Why Did AG Barr Speak About Lack of Evidence of Voter Fraud Now? Barr “Associate” Offers Some Self-Serving Responses

December 2, 2020, 4:44 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

WaPo: Barr has been one of Trump’s most loyal and effective Cabinet secretaries, often drawing intense criticism for controversial moves at the Justice Department that seem to benefit the president’s friends or allies. But on Tuesday, Barr became the highest-ranking… Continue reading

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