Articles by Jeff Mordock
A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators on Tuesday demanded the FBI and National Park Service update them on their review of Bijan Ghaisar's fatal shooting by U.S. Park Police in 2017.
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June 18, 2019
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President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, will not be transferred to the Rikers Island prison after top Justice Department officials intervened to block the move, The New York Times reported late Monday.
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June 17, 2019
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In his first major speech as deputy attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen on Monday praised President Trump's efforts to reduce violent crime.
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June 17, 2019
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A federal judge on Friday scheduled a status conference in the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn just hours after prosecutors and defense counsel asked to postpone sentencing.
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June 14, 2019
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Prosecutors and defense counsel asked a federal judge Friday to postpone the sentencing of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn so he can continue cooperating with the government, according to a court filing.
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June 14, 2019
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The spread of manipulated or "deepfake" videos could create a nightmarish scenario for the 2020 presidential election as candidates and the media struggle to separate fact from fiction, a group of researchers warned Thursday.
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June 13, 2019
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The House intelligence committee on Thursday subpoenaed former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates for documents and testimony as the panel ramps up its own investigation into contacts between Russia and campaign officials.
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June 13, 2019
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Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday hit back at Democratic critics who turned on him after joined Attorney General William P. Barr in concluding President Trump should not be charged with obstruction of justice.
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June 12, 2019
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Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has hired Sidney Powell, a critic of former special counsel Robert Mueller, as his new attorney, Ms. Powell confirmed Wednesday.
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June 12, 2019
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House intelligence committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff threatened Wednesday to subpoena the FBI to divulge its plans to combat Russian interference in elections, saying the bureau for two years has stonewalled his attempts to find out the latest goings-on.
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June 12, 2019
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Attorney General William P. Barr has formed a task force aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abuses, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
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June 11, 2019
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Tuesday his panel expects an appearance from special counsel Robert Mueller in short order.
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June 11, 2019
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House Democrats delivered their most forceful rebuke to the Trump administration Tuesday, voting to empower committee chairs to go to the courts to demand compliance with investigative subpoenas.
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June 11, 2019
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Congress must extend the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, which is running out of money and has had to slash payouts to first responders and others who are ailing because of the 2001 terrorist attacks, a Justice Department official told lawmakers Tuesday.
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June 11, 2019
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings on Monday announced a new vote this week to recommend holding Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress, saying he's being stonewalled in trying to get answers about the citizenship question on the 2020 census.
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June 10, 2019
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John Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon and a key Watergate figure, said Monday he sees "remarkable parallels" between the Watergate scandal and President Trump's conduct outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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June 10, 2019
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House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Monday the panel will hold hearings on Russian election interference and he wants special counsel Robert Mueller to testify.
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June 10, 2019
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The Justice Department has agreed to turn over some of the underlying evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller's report, including files used to assess whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Monday.
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June 10, 2019
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A federal judge on Friday approved a request by Michael Flynn's former attorneys to withdraw from the case surrounding President Trump's former national security adviser.
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June 7, 2019
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Longtime political consultant W. Sam Patten asked the Senate Ethics Committee this week to look into how his confidential documents were leaked, saying he suspects a onetime staffer who was already busted for lying to federal investigators.
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June 7, 2019
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