Jeff Mordock

Secret Service director defends Trump’s drive to greet supporters outside Walter Reed hospital

Secret Service Director James Murray on Thursday defended approving former President Trump's decision last October to ride in a motorcade and wave to supporters while recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for COVID-19.

May 6, 2021

Anti-Asian hate crimes soared in early 2021, study finds

Reported hate crimes against Asian Americans in the nation's 16 largest cities jumped 164% in early 2021, according to a new study by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.

May 6, 2021

Michael Fanone, D.C. cop beaten during Capitol riot, slams ‘disgraceful’ indifference of politicians

A Metropolitan Police Department officer who was savagely beaten during the riot at the U.S. Capitol slammed federal lawmakers Wednesday for "downplaying" the Jan. 6 attack.

May 5, 2021

Atlanta Police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is reinstated after losing job

The Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last summer and then fired from his job was reinstated, the Atlanta Civil Service Board said Wednesday.

May 5, 2021

Salman Mohamed dead, Brian Sherman, Nashville police officer, shot after ‘setup’ 911 call

A Metro Nashville Police officer was shot late Tuesday after being ambushed in what officials are saying was a false active shooter call.

May 4, 2021

Judge orders DOJ to release memo that William Barr used to clear Donald Trump of obstruction

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Justice Department to turn over a 2019 internal memo that then-Attorney General William P. Barr cited as the reason for not charging former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice.

May 4, 2021

Man fraudulently obtained PPP loans to purchase alpacas, DOJ says

A Massachusetts man was criminally charged Tuesday with grossly inflating the number of employees at his pizza parlor to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds which he used to buy alpacas.

May 4, 2021

Lawmakers push AG Garland: Shooting at 2017 congressional baseball practice was domestic terrorism

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday promised House lawmakers that he will look into why the FBI deemed the 2017 shooting that nearly killed Rep. Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican, and several GOP colleagues as "suicide by cop," instead of domestic terrorism.

May 4, 2021

Rudy Giuliani says of federal investigators: ‘They are trying to frame me’

Rudolph W. Giuliani on Monday insisted he's done nothing wrong and accused federal prosecutors of "trying to frame" him because of his support for former President Trump.

May 3, 2021

Merrick Garland, in first appearance before Congress, to seek money for police probes

Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before Congress for the first time Tuesday when he asks lawmakers to fund the Justice Department's aggressive scrutiny of police departments.

May 3, 2021

Justice Department to launch review of cybersecurity threats

The Justice Department will launch a four-month review of cybersecurity challenges facing the nation, a top official said Friday.

April 30, 2021

Attorneys for Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, DOJ say they need more time in wrongful termination lawsuit

Attorneys for former FBI employees Lisa Page and Peter Strzok joined Justice Department lawyers Friday in asking a federal judge for more time to prepare for courtroom proceedings in the anti-Trump lovebirds' wrongful termination lawsuit.

April 30, 2021

FBI investigating alleged Antifa threat against Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler: Report

Portland, Oregon, police and the FBI are investigating a threatening video posted by a purported Antifa sympathizer against Mayor Ted Wheeler, according to a media report Friday.

April 30, 2021

Brad Wiegmann: DOJ eyes push for expanding domestic terrorism charges

The Justice Department is coming under intense pressure from the White House and congressional Democrats to increase investigations and prosecutions of white supremacists and racist crimes in America.

April 29, 2021

Joe Biden says he was not told in advance about Giuliani raid

President Biden said Thursday he was not given advance notice of the FBI raid on Rudolph W. Giuliani's apartment.

April 29, 2021

Widow of Cpl. Keith Heacook, slain Delaware police officer, says violence against cops must stop

The widow of a slain Delaware police officer late Wednesday called for an end to the violence against police officers as 2021 is on pace to be the deadliest in history for law enforcement.

April 29, 2021

Police officers under siege with violent attacks, job scrutiny

A Delaware police officer died Wednesday after he was viciously beaten this week and became one of the latest victims in a growing wave of violent attacks on police in America.

April 28, 2021

Feds execute warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s NYC home

Federal investigators on Wednesday raided former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's home and office as part of an ongoing investigation into his dealings in Ukraine.

April 28, 2021

Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police Officer, sprayed with Mace, not bear spray: Prosecutors

Prosecutors told a federal judge Tuesday that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was assaulted with Mace -- not the more dangerous bear spray as originally reported -- debunking another false narrative that emerged after the officer's death the day after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

April 27, 2021

Merrick Garland announces probe into Louisville Police Department following Breonna Taylor’s death

The Justice Department will investigate the policies and operations of the Louisville, Kentucky, police department in the wake of the police shooting of Breonna Taylor, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday.

April 26, 2021