Jeff Mordock

Barr blasted by federal judge for lacking diversity on panel studying law enforcement

A federal judge last week blocked a Justice Department commission studying issues plaguing the law enforcement community from releasing its report because the panel excluded civil-rights leaders.

October 4, 2020

Attorney General Barr tests negative for COVID-19: DOJ

Attorney General William P. Barr has tested negative for COVID-19 despite attending a White House event last week, where seven guests have since tested positive for the dangerous virus, the Justice Department said Saturday.

October 3, 2020

Andrew McCabe will not appear at Senate hearing, citing coronavirus concerns

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will not testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week because two of its members tested positive for COVID-19, his lawyer said Saturday.

October 3, 2020

House Republicans demand hearings on rioters’ funding sources

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee Friday demanded hearings on the funding source of the racial justice protests and civil unrest that has spread across the nation.

October 2, 2020

Federal judge stops AG Barr’s law enforcement panel from issuing report, citing lack of diversity

A federal judge Thursday blocked a Justice Department commission studying issues plaguing the law enforcement community from releasing its report because the panel excluded civil-rights leaders.

October 1, 2020

Judge orders Justice Department to release less-redacted Mueller report

The Justice Department could soon release a new, less redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report could be released by the Justice Department, following a decision Wednesday by a federal judge in Washington, D.C.

September 30, 2020

Kennedy to Comey: You are an ‘equal opportunity egotist,’ ‘tried to screw both Trump and Clinton’

Sen. John Kennedy assailed former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday, calling him an "equal opportunity egotist" for his role in the bureau's investigations into Hillary Clinton and President Trump.

September 30, 2020

James Comey: I am responsible for ‘embarrassing’ Carter Page FISA application

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday took responsibility for what he described as "embarrassing" errors the bureau made in the course of its investigation into President Trump's 2016 campaign aide Carter Page.

September 30, 2020

James Comey admits he wouldn’t have signed Carter Page FISA application

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday acknowledged that the bureau bungled the handling of surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, but he refused to take any personal blame and insisted that his failure was in trusting the process.

September 30, 2020

James Comey refuses to discuss allegations Hilary Clinton conjured Trump-Russia scandal

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday dodged questions about a 2016 CIA request that the bureau probe Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign over allegations it "stirred up" a scandal linking President Trump to Russia.

September 30, 2020

James Comey says he’s ‘proud’ of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia probe

Former FBI Director James B. Comey defended his handling of the investigation into allegations of collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that he was "proud" of the work.

September 30, 2020

Federal judge in Flynn case hints he’s not ready to dismiss

A federal judge left President Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, in legal limbo Tuesday as the clock ticks down to a possible Biden administration that would undoubtedly continue the prosecution.

September 29, 2020

Andrew McCabe says FBI withholding documents ahead of Senate testimony, demands IG investigate

Attorneys for former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday accused the bureau of improperly withholding documents they say are critical to his Senate testimony next month.

September 29, 2020

Pascale Ferrier, accused of sending ricin-laced letter to President Trump, denied bail

A woman accused of sending a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to President Trump has been denied bail and will remain in federal custody, a federal judge in Buffalo ruled Monday.

September 28, 2020

Michael Flynn’s lawyer hopes bombshell documents changes narrative as he returns to court Tuesday

Michael Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, is set to return to court Tuesday armed with last week's revelations about the FBI's anti-Trump mission that ensnared him.

September 28, 2020

‘Anarchist jurisdictions’: Feds scramble to cut funding to Dem-led cities with unchecked rioting

The Justice Department this past week declared New York, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, "anarchist jurisdictions," the first step toward revoking federal funding from those cities because they allowed violence and mayhem to persist during racial justice protests.

September 27, 2020

FBI official on Mueller probe said team had ‘get Trump’ attitude

A top FBI agent who was on special counsel Robert Mueller's team said the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn was a means to "get Trump" and thought the reason for opening the probe was "problematic," according to a court filing unsealed Friday.

September 25, 2020

FBI analyst in texts alarmed by Crossfire Razor Michael Flynn probe

An FBI analyst working on the bureau's 2016 investigation into President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn expressed concerns about the case's validity, saying agents involved "want a Clinton presidency," according to court documents unsealed late Thursday.

September 24, 2020

House Democrats say more DOJ probes into police departments needed to stop civil unrest

House Democrats on Thursday proposed solving the riots, bloodshed and looting plaguing American cities with more federal investigations of police departments, saying that getting the cops in line would remove the impetus for civil unrest.

September 24, 2020

Minority business owner looted during protests: ‘American dream’ turned into ‘nightmare’

An Egyptian immigrant whose downtown Columbus, Ohio, clothing store was looted during protests this summer told Congress Thursday the civil unrest transformed his "American dream" into "a nightmare of loss and destruction."

September 24, 2020