Jeff Mordock

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, charged in superseding indictment

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was charged in a superseding indictment alleging he recruited and conspired with computer hackers, including the notorious groups LulzSec and Anonymous, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday.

June 24, 2020

Michael Flynn calls into Rush Limbaugh, says case dismissal is good for America

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn took a victory lap Wednesday after a federal appeals court ordered the dismissal of his case by calling into conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh's radio show.

June 24, 2020

Michael Flynn’s lawyers say Joe Biden first raised the idea of the Logan Act in Flynn case

Michael Flynn's attorneys said Wednesday former Vice President Joseph R. Biden discussed the Logan Act during an early January 2017 meeting about the investigation into President Trump's former national security adviser.

June 24, 2020

Donald Trump calls on former Obama-era FBI officials to apologize to Michael Flynn

President Trump on Wednesday said top Obama-era FBI and Justice Department officials should apologize to former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

June 24, 2020

William Barr to testify before House Judiciary Committee next month

Attorney General William P. Barr will testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month, a Justice Department spokeswoman said Wednesday.

June 24, 2020

Michael Flynn case dismissed by federal appeals court; Trump demands apology to former adviser

A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a trial judge to dismiss the case against President Trump's first national security adviser, Micheal Flynn, who was ensnared in the Russia collusion probe.

June 24, 2020

Bill de Blasio, Justice Department spar over New York City reopening

The Justice Department Tuesday clapped back at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio after his spokeswoman slammed a letter from department officials applauding Phase 2 of the city's reopening plan.

June 23, 2020

Roger Stone received ‘favorable treatment’ from DOJ because he’s pals with Trump: prosecutor

The Justice Department gave Roger Stone "unprecedentedly favorable treatment" because of his longtime relationship with President Trump, a former prosecutor on the case is expected to tell Congress Wednesday.

June 23, 2020

DOJ turns over ‘highly exculpatory’ handwritten notes from Peter Strzok in Michael Flynn case

The Justice Department has turned over to Michael Flynn's defense team a page of handwritten notes authored in early 2017 by anti-Trump FBI official Peter Strzok, according to a court filing Tuesday.

June 23, 2020

Chuck Schumer opposes Jay Clayton for next Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said Monday that he will not return a blue slip if the administration nominates Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to be the next U.S. Attorney for Manhattan.

June 22, 2020

2020 election voter suppression, fraud with mail-in ballots threatens confidence in results

Voter suppression remains largely in the eye of the beholder in America. It's everywhere and it's nowhere, and its ghostly presence promises to haunt the 2020 elections.

June 22, 2020

Ethan Melzer, U.S. Army soldier, charged with plotting terror attack on own unit

Federal authorities have charged a U.S. Army solider they say conspired with a neo-Nazi group to murder everyone in his unit, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.

June 22, 2020

Faulty FISA warrants flawed largely by minor typos only, DOJ says

The Justice Department defended its record of submitting warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, insisting that errors uncovered by a department watchdog were largely minor typographical errors that did not influence the court's decision, according to a court filing unsealed Monday.

June 22, 2020

Jonathan Kravis, DOJ prosecutor who quit over Roger Stone case, joins law firm defending Obamacare

The former federal prosecutor who resigned from the Justice Department in protest of its leadership's intervention in the sentencing for former Trump associate Roger Stone has joined the Washington, D.C. office of a law firm defending Obamacare, the firm announced Monday.

June 22, 2020

Chicago records most violent weekend this year with more than 100 shootings, 14 deaths

Chicago recorded its most violent weekend this year with 104 people shot, 14 fatally, including a 3-year-old boy.

June 22, 2020

Chuck Schumer asks DOJ IG to investigate firing of Geoffrey Berman, Manhattan U.S. Attorney

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday demanded the investigation into the "corrupt firing" of Geoffrey Berman, who was ousted this weekend from serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which includes Manhattan.

June 22, 2020

William Barr denies political interference after ouster of Manhattan U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman

Attorney General William P. Barr denied accusations of political interference Sunday after a tumultuous weekend at the Justice Department that saw the ousting of the U.S. attorney for Manhattan turn into an embarrassing tug of war.

June 21, 2020

Tear gas ban to lead to physical tactics to disperse crowds, some warn

The rush by city and state officials across the country to ban police use of tear gas and pepper spray has law enforcement professionals fearful that police will have to use more physical tactics such as billy clubs and stun guns to disperse rowdy crowds.

June 21, 2020

William Barr impeachment calls dismissed by Jerrold Nadler

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler brushed aside calls to impeach Attorney General William Barr on Sunday, but said he still plans to grill Justice Department officials on Mr. Barr's alleged corruption.

June 21, 2020

Bill Barr says Trump has officially fired U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York

President Trump on Saturday officially fired Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, ending a standoff that began Friday night when Mr. Berman said he was not in fact resigning as Attorney General Barr had announced.

June 20, 2020