Jeff Mordock

Senate Judiciary Committee postpones vote to subpoena 53 Obama-era officials

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday postponed a vote to authorize subpoenas for 53 Obama-era officials, a move that would have dramatically ramped up its investigation into the origins of the Russia probe.

June 4, 2020

Lindsey Graham, Ben Sasse engage in fiery exchange: ‘It’s bulls—t’

Two of the top Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday got into a heated exchange over the length of a hearing to authorize subpoenas for Obama-era officials.

June 4, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany: Trump is ‘dismayed’ by Rod Rosenstein’s testimony

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday President Trump was "dismayed," by the testimony of former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

June 3, 2020

Rod Rosenstein slams claims he secretly wanted to record Donald Trump as ‘ridiculous’

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday slammed a 2018 report that he discussed secretly recording President Trump and using the 25th Amendment to remove him from office as "ridiculous."

June 3, 2020

Rod Rosenstein says he was led to believe the Carter Page FISA applications were accurate

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Wednesday that he would never have signed off on a surveillance warrant for Trump campaign adviser Carter Page if he had known about the FBI's errors and omissions, and he faulted Obama-era officials for misleading him about the warrant's accuracy.

June 3, 2020

Rod Rosenstein says Andrew McCabe was ‘not fully candid’ about Russia probe

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday said ex-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe was not candid with him about the bureau's 2016 investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

June 3, 2020

Rod Rosenstein: Carter Page FISA warrants seemed ‘justified’ at the time

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will tell senators on Wednesday that he approved the now-suspect surveillance applications for ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page because it looked proper at the time, and he didn't know the bureau had ignored its own policies to justify the warrant.

June 3, 2020

House Judiciary Committee proposes slashing AG Barr’s office budget by $50M

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Tuesday proposed slashing the budget for Attorney General William Barr by $50 million to punish him for failing to find time to testify on his department's activities.

June 2, 2020

Lindsey Graham raises doubts about Antifa’s role in riots, looting

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday questioned how much blame should be directed at Antifa for the violent protests and looting in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody.

June 2, 2020

Matthew Lee Rupert charged in giving bombs to Minneapolis rioters

Federal prosecutors late Monday charged an Illinois man after he allegedly posted a video on social media of himself handing out explosive devices to rioters in Minneapolis.

June 1, 2020

Emmet Sullivan, Michael Flynn judge, has ‘no authority’ to reject dismissal request, DOJ says

The Justice Department on Monday said a federal judge doesn't have the authority to deny its request to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn because the Executive Branch makes the prosecutorial decisions.

June 1, 2020

Emmet Sullivan, judge in Michael Flynn case, says he hasn’t decided if he’ll grant dropping case

The federal judge overseeing the Michael Flynn case told an appeals court Monday that he has not decided if he'll grant the Justice Department's request to abandon the prosecution.

June 1, 2020

Harris, Jeffries want prison officials to explain why 2 former Trump associates released from prison

Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday called for federal prison officials to explain why two of President Trump's former associates have been released into home confinement amid the coronavirus crisis, while "low-risk, vulnerable individuals" remain in prison.

June 1, 2020

Roger Stone slams case prosecutors: ‘Leftist ambulance chaser’

Roger Stone slammed the team of Justice Department prosecutors who oversaw his case in a scathing op-ed, calling the lead prosecutor a "partisan legal thug" and "leftist ambulance chaser."

June 1, 2020

Fallout from George Floyd death, protests reverberate across country

The fallout over the killing of George Floyd continued on Monday, with leaders around the country taking various steps to respond amid national protests, some of which have led to fatalities, injuries and property damage.

June 1, 2020

Jianjun Qiao, former Chinese official, extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

A former Chinese official, who later became one of the country's most wanted fugitives, will be extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges, the Justice Department said Monday.

June 1, 2020

Tom Cotton calls on Donald Trump to deploy active military to combat rioting, looting

Sen. Tom Cotton on Monday urged President Trump to invoke a rarely used law from the 1800s that would deploy active-duty troops in the U.S. cities in the wake of the riots and protests over the death of George Floyd.

June 1, 2020

Maine ban on out-of-state residents using camping grounds faces legal challenge

The Justice Department has added its support to a federal lawsuit challenging Maine Gov. Janet Mills' banning out-of-state residents from using state campgrounds during phase one of its reopening plan.

May 31, 2020

Woman who torched police van during protest facing attempted murder charge: NYPD

A New York woman is facing attempted murder charges after she hurled a Molotov cocktail into an occupied New York Police Department van during the civil unrest Friday night in Brooklyn, the police said Saturday.

May 30, 2020

Federal officer fatally shot during violent protest in Oakland

A Federal Protective Service officer was shot and killed Friday night in Oakland, California, during the riots over George Floyd's death, the FBI said Saturday morning.

May 30, 2020