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FBI Director Christopher Wray orders internal review of Michael Flynn case

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray has ordered an internal probe into the bureau's handling of the case against Michael Flynn, who briefly served as President Trump's first national security adviser before becoming the first casualty of the Russia probe.

May 22, 2020

More than a dozen former Watergate prosecutors urge appeals court not to dismiss Flynn case

More than a dozen former Watergate prosecutors on Friday urged a federal appeals court to deny an emergency request by Michael Flynn to dismiss his criminal case.

May 22, 2020

Lawyer says he no longer represents Biden accuser Tara Reade

The lawyer representing Tara Reade, the ex-Senate staffer who has accused Joseph R. Biden of a 1993 sexual assault, said Friday she is no longer a client.

May 22, 2020

Former FBI official sexually harassed eight subordinates, inspector general report found

The Justice Department inspector general concluded that a senior FBI official sexually harassed eight subordinates and misled investigators probing the claims.

May 22, 2020

Cook County releases COVID patients addresses to first responders

The Board of Commissioners in Cook County, Illinois, narrowly approved a resolution Thursday that lets suburban Chicago first responders get the addresses of individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus.

May 21, 2020

Emmet Sullivan ordered by appeals court to respond to request for removal in Michael Flynn case

A federal appeals court Thursday ordered the judge overseeing the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to respond to a petition from Flynn's legal team seeking to remove him from the case.

May 21, 2020

Republican senators demand that DOJ investigate how Planned Parenthood got coronavirus relief aid

A group of Republican senators Thursday urged the Justice Department to investigate how dozens of Planned Parenthood affiliates received more than $80 million in coronavirus relief loans, arguing the organization's billion-dollar revenue should have made those affiliates ineligible.

May 21, 2020

Chinese national charged with trying to steal $20M in coronavirus relief funds

A Chinese national living in New York was charged Thursday with trying to steal more than $20 million in federal Paycheck Protection Programs loans, the biggest fraud case brought so far by federal prosecutors involving government loans to rescue small businesses impacted by the coronavirus crisis.

May 21, 2020

Trump pulls plug on Chuck Canterbury, nominee to head up ATF

Nearly one year after a disastrous Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump on Tuesday withdrew his nomination of Chuck Canterbury to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

May 19, 2020

Michael Flynn’s attorneys ask federal appeals court to remove judge overseeing the case

Attorneys for President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss the case and remove the judge overseeing it.

May 19, 2020

Lindsey Graham: Release names of Obama officials who sought to unmask members of Trump campaign

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Tuesday called for the Trump administration to release the identities of Obama-era officials who sought to unmask members of the president's campaign and transition team.

May 19, 2020

Samuel Yates charged with seeking to fraudulently obtain more than $5M in coronavirus stimulus funds

A Texas man is facing federal charges after he allegedly created over 500 phony employees through an internet random-name generator to fraudulently apply for more than $5.5 million in coronavirus stimulus loans, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

May 19, 2020

Mitch McConnell signals support for subpoenaing Obama-era officials

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday backed the Republicans' push to subpoena former Obama administration officials.

May 19, 2020

Republican state attorneys general tell Michael Flynn’s judge to dismiss case

A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general late Monday filed a motion calling for a federal judge to drop the case against President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 19, 2020

Matthew Whitaker in ‘Above the Law’: Bureaucrats worked to undermine Trump

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says he saw firsthand how "pockets" of career Justice Department bureaucrats worked to undermine President Trump's immigration and health care agendas.

May 18, 2020

William Barr: Durham probe won’t lead to criminal investigations into Obama or Biden

U.S. Attorney John Durham's probe into the origins of the Russia collusion investigation is not expected to lead to a criminal investigation of former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joseph R. Biden but could result in prosecutions of others, Attorney General William P. Barr said Monday.

May 18, 2020

FBI finds link between Pensacola gunman and al Qaeda, official says

A Royal Saudi Air Force cadet who killed three U.S. sailors at a Florida Navy base last year had longtime ties to al Qaeda, top Justice Department officials said Monday, while slamming Apple for providing no help in the investigation.

May 18, 2020

Civil liberties groups pressure House to crack down on government spying on internet search history

A coalition of liberal and conservative civil liberties groups are pressuring the House to crack down on government spying on Americans' internet browsing data, demanding lawmakers revive a failed Senate measure to keep warrantless web wiretapping in check.

May 17, 2020

Senate Intelligence Committee submits final volume of Russian report for classification review

The Senate Intelligence Committee has submitted the fifth and final volume of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election for classification review, the panel said Friday.

May 15, 2020

Ex-Cleveland Clinic employee charged with hiding China ties to collect taxpayer-funded grants

Federal prosecutors Thursday charged a former Cleveland Clinic employee with fraud, saying he lied about his ties to a Chinese university while collecting more than $3.6 million in taxpayer-funded grants.

May 14, 2020