Jeff Mordock

Donald Trump slams ‘very unfair’ treatment of Stone, Flynn; dodges pardon questions

President Trump said Tuesday two former associates convicted of crimes uncovered in the Russia probe received "very unfair" treatment, but would not say whether he would pardon them.

December 24, 2019

Andrew McCabe says DOJ refuses to turn over evidence in his lawsuit over firing

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe is accusing the Justice Department and FBI of withholding evidence in his lawsuit over his 2018 firing and has asked a federal court in Washington to compel the Justice Department to provide documents related to his termination.

December 24, 2019

Erika Welsey, Quantico analyst suing FBI, asks judge to block retaliation

A woman who claims in a lawsuit that the FBI allowed sexual harassment to thrive at its training academy in Quantico, Virginia, asked a federal judge Monday to block the bureau from allegedly retaliating against her and a co-worker.

December 23, 2019

Don McGahn case: Trump administration says courts shouldn’t decide

The Trump administration and House Democrats again sparred over the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn in dueling court filings Monday.

December 23, 2019

John Durham investigating ex-CIA head John Brennan as part of probe: Report

U.S. Attorney John Durham is examining the role former CIA director John Brennan played in the early stages of the Russian investigation, according to a report Friday.

December 20, 2019

Don McGahn subpoena made moot by impeachment: Justice Dept.

Democrats' legal battle to compel testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn is likely moot now that President Trump has been impeached, the Justice Department told a federal court Thursday.

December 19, 2019

State Department employee accused of using Embassy computer to sell counterfeit handbags

A State Department employee is accused of using his embassy computer in South Korea to sell counterfeit Vera Bradley handbags to customers in the United States, according to an indictment unsealed late Wednesday.

December 19, 2019

AG William Barr unveils DOJ initiative to combat violent crime in 7 cities

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced a new initiative to crack down on crime in several of the nation's most violent cities.

December 18, 2019

IG Horowitz says questions remain about FBI’s FISA failures

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told senators Wednesday questions remain about the FBI's missteps in investigating a former Trump campaign adviser.

December 18, 2019

IG Horowitz says FBI should have considered ending Carter Page surveillance

The FBI should have reassessed whether to continue surveilling Trump campaign aide Carter Page after learning allegations he was a Russian spy might not be credible, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Wednesday.

December 18, 2019

Michael Horowitz says he did not reach a conclusion on bias in FISA warrant

Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz said Wednesday his team did not reach a conclusion on whether anti-Trump bias influenced the FBI's botched application to wiretap a Trump campaign figure.

December 18, 2019

Judge tosses Paul Manafort’s fraud case in New York

A New York judge Wednesday dismissed a state mortgage fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, saying the indictment violated double jeopardy laws.

December 18, 2019

FISA court raps FBI’s faulty affidavits for Trump wiretaps: ‘Serious misconduct’

In a rare order, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court condemned the FBI on Tuesday for misleading the court in its application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, saying the sheer number of problems with the petition raises questions about other filings by the law enforcement agency.

December 17, 2019

Lev Parnas, Giuliani associate, received $1M payment from Ukrainian oligarch, prosecutors say

Lev Parnas, an associate of President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from a Ukrainian oligarch who faces criminal charges in the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday.

December 17, 2019

Paul Manfort hospitalized with ‘cardiac event’

President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was hospitalized last week for "a cardiac event," ABC News reported Tuesday.

December 17, 2019

Lisa Page to appear Tuesday on MSNBC’s ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’

Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page said she will be interviewed Tuesday night on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show."

December 17, 2019

Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in prison; 36 months probation

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates received 45 days in prison from a federal judge Tuesday, the latest in a string of underwhelming sentences handed down in the Mueller probe that has cost taxpayers roughly $32 million and brought no Russia collusion-related convictions.

December 17, 2019

Mueller grand jury materials necessary for impeachment probe, Democrats tell court

Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee told a federal court Monday the panel's impeachment investigation will continue even after the House votes on the impeachment of President Trump.

December 16, 2019

William Webster, only man to serve as head of FBI and CIA, assails Trump, Barr in scathing op-ed

William Webster, the only man to serve as director of the CIA and FBI, blasted President Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr in a blistering op-ed published Monday.

December 16, 2019

Edward O’Callaghan, top DOJ official who oversaw Russia probe, to step down

The Justice Department official who served as the main liaison to former special counsel Robert Mueller's team will step down later this month, the department announced Monday.

December 16, 2019