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William Barr says DOJ must be ‘very careful’ vetting information on Bidens

Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Justice Department must be "very careful" when evaluating information from Ukraine obtained by President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani regarding former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son, Hunter.

February 10, 2020

Four members of China’s military indicted for massive Equifax breach

The U.S. has indicted four members of China's military for hacking credit reporting giant Equifax in 2017 and stealing data on more than 145 million Americans, the Justice Department said Monday.

February 10, 2020

Christopher Steele fires back at Trump for ‘false claims,’ stands by dossier

Christopher Steele clapped back Friday at President Trump's criticism, defending his salacious dossier in a rare public statement.

February 7, 2020

Play based on Page-Strzok texts will be performed at CPAC

A play based on the anti-Trump text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page will be performed at the Conservative Political Action Conference later this month, the play's creators announced Friday.

February 7, 2020

Peter Strzok vows to respond to Donald Trump’s ‘attacks’

Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who was kicked off special counsel Robert Mueller's probe for anti-Trump texts, vowed late Thursday night that he will respond to the president's "attacks" on him.

February 7, 2020

Eric Eoin Marques, ‘Kingpin of child porn,’ pleads guilty in Maryland federal court

A man dubbed "the kingpin of child porn" pleaded guilty Thursday in a Maryland federal court to operating a web server that hosted more than 8.5 million images of child pornography.

February 6, 2020

Senate Intelligence report faults Obama administration’s inaction on Russian election interference

Too much analysis hamstrung the Obama administration's efforts to effectively respond to Russian hacking during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to a bipartisan report released Thursday by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

February 6, 2020

William Barr, AG, warns against Chinese domination of 5G technology: ‘The time is very short’

Attorney General William Barr warned Thursday that if China wins the battle for control of the world's 5G wireless networks, it could be devastating for the United States.

February 6, 2020

Christopher Wray, FBI director: Partnering with Chinese companies risks intellectual property theft

FBI Director Christopher Wray Thursday warned U.S. executives that partnering with Chinese businesses makes their company a target for intellectual property theft.

February 6, 2020

Christopher Wray, FBI director, scolded by House Republicans for feeble response to IG report

House Republicans scolded FBI Director Christopher A. Wray for what they characterized as a feeble response to a damning report about the bureau's bungling of a surveillance warrant application for Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

February 5, 2020

FBI Director Wray, Rep. Jim Jordan spar: ‘You’re not taking this seriously enough’

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Rep. Jim Jordan sparred Wednesday over his response to a heavily critical report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

February 5, 2020

FBI Director Christopher Wray warns of Russian meddling in the 2020 election

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray warned Wednesday about Russia's continued meddling in U.S. elections, saying its disinformation campaigns have been an ongoing threat since 2016.

February 5, 2020

Christopher Wray, FBI chief, dodges question about pressure to investigate Hunter Biden

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray Wednesday skirted around a question Wednesday on whether President Trump or Attorney General William P. Barr have pressured him to investigate Hunter Biden or anyone else connected to the Trump impeachment proceedings.

February 5, 2020

Doug Collins rips Jerry Nadler for refusing to call for DOJ IG testimony

The ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday blasted Chairman Jerrod Nadler, New York Democrat for refusing to call Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to testify about his damning report.

February 5, 2020

Christopher Wray, FBI director: FISA failures ‘unacceptable’

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Wednesday the bureau's bungling of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Application for former Trump campaign figure Carter Page was "unacceptable."

February 5, 2020

Trump tax subpoenas unconstitutional, ‘harassment,’ DOJ tells Supreme Court

The Justice Department on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to block multiple subpoenas for President Trump's tax records, saying are unconstitutional and amount to presidential harassment.

February 4, 2020

Jan Peter Meister indicted for threatening to kill Adam Schiff

An Arizona man was indicted in October for threatening to kill Rep. Adam B. Schiff in an expletive-laden voicemail left with the California Democrat's Washington office, according to recently unsealed court documents.

February 4, 2020

Makan Delrahim, Justice Department’s top antitrust attorney, recuses himself from Google probe

Makan Delrahim, the head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, recused himself from the agency's probe into whether Google is stifling competition, the department said Tuesday.

February 4, 2020

FBI Director Wray to testify Wednesday before House Judiciary Committee

FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify before the House Judiciary Committee this week about a scathing report from the Justice Department inspector general that found the bureau bungled its investigation into the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, the panel announced Monday.

February 3, 2020

Judge demands to know if Roger Stone violated gag order as sentencing looms

A federal judge on Monday asked the Justice Department and attorneys for Roger Stone to address whether the longtime GOP operative violated a court-imposed gag order as his sentencing date looms.

February 3, 2020