Jeff Mordock

Roger Stone lied to Congress to protect Trump, prosecutors say in closing arguments

Roger Stone was so worried about protecting the Trump campaign that he lied to a congressional committee investigating Russian election meddling, government lawyers said Wednesday as they wrapped up their prosecution of the longtime GOP operative.

November 13, 2019

Roger Stone will not take stand in perjury trial

Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Trump, will not take the stand in his perjury trial, his attorney said Tuesday.

November 12, 2019

Rick Gates says Roger Stone updated campaign officials about WikiLeaks releases

Roger Stone's lawyers gambled that a scratchy, barely audible recording of his testimony to Congress will keep the longtime GOP operative out of prison as both sides rested their cases Tuesday.

November 12, 2019

Trump attempt to keep New York tax returns from Congress nixed by federal judge

A Trump-appointed federal judge Monday dealt a setback to the president's lawsuit to stop the State of New York from providing a congressional committee with his tax returns.

November 11, 2019

Roger Stone’s attorneys to point finger at Congress as trial resumes Tuesday

Longtime GOP political operative Roger Stone's defense team will point the blame at Democratic lawmakers this week in his perjury trial that stems from the Trump-Russia collusion probe.

November 11, 2019

Senators request records on Hunter Biden’s influence at Obama State Dept.

Two Republican senators are calling on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to release documents related to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's son and his work for a Ukrainian energy company, saying Hunter Biden's role may have been used to influence the Obama State Department.

November 7, 2019

Roger Stone trial: Prosecutors highlight his contacts with Trump campaign officials

The perjury trial of Roger Stone sounded like a Russia collusion trial on Thursday as prosecutors detailed nearly 60 conversations the defendant had with senior Trump campaign officials, including Donald Trump himself, on WikiLeaks and emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee.

November 7, 2019

Roger Stone lied because ‘the truth looked bad’ for Donald Trump: prosecutors

Longtime Republican strategist Roger Stone lied to a congressional committee in 2017 because the "the truth looked bad" for President Trump, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday as the Trump confidant's criminal trial started Wednesday.

November 6, 2019

Roger Stone jury comprised of nine women, three men

A jury of nine women and three men were chosen Wednesday to decide the fate of Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Trump.

November 6, 2019

Justice Department creates strike force to eliminate federal contract bid rigging

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced a new strike force to prosecute companies that rig bids for government contracts, costing taxpayers billions of dollars.

November 5, 2019

Burisma Holdings pressed State Department official for meeting to end corruption probe in 2016

The Ukrainian energy company that hired former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's son Hunter for its board of directors pressed the Obama State Department at the time to end a corruption investigation into the company, according to State Department documents.

November 5, 2019

2020 election security ‘unprecedented,’ intelligence and law enforcement agencies say

The heads of every U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agency issued a joint statement Tuesday vouching for the robust security measures deployed to prevent sabotage of the 2020 presidential election.

November 5, 2019

Michael Horowitz, DOJ IG, refuses to answer reporters’ questions on FISA report release

Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz on Tuesday dodged reporters' questions about the impending release of his highly anticipated report into possible abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

November 5, 2019

Roger Stone trial could shift Democratic focus back to Russia collusion allegations

Roger Stone's criminal trial that kicks off Tuesday threatens to rekindle the Russia collusion scandal, including stoking questions about whether President Trump lied to former special counsel Robert Mueller.

November 4, 2019

Michael Flynn’s lawyer says he will ask for dismissal of criminal charges

President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn said Monday he will ask a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case against him because of "egregious government misconduct."

November 4, 2019

Fan Yang, U.S. Navy officer, charged with attempting to smuggle military equipment to China

A U.S. Navy officer with a top security clearance and his wife were among four charged Friday with attempting to smuggle U.S. military equipment to China.

November 1, 2019

Justice Department urges federal judge to block Don McGahn from testifying in impeachment inquiry

Lawyers for the Justice Department on Thursday urged a federal judge to declare former White House counsel Donald McGahn and other top presidential advisers absolutely immune from congressional subpoenas.

October 31, 2019

DOJ says it is ‘unlikely’ Don McGahn will testify before House Judiciary Committee

An agreement to make former White House counsel Don McGahn available for an interview with House Democrats is "unlikely," the Justice Department said in a court filing Thursday just hours ahead of a hearing to decide the matter.

October 31, 2019

DOJ sues Walmart for allegedly refusing to hire naval reservist over mandatory military duty

The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Walmart Inc., alleging it discriminated against a Naval Reservist because she needed two weeks off in the summer for military training.

October 31, 2019

John Bolton asked by Democrats to testify in impeachment inquiry

House Democrats on Wednesday asked former national security adviser John Bolton to testify next week as part of their impeachment inquiry.

October 30, 2019