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Jeff Sessions returns to the Justice Department for honor

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions returned to the Department of Justice Thursday, his first time back since he was unceremoniously let go by President Trump last year.

March 21, 2019

Matt Whitaker says he ‘s looking at a ‘lot of interesting opportunities’

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said he is looking into multiple opportunities, but cautioned an announcement about his future plans is not imminent.

March 21, 2019

Terror watchlist subjects approved to work at ports because of FBI bungling

Individuals on the terrorist watchlist were approved to work at ports across the country because FBI agents did not understand the vetting process, the Justice Department inspector general said Thursday.

March 21, 2019

Robert Mueller investigated Michael Cohen for money laundering, foreign lobbying violations

Special counsel Robert Mueller initially was investigating Michael Cohen for money laundering and violations of foreign lobbying laws, according to documents unsealed Tuesday, though President Trump's former lawyer was never charged with those crimes.

March 19, 2019

Rod Rosenstein remains at Justice Department as Mueller probe appears to be winding down: Report

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein intends to hang around at the Justice Department "a little while longer," despite reports earlier this year he planned to leave in mid-March, Fox News reported Tuesday.

March 19, 2019

Mueller probe may be winding down as another top prosecutor departs

Three high-ranking members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team have left the investigation this month, in what experts are reading as signs the probe into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian government is almost complete.

March 19, 2019

Paul Manafort’s New York indictment raises questions about lack of charges against Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen so far has escaped the crosshairs of New York state prosecutors even as they vigorously push to convict another former Trump associate, Paul Manafort, on criminal charges.

March 18, 2019

Former defense worker pleads guilty to spying for China

A former Defense Intelligence Agency worker pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to give classified national defense information to a Chinese intelligence agency.

March 15, 2019

Mueller says Rick Gates cooperating in ‘several ongoing’ investigations, asks for sentencing delay

Special counsel Robert Mueller and defense attorneys for Rick Gates said the former Trump campaign aide is cooperating in "several ongoing investigations." Because of that cooperation, lawyers on both sides asked a federal judge to postpone his sentencing.

March 15, 2019

Lindsey Graham calls for special counsel to probe FBI handling of Hillary Clinton

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Thursday called for a special counsel to probe the FBI and Justice Department themselves, saying the evidence is mounting that they treated Hillary Clinton more leniently than they did President Trump in the 2016 election.

March 14, 2019

Feds lodge terrorism, kidnapping charges against New Mexico compound

The Justice Department on Thursday unsealed a superseding indictment against five former members of a New Mexico compound who were accused last year of training children to carry out attacks on schools and law enforcement agencies.

March 14, 2019

Lindsey Graham promises hearings on Carter Page FISA abuse allegations

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses that enabled the Justice Department to spy on Carter Page, Sen. Lindsey Graham promised Thursday.

March 14, 2019

Andrew Weissmann leaving Mueller’s Russia probe: Report

Andrew Weissmann, one of the most prominent members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team, is leaving the Russia investigation, NPR reported Thursday.

March 14, 2019

Roger Stone trial scheduled to begin November 5

Self-described GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone will head to trial on November 5, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. said Thursday.

March 14, 2019

Michael Flynn’s lawyers seek sentencing delay

Lawyers for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn asked for a 90-day delay in their client's sentencing so he could continue cooperating with the government in a case against his former business partner.

March 13, 2019

Paul Manafort indicted by New York prosecutors moments after federal sentencing

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has charged Paul Manafort with more than a dozen state felonies Wednesday, just moments after President Trump's former campaign chairman was sentenced on federal charges in a separate case.

March 13, 2019

New York prosecutors charge Manafort minutes after federal sentencing

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance on Wednesday indicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manfort just minutes after he was sentenced in a federal case.

March 13, 2019

Paul Manafort sentenced to 7 1/2 years on federal charges; faces new ones in New York

President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort was sentenced to 43 months of additional prison time to the sentence he received last week.

March 13, 2019

Kim Ahn Vo, Georgia woman, charged with supporting ISIS with online recruitment efforts

A Georgia woman was arrested Tuesday for trying to recruit others, including a minor living in Norway to join the Islamic State, according to court filings.

March 12, 2019

Peter Strzok had ‘impeachment’ in mind when he worked for Mueller: Page testimony

Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok went into special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation thinking it might end in impeachment and advance his career, former paramour Lisa Page told congressional investigators last year, according to a transcript released Tuesday.

March 12, 2019