Jeff Mordock

Three Michigan residents charged with conspiring to support ISIS

Three Michigan residents have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

Ohio father-son duo accused of illegally operating slaughterhouse

An Ohio man and his son face multiple federal charges for a bizarre scheme in which they illegally operated a slaughterhouse and sold the uninspected lamb meat at Cleveland-area gas stations in exchange for food stamps, according an indictment lodged Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

FBI agents group warns that government shutdown is hampering investigations

Even as President Trump asks for border wall money to stop MS-13, one FBI agent says the partial government shutdown the wall fight caused has undercut an MS-13 gang investigation because they can't find anyone who speaks Spanish and can communicate with informants.

January 22, 2019

ACLU demands Justice Department records on facial recognition technology

The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding the Department of Justice release any records on its use of facial recognition technology, the civil rights group announced Tuesday.

January 22, 2019

Supreme Court grants appeal in mystery case linked to Robert Mueller

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an appeal to be filed in a mystery grand jury subpoena believed to be tied to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.

January 22, 2019

James Baker involved in FBI Carter Page FISA warrant

A former top FBI lawyer told House lawmakers last year he personally involved himself in the warrant application to spy on then-Trump campaign aide Carter Page, admitting it was an "unusual move," Fox News reported Monday.

January 21, 2019

William Barr right to not make promises on Robert Mueller’s upcoming full report, say legal experts

Legal experts say Attorney General nominee William P. Barr was right not to promise a public release of the full report that special counsel Robert Mueller will eventually deliver.

January 21, 2019

Giuliani: Trump legal team reached out to Mueller after BuzzFeed report

President Trump's attorney Rudolph Giuliani told CNN Monday that the White House's legal team reached out to special counsel Robert Mueller after a bombshell BuzzFeed report surfaced late last week.

January 21, 2019

Jeff Sessions jokes about being fired by Trump

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions joked about being forced to resign from the Justice Department, saying it could have been a lot worse.

January 21, 2019

Fentanyl overdose deaths encourage opioid addicts

Most people who see someone die after ingesting a pill would avoid that pill. For opioid addicts, it's just the opposite.

January 20, 2019

Robert Mueller’s office shoots down BuzzFeed’s Cohen perjury report

A spokesman for special counsel Robert Mueller late Friday denied a BuzzFeed report alleging President Trump ordered Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

January 18, 2019

Richard Blumenthal demands ‘ironclad’ commitment from AG nominee Barr to release the Mueller report

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday that he is meeting with Attorney General nominee William Barr and demanding an "ironclad commitment" that he release the entirety of special counsel Robert Mueller's eventual findings.

January 18, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: ‘Very difficult to imagine’ voting for AG nominee William Barr

Another prominent Democrat came out Friday against President Trump's attorney general nominee William Barr as Sen. Amy Klobuchar -- a prospective 2020 presidential candidate -- said it is "very difficult to imagine" she would vote for him.

January 18, 2019

Matthew Whitaker’s wife accuses Slate journalists of trying ‘to destroy’ her husband

Marci Whitaker, the wife of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, accused two Slate journalists of "trying to destroy" her husband in an article they published Monday.

January 17, 2019

Skadden Arps settles FARA claims arising from Manafort investigation

International law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has agreed to pay $4.6 million and register as a foreign agent for failing to notify the Justice Department of its lobbying work on behalf of the Ukrainian government, the department said Thursday. The allegations against Skadden came to light through the Mueller probe into former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's lobbying work.

January 17, 2019

DOJ says Texas man spent money intended for 2016 presidential candidates at Miami strip club

A Texas man who formed political action committees to support three 2016 presidential candidates spent some of the funds raised on a lavish personal lifestyle, including roughly $4,500 at a Miami strip club, according to an indictment the Justice Department unsealed Wednesday.

January 17, 2019

Kamala Harris to vote ‘no’ on AG nominee Barr

Sen. Kamala Harris, California Democrat, said Thursday she will not vote for William Barr, President Trump's nominee for attorney general.

January 17, 2019

Democrats want William Barr to promise full transparency on Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation

Senate Democrats said Wednesday that Attorney General nominee William P. Barr must give a firm commitment to release all of special counsel Robert Mueller's eventual report to the public.

January 16, 2019

Chuck Schumer: William Barr’s hedging on releasing Muller report is ‘not good enough’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, said Wednesday attorney general nominee William Barr was unable to reassure him during a private meeting that special counsel Robert Mueller's probe would be free from interference.

January 16, 2019

Dianne Feinstein: AG nominee William Barr gave ‘confusing’ answers on releasing Mueller report

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking of member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that Attorney General nominee William P. Barr's answers about whether or not he would release special counsel Robert Mueller's final report were "confusing."

January 16, 2019