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Jeff Mordock

jmordock@washingtontimes.com

Jeff Mordock is the White House reporter for The Washington Times. A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, he previously worked for Gannett and has won awards from both the Delaware Press Association and the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association. He is a graduate of George Washington University and can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.

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This Aug. 7, 2018, courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, testifying during questioning in the bank fraud and tax evasion trial of Paul Manafort at federal court in Alexandria, Va. U.S. district Judge T.S. Ellis III presides at top right. Gates acknowledged that he “possibly” covered personal expenses with Trump inauguration funds at the trial of his former boss Paul Manafort last week. Though Gates definitively admitted to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from Manafort at his old job, Trump’s inaugural committee chairman is declining to say how much money Gates may have taken _ or whether any further review of inaugural spending is warranted. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Rick Gates slapped with lawsuit for $368K in unpaid legal bills

Former Trump campaign advisor Rick Gates stiffed his former lawyer on nearly $370,000 in legal bills he incurred mounting a defense against the criminal charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller, a new lawsuit filed Thursday claims.

October 12, 2018
The home of Paul Rosenfeld is shown Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Tappan, N.Y. Rosenfeld, 56, of Tappan, was charged Wednesday with unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device and interstate transportation and receipt of an explosive. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Paul Rosenfeld charged in Election Day plot to detonate 200 lb. bomb on National Mall

A New York man who authorities say built a 200-pound bomb to detonate on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on election day was arrested and charged Wednesday. Paul Rosenfeld, 56, of Tappan, New York, now faces federal charges of manufacturing an explosive device, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

October 10, 2018
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Associated Press)

Chicago police consent decree set for Trump administration challenge

The Trump administration will try to scuttle the deal Chicago reached to set new limits on the city's police powers, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday, adding that the consent decree reached under the Obama administration would leave residents more vulnerable to crime.

October 9, 2018
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein boards Air Force One in the rain, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rosenstein was serious about taping Trump, ex-FBI official says: Report

A former FBI attorney told lawmakers that two bureau officials believed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was serious when discussed secretly recording President Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office last year, Fox News reported Tuesday.

October 9, 2018
In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on immigration policy at Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, N.Y. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump says he had a ‘great’ conversation with Rod Rosenstein

President Trump on Monday said he will not fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, ending weeks of speculation about the high-ranking Justice Department official's fate in the wake of a report that he discussed secretly taping the president and talked about invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.

October 8, 2018