Jeff Mordock

Justice Department says Harvard illegally discriminated against Asian-Americans

Harvard University "significantly disadvantages" Asian-American applicants in its admissions policies, the Justice Department said Thursday, weighing in on one of the top affirmative action fights of the decade.

August 30, 2018

Ikaika Kang, soldier who wanted to join ISIS, attack Schofield Barracks, guilty

A U.S. Army soldier who mulled d a suicide attack on his own base pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of providing material support to the Islamic State, the Department of Justice said.

August 29, 2018

Paul Manafort’s attorneys ask to move D.C. trial to Roanoke

Attorneys for Paul Manafort asked a federal judge Wednesday to move his second criminal trial from Washington, D.C., to Roanoke, Virginia, claiming that "sensationalized" publicity surrounding the former Trump campaign chairman has made it nearly impossible for him to receive a fair trial.

August 29, 2018

Donald Trump says it’s ‘disgraceful’ Bruce Ohr still at DOJ

President Trump on Wednesday launched another attack against longtime Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, saying it's "disgraceful" he still has a job at the department.

August 29, 2018

Bruce Ohr to lawmakers: FBI doubts credibility of anti-Trump dossier

Justice Department official Bruce Ohr told House lawmakers on Tuesday that the FBI doubted the credibility of a salacious anti-Trump dossier used to obtain a surveillance warrant for a member of Donald Trump's presidential campaign team, according to a key Republican.

August 28, 2018

Paul Manafort’s D.C. trial pushed back; evidence from the 1980s can be used against him

Prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller's team can use evidence from a 1980s Department of Justice review of Paul Manafort's lobbying activities in the former Trump campaign chairman's upcoming Washington, D.C., trial, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

August 28, 2018

Robert Mueller objected to Paul Manafort plea deal

Paul Manafort's legal team was in talks with federal prosecutors about a possible plea deal in the former Trump campaign chairman's upcoming Washington, D.C., trial, but those talks fell apart after special counsel Robert Mueller raised objections, according to a media report late Monday.

August 27, 2018

Donald Trump launches new attack on Sessions

President Trump on Saturday again berated Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying he "doesn't understand what is happening" underneath him at the Justice Department.

August 25, 2018

Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump public feud fuels resignation talk

A public eruption in the ongoing clash between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has senior GOP lawmakers predicting the president will soon fire the nation's top law-enforcement official.

August 23, 2018

Jeff Sessions fires back at Donald Trump, accuses president of ‘improper political considerations’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired back at President Trump Thursday, insisting he will not let politics dictate Department of Justice investigations.

August 23, 2018

Indiana mom charged with providing material support to ISIS

Samantha Marie Elhassani, an American mom who followed her late husband to Syria, was charged Wednesday with providing material support to the Islamic State, better known by the acronym ISIS, the Department of Justice announced

August 23, 2018

Paul Manafort juror says lone holdout prevented conviction on all counts

A juror from Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial said late Wednesday that one holdout prevented the former Trump campaign manager from being convicted on all counts.

August 23, 2018

Robert Mueller yet to prove Donald Trump-Russia collusion despite convictions, guilty pleas

Special counsel Robert Mueller has now won or assisted in guilty pleas or convictions against a number of figures in the president's inner circle during the 2016 campaign -- but has yet to prove a more fundamental case of Russia-Trump collusion.

August 22, 2018

Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts in first trial conviction from Mueller probe

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted Tuesday on eight felony counts of bank and tax fraud, making him the first person to be convicted in a trial emerging from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

August 21, 2018

Manafort jury asks judge what happens if they can’t ‘reach a consensus’ on one count

The jurors deliberating the fate of Paul Manafort on Tuesday asked Judge T.S. Ellis III what happens if they can't reach a consensus on one of the counts lodged against the former Trump campaign manager.

August 21, 2018

Paul Manafort trial: No verdict after three days of jury deliberations

Jurors in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort did not reach a verdict Monday, their third day of deliberations. Judge T.S. Ellis III dismissed the jury Monday night and they will reconvene Tuesday morning.

August 20, 2018

Second day of deliberation ends without verdict in Manafort trial

Jurors in the criminal trial of Paul Manafort ended Friday -- their second day of deliberation -- without reaching a verdict.

August 17, 2018

Manafort trial judge says he’s received threats

The federal judge in the Paul Manafort financial fraud trial has denied a request to unseal the names and addresses of jurors, citing threats against him because of the case, saying that he's under U.S. Marshal Service protection.

August 17, 2018

Manafort judge to hold hearing on unsealing juror’s names

The judge in the criminal trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort will hold a hearing Friday on whether to unseal the names and addresses of the jurors.

August 17, 2018

Paul Manafort trial judge ‘optimistic’ verdict will come Friday

The federal judge overseeing the Paul Manafort criminal trial said he is "optimistic" a verdict would come Friday as jurors start their second day of deliberation.

August 17, 2018