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Jeff Mordock

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.

Articles by Jeff Mordock

Donald Trump’s legal team wants to seal filings in Michael Cohen case

President Donald Trump's attorneys on Thursday asked a New York federal judge for permission to file under seal their challenges to a review of documents seized in the raid of the president's personal attorney, Micheal Cohen.

June 7, 2018

Donald Trump wants a ‘Thank You’ for firing James Comey

President Trump on Thursday complained about a lack of appreciation for his firing former FBI Director James Comey, a move that has drawn attention from federal investigators.

June 7, 2018

DEA launching Nebraska field office to fight opioid crisis in plains states

The Drug Enforcement Administration is tackling the opioid crisis in the plains states with the creation of a new field office in Omaha, Nebraska, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

June 7, 2018

Donald Trump urges DOJ to reject plea deal from ex-DNC IT staffer

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Department of Justice not to accept a plea agreement from a former IT aide to congressional Democrats who is being prosecuted in a scheme to fraudulently obtain home equity loans.

June 7, 2018

Robert Mueller asks witnesses to turn over personal phones

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has asked witnesses in the Russia probe to hand over their personal phones to inspect their encrypted messaging programs.

June 6, 2018

Feds charge An-Tso Sun, Taiwanese exchange student, with Philadelphia school-shooting threat

An 18-year-old Taiwanese foreign exchange student who jokingly threatened to shoot up a suburban Philadelphia high school will face federal charges, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

June 6, 2018

Alexander van der Zwaan, Dutch lawyer indicted by Mueller, deported

A Dutch lawyer indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller has been deported to the Netherlands, according to media reports.

June 5, 2018

Robert Mueller accuses Paul Manafort of attempted witness tampering

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort made several attempts to tamper with witnesses in his ongoing criminal cases, prosecutors said Monday as they asked a federal judge to consider revoking his house arrest.

June 4, 2018

Banned gun buyers beat background checks, are rarely prosecuted when caught

Tens of thousands of people banned from buying guns try to buy them each year. Some are successful, and few are prosecuted.

June 4, 2018

Ron Rockwell Hansen arrested, accused of being Chinese spy

A former defense intelligence officer was arrested Saturday for attempting to sell U.S. defense information to the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said Monday. Ron Rockwell Hansen, 58, of Syracuse, Utah, held a Top Secret clearance for many years at the Defense Intelligence Agency, which provides information to policy makers and others at the Department of Defense.

June 4, 2018

Justice Department to add 300 new prosecutors

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is adding more than 300 new prosecutors across the country to combat the opioid crisis, violent crime and illegal immigration, the Justice Department announced Monday.

June 4, 2018

Societe Generale to pay $1.3B, Legg Mason $64M to settle Libyan bribery claims

Two financial institutions will each pay a hefty price to resolve claims related to their roles in a scheme to bribe Gadhafi-era Libyan government officials, the Justice Department announced Monday.

June 4, 2018

David Waldman, New York man, charged in four-year cyberstalking campaign

David Waldman, a New York man, is facing federal charges for a an extensive, four-year cyberstalking campaign against a woman he briefly dated, the Department of Justice said Friday.

June 1, 2018

Georgia man accused of sharing illicit photos of young girls with their parents, friends

In a bizarre scheme to threaten more than a 100 young girls into sending him pornographic pictures of themselves, an Atlanta man is accused of sharing illicit photos of the girls with their parents, friends and, in one case, posting an image on a high school Twitter page.

June 1, 2018