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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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Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks as he departs a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee by Peter Strzok, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Two ranking Democrats demand release of Strzok’s private testimony

Two ranking House Democrats on Wednesday demanded lawmakers release the full, unreacted testimony of anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok, claiming Republicans used the deposition to obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian collusion in the 2016 election.

July 11, 2018

In this November 2016 file photo, the American Flag flies outside the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Justice Department unveils consumer fraud task force

The Department of Justice on Wednesday unveiled a multi-agency task force to combat consumer fraud schemes, including those targeting the elderly and veterans.

July 11, 2018

Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. ** FILE **

Lisa Page to defy House Judiciary Committee subpoena, skip deposition: Report

Lisa Page, the former anti-Trump FBI lawyer who was briefly part of special counsel Robert Mueller's team, will not attend a Congressional hearing for which she had been subpoenaed, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte confirmed late Tuesday.

July 10, 2018

In this April 4, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. Lawyers for Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, have asked a judge to relocate a criminal trial starting later this month because of pretrial publicity, his lawyers said in court papers Friday, July 6. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Paul Manafort to be moved to Alexandria jail

A federal judge Tuesday ordered former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to be relocated to a jail in Alexandria, Virginia.

July 10, 2018

In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) **FILE**

Jury reaches mixed verdict in submarine case against two defense contractors

A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut, delivered a split verdict at the trial of two men accused of stealing trade secrets for an unmanned submarine from a defense contractor.

July 10, 2018

Former Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staffer James Wolfe arrives at the federal courthouse, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Decision on Trump gag order for James Wolfe case could come this month

A federal judge Monday said a decision on the motion to bar President Trump from speaking out against former Senate staffer James Wolfe could come within the next two weeks.

July 9, 2018

The Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning on May 14, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Justice Department seeks to terminate 19 outdated antitrust judgments

The Department of Justice filed a motion Monday to terminate 19 outdated antitrust judgments that remain on the books years after they are no longer relevant.

July 9, 2018

Peter Strzok, center, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, walks to gives a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Peter Strzok’s public testimony rescheduled after no-show threat

Two House committees have pushed back the public testimony of Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who vowed to stop President Trump from winning the 2016 election, after his attorney threatened to ignore the subpoena.

July 6, 2018

Former FBI Director James Comey, FBI special agent Peter Strzok and special counsel Robert Mueller are shown here, left to right. On Jan. 18, 2018, the House House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to release a FISA abuse memo, which, according to sources close to the committee, addresses text messages between FBI agent Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page which prove the so-called Steele dossier was used to justify FISA warrants.

AP meeting with FBI raises ethical questions

Associated Press reporters asked the FBI and Justice Department for a meeting in April 2017, hoping to find out whether their reporting on President Trump's former campaign chairman was on the right track.

July 4, 2018

In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) **FILE**

Justice Department seeks to revoke ISIS supporter’s citizenship

The Justice Department on Tuesday filed court papers to revoke the naturalized citizenship of a man who pleaded guilty in 2009 after he traveled overseas to kill U.S. soldiers in the name of the Islamic State.

July 3, 2018

In this November 2016 file photo, the American Flag flies outside the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Justice Department rescinds 24 Obama-era regulations

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is ditching 24 guidance documents that it deems "unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law or otherwise improper."

July 3, 2018

The New York Times initiated a review of Ali Watkins' journalism career after it was disclosed that she had a three-year affair with James Wolfe, 57, who handled security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. (Associated Press/File)

The New York Times reassigns compromised reporter Ali Watkins

The New York Times is reassigning reporter Ali Watkins amid revelations that she had an affair with a Senate staffer at the center of a federal investigation into the leak of classified information.

July 3, 2018

Peter Strzok, second from right, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, walks to gives a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Peter Strzok to publicly testify before two House committees next week

FBI agent Peter Strzok will publicly testify before two congressional committees on July 10.

July 3, 2018

The State Department headquarters is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

State Department employee used work phone to produce child porn, say prosecutors

A State Department employee has pleaded guilty to producing thousands of child pornography videos over a two-year period, the Department of Justice announced.

July 3, 2018

Peter Strzok, center, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, walks to gives a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Peter Strzok’s lawyer Aidan Goelman accuses Republicans of twisting testimony for ‘political games’

FBI agent Peter Strzok's lawyer on Monday accused Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee of twisting his closed-door testimony for "political games."

July 2, 2018

This Sunday, July 1, 2018, photo provided by the North Olmsted Police Department in North Olmsted, Ohio, shows Demetrius Pitts, of Maple Heights, Ohio, who was charged with trying to support terrorism. Federal authorities say Pitts talked often about his support for al-Qaida and recently scouted locations in Cleveland to attack people watching Fourth of July fireworks. (North Olmsted Police Department via AP)

Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts accused of plotting terror attack on Cleveland July 4th parade

An Ohio man who converted to Islam and became radicalized in the U.S. was plotting to attack Cleveland's July Fourth fireworks celebration, hoping to hit America at its core, the FBI said Monday.

July 2, 2018

FILE - In this March 8, 2018, file photo, Jason Maloni, left, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's spokesman, left, walks with Paul Manafort, center, as they leave the Alexandria Federal Courthouse after an arraignment hearing in Alexandria, Va. A federal judge in Virginia has rejected Manfort's move to throw out charges brought by the special counsel in the Russia investigation. The decision June 26 was a setback for Manafort in his defense against numerous tax and bank fraud charges. Behind Manafort protester Bill Christeson holds up a sign that says &quot;traitor.&quot; (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Associated Press may have tipped off FBI to Manafort storage unit

Associated Press reporters may have tipped off the FBI to a storage unit owned by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort that the bureau later raided, an FBI agent testified Friday.

June 29, 2018

Jarrod Ramos, 38, moved into the Laurel, Maryland apartment building a year ago and kept to himself. (Jeff Mordock/The Washington Times)

Jarrod Ramos, Capital Gazette shooting suspect, loner who played war video game

Jarrod Ramos, identified by Capital Gazette reporters as the gunman who killed five of the newspaper's staffers Thursday, lives in an apartment building in Laurel, Maryland, where neighbors say he seemed to be a loner.

June 28, 2018

Authorities stage at the office building entrance after multiple people were shot at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Critics blame Capital shooting on Trump’s anti-press rhetoric

Critics of President Trump said Thursday he bore blame for the shooting deaths of five people at a community newspaper in Maryland, saying his tough talk toward the press created the environment for the gunman to launch his attack.

June 28, 2018

A K-9 police unit works the scene after multiple people were shot at a newspaper office building in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis

A man with a shotgun and a beef against his local newspaper stalked into the offices of the Annapolis Capital Gazette Thursday and opened fire on the newsroom, killing five people and wounding two others.

June 28, 2018