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The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.
“Trump will be president in 2028 and get a third term,” Steve Bannon recently said. “People oughta get accommodated with that.”
“I don’t know if she’s stupid or lying,” an election official told Democracy Docket of DHS’s Heather Honey.
In the latest showcase of executive influence over the Justice Department, two veteran federal prosecutors were fired for refusing to bring criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).
Oregon and the City of Portland sued President Donald Trump Sunday to stop his order sending federal troops into the city.
President Donald Trump announced the deployment of U.S. troops to Portland, Oregon, and federal immigration facilities nationwide Saturday, claiming he is defending the country against “domestic terrorists.”
The Department of Justice submitted a sweeping petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to uphold President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order.
President Trump signed a memorandum directing the federal government to investigate and dismantle “domestic terrorism networks.” The move appears targeted at left-leaning progressive nonprofit groups, which Trump days ago vowed to dismantle, falsely claiming they fund and support political violence and terrorism in the U.S.
President Trump signed an executive order Monday claiming to designate the anti-fascist antifa movement as a “domestic terrorist organization.”
Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, was appointed by President Trump Monday as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.