Tag: Justice Department
Little-Known Lawyer Pitched Trump on Extreme Plans to Subvert Election
Around 5 in the afternoon on Christmas Day in 2020, as many Americans were celebrating with family, President…
Jan. 6 Panel Will Turn Over Evidence on Fake Electors to the Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol…
Hutchinson Testimony Jolts Justice Dept. to Discuss Trump’s Conduct More Openly
WASHINGTON — For the past year and a half, the Justice Department has approached former President Donald J.…
Justice Dept. Braces for Summer of Violent Crime
Yet the federal government, for all its vast investigative powers, plays a supporting role when it comes to…
Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes
WASHINGTON — The chief security officer of the Supreme Court has asked that Virginia and Maryland officials enforce…
Hutchinson Testimony Exposes Tensions Between Parallel Jan. 6 Inquiries
WASHINGTON — The explosive testimony of a former Trump White House aide on Tuesday may have increased the…
Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Highlights Legal Risks for Trump
It was one of the most dramatic moments in a presentation filled with them: Just before President Donald…
The Man Helping Drive the Investigation Into Trump’s Push to Keep Power
WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department expands its criminal investigation into the efforts to keep President Donald J.…
Federal Agents Seized Phone of John Eastman, Key Figure in Jan. 6 Plan
Federal agents armed with a search warrant have seized the phone of John Eastman, a lawyer who advised…
Proud Boys Ignored Orders Given at Pre-Jan. 6 Meeting
One week before scores of Proud Boys helped lead a pro-Trump mob in a violent assault on the…
Decades Ago, Alito Laid Out Methodical Strategy to Eventually Overrule Roe
WASHINGTON — In the spring of 1985, a 35-year-old lawyer in the Justice Department, Samuel A. Alito Jr.,…
Federal Authorities Search Home of Jeffrey Clark
Federal investigators carried out an early-morning search on Wednesday at the home of Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice…