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Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

January 27, 2025 at 7:10 p.m.

The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

January 22, 2025 at 3:06 p.m.

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration,...

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a farewell ceremony for Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FBI acting chief says he’s retiring as Donald Trump’s pick to lead the bureau awaits Senate confirmation

January 20, 2025 at 12:35 p.m.

Paul Abbate, who became the FBI’s acting director following the departure of Christopher Wray, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to senior executives that was...

Attorney General Merrick Garland sits during a farewell ceremony at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval

January 18, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years under former President...

FILE – Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Special counsel report says Donald Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

January 14, 2025 at 7:38 a.m.

Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a...

Hunter Biden listens while his father, President Joe Biden, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president’s remarks in new report

January 13, 2025 at 7:23 p.m.

The criminal charges against Hunter Biden “were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics,” the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report released Monday that criticized...

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case

January 13, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

A federal judge said Monday that the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case.

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