The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey finally gives President Donald Trump a criminal case against one of his perceived enemies. Trump has long blamed Comey for the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. But the price of bringing such an overtly politicized case, with what appears to be extremely weak evidence,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is only two pages and alleges he falsely testified to Congress in 2020 about authorizing someone to be an anonymous source in news stories. That brevity belies a convoluted and contentious backstory. The events at the heart of the disputed testimony are among the…
Attorney General Pam Bondi said late Friday she has ordered Justice Department agents to guard Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities — and directed counterterrorism task forces to look into attacks against federal authorities. The move by Bondi came after one detainee was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at an ICE field…
Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This article was adapted from Elie Honig’s book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ’s Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump, published on September 16 by Harper. Jill Wine-Banks managed to get a rare Saturday off from her all-consuming job as a Watergate prosecutor to attend a family wedding…
BENSENVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Federal agents seized hundreds of thousands of illegal vaping products in raids across the country Wednesday as the Trump administration moved to crack down on devices that are regularly used by teens in the U.S. after being smuggled in from China. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
Attorney General Pam Bondi cited crimes that occurred outside of Boston to criticize the city’s mayor in a head-scratching interview with Fox News. Bondi, 59, told Sean Hannity that Boston—one of the safest major cities in America—is actually “not” safe, citing a trio of grisly crimes. She singled out Mayor Michelle Wu, claiming the 40-year-old…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, once a casino owner and always a man in search of his next deal, is fond of a poker analogy when sizing up partners and adversaries. “We have much bigger and better cards than they do,” he said of China last month. Compared with Canada, he said in June,…
Trump officials seem to be making moves to ready FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino for the exits. “[Bailey] has served as a distinguished state attorney general and is a decorated war veteran, bringing expertise and dedication to service,” Bondi said in a statement about the appointment. “His leadership and commitment to country will be a…
DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb speaks during a DC Mayoral and Council swearing-in ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Monday January 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump‘s unprecedented takeover…
A man who admitted throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer deployed in Washington, D.C., worked at the Justice Department and has been fired, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. According to charging documents, Sean Dunn allegedly threw a “submarine-style sandwich” at a Customs and Border Patrol officer stationed at a busy intersection…