Manhattan’s top career federal prosecutor resigned after attorneys in her office were directed to drop their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. Danielle Sassoon stepped down from her role as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York on Thursday,…
CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — The Department of Justice told federal prosecutors in New York to drop their corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove on Monday sent a memo instructing prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to abandon the charges. The stunning decision comes…
FBI agent involved in Jan. 6 probes says Trump review is “demoralizing” – CBS News Watch CBS News Another federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from releasing a list of FBI agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Scott MacFarlane spoke to one of those agents, who says many at the bureau…
Washington — The FBI’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the largest criminal investigation in the agency’s history, has given way to potentially its largest crisis. Last week, Trump allies at the Justice Department ordered the FBI to send a questionnaire nationwide to identify personnel who investigated Jan. 6 and make a list for…
Washington — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pam Bondi as attorney general, installing a key ally of President Trump’s to take the helm of the Justice Department. Bondi’s nomination for attorney general was approved by the upper chamber 54 to 46, with one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, joining all Republicans in voting to…
An anonymous group of FBI agents who worked on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigation and other federal probes tied to President Trump are suing the federal government over the Justice Department’s plans to review the FBI’s workforce and scrutinize agents who may have worked on the sensitive investigations, according to a new court…
A Nigerian man was extradited to the U.S. after he was indicted in connection with the sextortion of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide, the Justice Department said Monday. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, allegedly posed as a young woman on social media and got 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him “compromising photos,” the…
The Trump administration has directed federal prosecutors to limit enforcement of a federal law safeguarding abortion centers, reproductive health centers and pregnancy resource centers, calling the Biden administration’s previous use of longstanding protection “the prototypical example” of weaponization of the federal government. A new Department Justice memo issued Friday and obtained by CBS News focuses…
MIAMI – A Miami man on Friday pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle truck tires into the United States from China with false and fraudulent invoices. Hector Samuel Esquijerosa, 52, had been charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against Customs and Border Protection, which is in charge of collecting import…
Justice Department targets Google’s search engine monopoly – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a motion calling for Google to sell its Chrome search engine, arguing in court documents that “the playing field is not level.” The Justice Department is also recommending dissolving any contracts in which Google is…