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Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP sources say

Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP sources say

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A grand jury declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday in another major blow to the Justice Department's efforts to prosecute the president's political opponents.

Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says

Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A grand jury declined for a second time to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it

Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for an armed rioter arrested near former President Barack Obama's home.

Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data

Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data, according to a person familiar with the probe who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation.

Trump's former personal lawyer defends him at a Senate hearing and decries 'partisan lawfare'

Trump's former personal lawyer defends him at a Senate hearing and decries 'partisan lawfare'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, criticized the criminal cases against the Republican president as "partisan lawfare" during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to become the second in command at the Justice Department, while skeptical Democrats pressed him on whether he would be able to stand up to pressure from the White House.

Trump's ex-attorney defends him Senate confirmation hearing, decries 'partisan lawfare'

Trump's ex-attorney defends him Senate confirmation hearing, decries 'partisan lawfare'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, criticized the criminal cases against the Republican president as "partisan lawfare" during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to become the second in command at the Justice Department, while skeptical Democrats pressed him on whether he would be able to stand up to pressures from the president.

New top prosecutor for DC advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump's false 2020 election claims

New top prosecutor for DC advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump's false 2020 election claims

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump's false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and represented some of them in court.

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of assaulting police officers, using his clemency powers on his first day back in office to undo the massive prosecution of...

Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police

Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,500 of his supporters charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including people who assaulted police, using his clemency powers on his first day in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice Department history.

Trump issues sweeping pardon of supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack

Trump issues sweeping pardon of supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice Department history.

Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump

Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack Friday as she handed down what she acknowledged may be one of the final punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before the Republican president-elect's promised pardons.