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Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would...

Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents

Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top Justice Department official accused the FBI's acting leaders of "insubordination" in a Wednesday memo in...

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts...

FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings

FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the...

Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration on Friday fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases...

Justice Department official orders firing some of some prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases

Justice Department official orders firing some of some prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top Justice Department official ordered the firing Friday of some prosecutors who were hired to work...

Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say

Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trump administration officials are moving to fire FBI agents engaged in investigations involving President Donald Trump in...

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

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

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked...

Final chapter of the special counsel's Jan. 6 case against Trump is now public. Here's what to know

Final chapter of the special counsel's Jan. 6 case against Trump is now public. Here's what to know

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, a report from special counsel...

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

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

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the...

Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe

Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's...

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department says it will release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to...

Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds

Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records of reporters as part...

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S...

Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate

Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a...

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump...

Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference case

Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference case

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case made public Friday a heavily redacted trove of...

Things to know about AP's report on the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump

Things to know about AP's report on the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Donald Trump will conclude...

Things to know about AP's report on the federal criminal cases against former President Donald Trump

Things to know about AP's report on the federal criminal cases against former President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Donald Trump will conclude...

This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas

This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that...

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly...

Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination attempt left note indicating he intended to kill Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida...

Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination left note indicating he intended to kill Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida...

Feds: Man accused in apparent assassination left wrote note indicating he intended to kill Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida...

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump that keeps the same...

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump's classified docs case

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump's classified docs case

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against...

Judge's order dismissing Trump classified docs case won't be final word as long court fight awaits

Judge's order dismissing Trump classified docs case won't be final word as long court fight awaits

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A judge's stunning decision to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump brought an abrupt halt...