ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr last month complaining that a four-page memo Barr wrote characterizing Mueller’s findings ‘did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance’ of the Russia investigation, two senior Justice Department officials confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday [4-30-19]. Mueller […]
Category: Attorney General
4/30/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, wrote a letter in late March to Attorney General William P. Barr objecting to his early description of the Russia investigation’s conclusions that appeared to clear President Trump on possible obstruction of justice, according to the Justice Department and three people with […]
4/30/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 20 years before William Barr heralded the end of the special counsel’s probe of President Donald Trump, the attorney general laid out his complaints about special prosecutors: They have ‘no ultimate accountability,’ are unconstrained by resources and are often ‘driven to find something’ to justify themselves. The little noticed […]
4/30/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CONGRESS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “On the eve of Attorney General William Barr’s testimony on a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, only two lawmakers have set eyes on secret information that Barr withheld from public view. Barr offered access to a less-redacted version of the report to just 12 members of Congress — […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday [4-30-19] after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. His last day will be May 11, ending a tumultuous relationship with Trump and a tenure that […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck back at President Donald Trump on Monday [4-29-19] in an escalating war of words over the New York attorney general’s recently launched investigation of the National Rifle Association. In a pair of morning tweets, Trump said the NRA was ‘under siege by Cuomo and the New […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats signaled on Monday [4-29-19] that they would press ahead with plans to have staff lawyers question Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday [5-2-19], despite his threat to skip the much-anticipated hearing on the work of Robert S. Mueller III if Democrats stick by that format. The […]
4/29/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS – FAST!” […]
4/26/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JAMES COMEY//MEDIA/OBAMA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, attacked the Obama administration, former law enforcement officials, the press and his own critics in a fiery speech on Thursday [4-25-19] night that he used to defend his handling of the Russia investigation. Mr. Rosenstein, who appointed the special counsel to […]
4/26/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump he would make sure Trump was treated fairly in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe in a plea to keep his job, The Washington Post reported on Friday [4-25-19]. In September, The New York Times first reported Rosenstein discussed wearing a ‘wire’ to secretly […]
4/23/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ELECTION/FBI/INVESTIGATIONS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William Barr has received a waiver to participate in the investigation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian development company that has come under investigation by the FBI and DOJ for alleged money laundering. The waiver, dated April 16, allows Barr to participate in ‘the investigation and litigation of […]
4/20/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RepDougCollins: This is ridiculous. AG Barr gives Democrats unprecedented accommodations, and they refuse them hours after Chairman Nad…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 20, 2019 6:35 pm […]
4/19/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For nearly a month, the American public has been under the impression, thanks to a four-page ‘summary’ by Attorney General William Barr, that Robert Mueller could not decide whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice because of ‘difficult questions of law and fact.’ Barr suggested that the special counsel, […]
4/18/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For 21 minutes on Thursday [4-18-19] morning, with the nation watching, President Trump had the loyal attorney general he had always longed for. Reading a prepared statement and then answering questions from reporters, Attorney General William P. Barr presented the special counsel’s report, 90 minutes before its public release, in […]
4/18/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Attorney General decided that President Donald Trump did not obstruct a probe into whether his campaign colluded with Russia, but some legal experts said prosecutors laid out a wealth of evidence to the contrary and that they intended to leave that determination to Congress. Special Counsel Robert […]
4/16/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General William Barr decided Tuesday [4-16-19] that some asylum seekers who have established credible fear and are subject to deportation cannot be released on bond by immigration judges — a major reversal from a prior ruling that could lead to immigrants being held indefinitely. The decision means the Department of Homeland […]
4/11/2019
2016 ELECTION/ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [4-11-19] told reporters ‘there was absolutely spying into my campaign’ in 2016, feeding partisan tensions about the anticipated release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report and the origins of the Russia investigation. The president’s declaration comes a day after Attorney General William Barr […]
4/10/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General William P. Barr, appearing before Congress for a second straight day on Wednesday [4-10-19], said the government spied on the Trump campaign and said he would look into whether any rules were violated. • Mr. Barr signaled he was open to sharing more information with lawmakers about the […]
4/10/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General William P. Barr said on Wednesday [4-10-19] that he would scrutinize the F.B.I.’s investigation of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, including whether ‘spying’ conducted by American intelligence agencies on the campaign’s associates had been properly carried out…The remarks by the new attorney general — particularly his embrace […]
3/13/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @DiamondandSilk: AG Letitia James of New York is abusing her power by targeting the POTUS. Using the Attorney General office as a weapo…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 9:26 am […]
3/12/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOP: The NY Attorney General called President Trump an ‘illegitimate president.’ She has proven to have a vendetta against @realDonaldT…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2019 11:10 pm […]
3/12/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The New York attorney general’s office issued subpoenas on Monday [3-11-19] to two banks for records relating to the funding of several Trump Organization projects, The New York Times reported. Citing an unnamed source briefed on the subpoenas, the Times reported that the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James […]
2/27/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The attorney general for the District of Columbia has subpoenaed documents from President Trump’s inaugural committee, the third governmental body to delve into how the fund raised $107 million and spent it to celebrate Mr. Trump’s swearing-in. The latest subpoena follows similar demands for documents by federal prosecutors in Manhattan […]
2/22/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Justice Department will soon receive a final accounting from Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, of his nearly two-year investigation into how Russia influenced the 2016 election, whether the Trump campaign participated in those efforts and whether President Trump obstructed justice. But there is no guarantee that […]
2/20/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [2-20-19] the release of any report on the Russia investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be totally up to U.S. Attorney General William Barr. Trump’s comment came as CNN reported that the Justice Department may announce as early as next week that […]
2/19/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NOMINATION/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump intends to nominate Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen to be the new deputy attorney general, the White House announced in a news release Tuesday [2-19-19]. Trump’s announcement comes following the confirmation of new attorney general William Barr and as current deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein prepares for […]
1/9/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CHUCK SCHUMER/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday [1-9-19] called on the president to withdraw William Barr’s nomination for attorney general, saying the nominee’s previous criticism of Robert Mueller’s probe disqualifies him to lead the Justice Department. In remarks on the Senate floor, Schumer (D-N.Y.) cited a memo Barr wrote […]
12/24/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I never ‘lashed out’ at the Acting Attorney General of the U.S., a man for whom I have great respect. This is a made up story, one of many, by the Fake News Media!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 24, 2018 11:55 am […]
12/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump ripped New York Democrats and prosecutors Wednesday [12-19-18] over targeting the Trump Foundation a day after it agreed to shut down amid a lawsuit by the state. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning, the New York native and Republican president criticized the attacks on the embattled […]
12/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In any event, it goes on and on & the new AG, who is now being replaced by yet another AG (who openly campaigned on a GET TRUMP agenda), does little else but rant, rave & politic against me. Will never be treated fairly by these people – a total double […]
12/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…sleazebag AG Eric Schneiderman, who has since resigned over horrific women abuse, when I wanted to close the Foundation so as not to be in conflict with politics. Shady Eric was head of New Yorkers for Clinton, and refused to even look at the corrupt Clinton Foundation……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Friday [12-7-18] that he plans to nominate former Attorney General William Barr to his old job, naming a formal replacement for Jeff Sessions after ousting him last month and inserting a new controversial figure into special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Trump told reporters outside […]
12/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating The Honorable William P. Barr for the position of Attorney General of the United States. As the former AG for George H.W. Bush….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 11:18 am […]
12/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….and one of the most highly respected lawyers and legal minds in the Country, he will be a great addition to our team. I look forward to having him join our very successful Administration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 11:18 am […]
12/6/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Trump on Friday [12-7-18] said he intended to nominate William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return as head of the Justice Department…Mr. Trump’s focus on Mr. Barr, who supports a strong vision of executive powers, had […]
12/6/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump is strongly considering nominating William P. Barr, who served as attorney general during the first Bush administration from 1991 to 1993, to return for a second stint as head of the Justice Department, according to people close to Mr. Trump. Mr. Barr, a Republican and corporate lawyer, […]
12/4/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/IRS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday [12-4-18] seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency. The flurry of subpoenas came a […]
11/26/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP BUSINESS: “President Donald Trump’s company donated more than half a million dollars to the Donald J. Trump Foundation last year, according to a 2017 tax return made available Monday [11-26-18]. The purpose of $502,400 contribution from the Trump Corp. to the foundation was not disclosed in the filings. The New York state […]
11/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A state judge ruled on Friday [11-23-18] that a lawsuit by the New York State attorney general could proceed against President Trump and the Trump Foundation over allegations of misused charitable assets, self-dealing and campaign finance violations during the 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Trump’s lawyers had argued that the court […]
11/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A state supreme court judge has cleared the way for the New York state attorney general to pursue a civil lawsuit against the Trump Foundation for allegedly abusing its tax-free status and violating campaign laws by operating on behalf of President Donald Trump’s business and political interests. In a ruling […]
11/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY: “The New York state attorney general’s civil lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, President Donald Trump and his three eldest children can proceed after a state court judge on Friday [11-23-18] denied their motion to dismiss the case. In her decision, Justice Saliann Scarpulla ruled that a sitting president […]
11/19/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/LEGAL/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general on Nov. 7 drew another legal challenge on Monday [11-19-18], this time by three Democratic senators. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie Hirono sued Whitaker and Trump, asking for a court order stating the appointment violated the […]
11/18/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 18, 2018 1:01 pm […]
11/18/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump said in an interview aired Sunday [11-18-18] that he most likely would not sit for an interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, asserting that ‘we’ve wasted enough time on this witch hunt and the answer is, probably, we’re finished.’ The president also claimed […]
11/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/NOMINATION/RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The fight over President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general has reached the U.S. Supreme Court, with lawyers in a pending gun rights case asking the justices on Friday [11-16-18] to decide if the action was lawful. Critics have said the Republican president’s appointment […]
11/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/NOMINATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to quickly nominate a permanent attorney general, hoping a new top law enforcement officer will blunt bipartisan concern over the future of special counsel Robert Mueller and boost the GOP ahead of tough government funding talks. Even after Trump’s latest attack on Mueller […]
11/13/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/COURTS/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The state of Maryland launched a court challenge on Tuesday [11-13-18] to the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general, saying the president overstepped his constitutional authority and broke federal law. Trump installed Whitaker as acting attorney general last week after ordering […]
11/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ETHICS/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is consulting with ethics officials regarding possible recusal from overseeing the special counsel’s Russia investigation, the Justice Department said on Monday [11-12-18]…Whitaker has been overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation since last Wednesday, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation triggered a set of events that left […]
11/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/ETHICS/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will consult with ethics officials about any matters that could require him to recuse himself, the Justice Department said on Monday [11-12-18], after critics called on him to step aside from overseeing a Special Counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election…Whitaker […]
11/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “San Francisco’s city attorney on Monday [11-12-18] questioned the recent appointment of a new acting attorney general, saying in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice that his office may take court action if the DOJ does not provide a legal justification for the designation. President Donald Trump […]
11/9/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump went out of his way on Friday [11-9-18] to distance himself from Matthew G. Whitaker, his choice to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, saying repeatedly that he did not know Mr. Whitaker and had not spoken to him and emphasizing that the new attorney […]
11/9/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/FBI/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When Iowa state Sen. Matt McCoy learned Donald Trump had appointed Matthew Whitaker to be acting attorney general of the United States, he was aghast — he believes Whitaker was behind a politically motivated prosecution that was personally ‘devastating’ to him. It started in 2007, when McCoy was a rising Democrat in […]
11/9/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When things were particularly bad between President Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions, the attorney general’s chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, would attend White House meetings in his place. But Sessions did not know that Whitaker at the same time was angling for a promotion.Whitaker, who was installed at […]
11/9/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump defended acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker as a ‘highly respected man’ on Friday [11-9-18], while also claiming he didn’t know him despite reports Whitaker had regularly visited the Oval Office in recent months…The New York Times reported in September that Whitaker, then the chief of staff […]
11/8/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is a growing sense of concern inside the White House over the negative reaction to Matthew Whitaker being tapped as acting attorney general after Jeff Sessions’ abrupt firing. Whitaker, who was Sessions’ chief of staff, has faced criticism since Wednesday afternoon’s announcement for his previous comments on […]
11/8/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a former government ethics chief said the friendship makes Whitaker unable to oversee impartially a politically charged investigation into the campaign. Matthew Whitaker, named on Wednesday [11-7-18] […]
11/8/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is considering former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to replace fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, sources familiar with the matter said. Trump fired Sessions on Wednesday without immediately naming a replacement, instead installing Sessions’ chief of staff Matthew Whitaker […]
11/8/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While special counsel Robert Mueller technically had a new boss at the Justice Department as of Wednesday [11-7-18] afternoon, the day-to-day work of the probe forged ahead on Thursday [11-8-18]. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s top deputy, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O’Callaghan, met with lawyers from the […]
11/8/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a former government ethics chief said the friendship makes Whitaker unable to oversee impartially a politically charged investigation into the campaign. Matthew Whitaker, named on Wednesday […]
9/14/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Donald Trump, the New York attorney general’s office has been a nemesis for years, one whose sting has grown more potent during his rocky tenure in office. Letitia James, who emerged Thursday [9-13-18] as the Democratic nominee for New York’s top prosecutor, is expected to create more headaches […]
9/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DHS/DNI/ELECTION/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SANCTIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/VOTING: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the ability of persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States to interfere in or undermine public confidence in United States elections, including through the unauthorized accessing of election and […]
7/11/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DOJ/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to strengthen the efforts of the Department of Justice and Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies to investigate and prosecute crimes of fraud committed against the U.S. Government […]
5/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The man aspiring to be the new face of the resistance is a practicing Sikh who likes to call attention to his turban and happens to have jurisdiction over 20 of President Donald Trump’s properties, including Bedminster. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says he sees an opening in the […]
5/16/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Preet Bharara is seeing all the texts, phone calls and DMs urging him to run for New York attorney general, including from some top operatives and Democratic donors. He’s hearing it from people coming up to him on the street. And though Bharara is leaning against making a play for […]
4/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Only for embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could a half hour of tough questioning from U.S. Supreme Court justices be seen as a break from his stressful day job.That is what happened on Monday [4-23-18] for Rosenstein, who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia and the 2016 U.S. […]
4/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Only for embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could a half hour of tough questioning from U.S. Supreme Court justices be seen as a break from his stressful day job.That is what happened on Monday [4-23-18] for Rosenstein, who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia and the 2016 U.S. […]
4/18/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday [4-18-18] asked state lawmakers to expand his powers to prosecute people who have received a presidential pardon. In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislative leaders, Mr. Schneiderman, a Democrat, said: ‘Recent reports indicate that the president may […]
3/29/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Eric H. Holder Jr., the United States attorney general for six years under President Barack Obama, stepped away from public service in 2015 but has since emerged as a bulwark against the Trump administration, taking a leading role in challenging the president’s policies in court and trying to chip away […]
3/7/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DOJ/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to maximize the impact of Federal Government resources to keep our communities safe, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The Federal Government must reduce crime, […]
2/12/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday [2-12-18] brought up sheriffs’ ‘Anglo-American heritage’ during remarks to law enforcement officials in Washington. ‘I want to thank every sheriff in America. Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the people’s protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the […]
1/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/FBI/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is embracing newly-released FBI statistics as evidence that America has turned the tide in its battle against violent crime — a shift he credits in large part to the policies of President Donald Trump. The FBI numbers, covering the first six months of 2017, show overall […]
1/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CHRIS WRAY/FBI/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “FBI Director Christopher Wray felt so much pressure from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to make staffing changes among the senior ranks at the FBI that he threatened to resign from his post, a source familiar with the conversation tells CNN. Sessions communicated to Wray, who was hand-picked by President Donald […]
1/22/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged Monday [1-22-18] evening to fully investigate how the FBI failed to preserve five months of text messages between two high-level officials involved in the investigations of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. ‘We will leave no stone unturned to confirm with certainty why these text messages are […]
1/11/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is creating a dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators to focus on drug trafficking by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in response to a recent POLITICO article that highlighted some such cases were softpedaled during the Obama administration in order avoid derailing a nuclear deal with Tehran […]
1/9/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department has agreed to seek the federal death penalty in at least two murder cases, in what officials say is the first sign of a heightened effort under Attorney General Jeff Sessions to use capital punishment to further crack down on violent crime. In a decision made public Monday […]
1/4/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CALIFORNIA/JEFF SESSIONS: “The sale of recreational cannabis became legal in California on New Year’s Day. Just four days later, the Trump administration acted in effect to undermine that state law by allowing federal prosecutors to be more aggressive in prosecuting marijuana cases. A memo by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday [1-4-18] was widely […]
1/3/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/NEW YORK: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Geoffrey Berman, a law partner of White House ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, to be the temporary U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, the Justice Department said Wednesday [1-3-18]. The announcement included 16 other interim top prosecutors for districts around the country, and followed a […]
11/7/2017
2016 ELECTION/ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA: “U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about issues facing the Justice Department on Nov. 14, the committee confirmed on Tuesday [11-6-17]. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT), it said in a statement. Reuters reported on Monday that the committee would hold […]
11/2/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FOREIGN POLICY/JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is once again under scrutiny on Capitol Hill regarding his candor about Russia and the Trump campaign amid revelations that he rejected a suggestion to convene a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump last year. According to court filings unsealed this week, […]
10/24/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/DHS/DNI/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SECRETARY OF STATE/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section […]
8/14/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/JEFF SESSIONS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday [8-14-17] morning he expects President Donald Trump to explicitly condemn white supremacists, in the wake of deadly violence at a weekend rally in Virginia and growing pressure on Mr. Trump to break decisively with nationalist groups that backed his campaign and presidency. ‘He will […]
8/10/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/NOMINATIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is urging the White House to nominate a federal judge and tough-on-crime ex-prosecutor once nicknamed ‘Hang ’Um High’ Henry Hudson to an independent, bipartisan panel that issues sentencing guidelines. Mr. Sessions’ recommendation for one of three openings on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, confirmed by people familiar with the […]
8/4/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSION/LEAKS/MEDIA: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a harsh rebuke of leaks and the media that report them on Friday [8-4-17]— echoing criticism levied regularly by President Trump over the past year — and signaled that the Justice Department could be changing how it deals with reporters in such cases. Sessions announced at a […]
8/4/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Friday [8-4-17] that the Justice Department was now pursuing three times as many leak investigations as the previous administration, a significant devotion of law enforcement resources to hunt down the sources of unauthorized disclosures of information that have plagued the Trump administration. Mr. Sessions […]
8/3/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Attty. Gen. Jeff Sessions moved Thursday [8-3-17] to again punish so-called sanctuary cities, threatening to deny federal crime-fighting resources to four cities beset by violence if they don’t step up efforts to help detain and deport people living in the country illegally, including two agencies in California, a state that has […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump publicly attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for a third consecutive day on Wednesday [7-26-17], questioning why Mr. Sessions has not fired the acting director of the F.B.I. over his wife’s political ties to Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump has previously criticized the deputy F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe, who […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday [7-25-17] moved once again to punish so-called sanctuary cities, announcing that cities and states could lose millions of dollars in federal grants unless they began cooperating with immigration agents. Only hours before, President Trump had issued his latest public rebuke of Mr. Sessions, amplifying the […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has discussed with confidants and advisers in recent days the possibility of installing a new attorney general through a recess appointment if Jeff Sessions leaves the job, but he has been warned not to move to push him out because of the political and legal ramifications, according to […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For a week, some of President Trump’s top aides have tried to talk him down from his public campaign against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. It was exposing tensions within the administration, stirring consternation with the conservative base and setting off a revolt among Senate Republicans incensed over the treatment […]
7/26/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/FBI/HILLARY CLINTON/JEFF SESSIONS: “Why didn’t A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got… big dollars ($700,000) for his wife’s political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives. Drain the Swamp!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2017 08:48am to 08:52am […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDNET: “President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment in Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday and questioned the importance of Mr. Sessions’s early endorsement of Mr. Trump’s candidacy, but the president declined to say whether he planned to fire him. ‘It’s not like a great loyal thing about the endorsement,’ Mr. Trump said […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans and former Justice Department officials rallied around Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he continued to weather public criticism from President Donald Trump over his decision to recuse himself from investigations into Russia’s election interference, and other concerns. The defenders voiced their support in response to a flurry of […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, defended the promises President Donald Trump made in his inaugural address even as the President himself has accused the Justice Department of leading a ‘witch hunt’ against him. During his short, tepidly received speech at the NAACP’s annual convention here, Rosenstein quoted from the […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/HILLARY CLINTON/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2017 05:12am […]
7/25/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/UKRAINE: “Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign – ‘quietly working to boost Clinton.’ So where is the investigation A.G. @seanhannity” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 25, 2017 05:03am […]
7/24/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/HILLARY CLINTON/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump turned up the pressure on his own attorney general on Monday [7-24-17], calling him ‘beleaguered’ in a tweet questioning why the Justice Department is not investigating Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump’s comments are remarkable because if the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is beleaguered of late it is […]
7/24/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA: “So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 24, 2017 07:49am […]
7/22/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/HILLARY CLINTON/INTELLIGENCE/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA: “So many people are asking why isn’t the A.G. or Special Council looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes. 33,000 e-mails deleted?…What about all of the Clinton ties to Russia, including Podesta Company, Uranium deal, Russian Reset, big dollar speeches etc.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 22, 2017 06:47am […]
7/19/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/JEFF SESSIONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [7-19-17] that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged his presidency, calling the decision ‘very unfair to the president.’ In a remarkable public break with one of […]
7/19/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DRUGS/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ methodical dismantling of the Obama administration’s criminal justice policies rolled forward Wednesday [7-19-17] as the Justice Department announced plans to step up efforts to seize property and money suspected of being used in crime or obtained through illegal activity. Sessions encouraged a return to the broader use of […]