Trump says he will decide whether taxpayers pay him $230 million over Justice Department investigations into his conduct.
Comey asks judge to dismiss charges, arguing career prosecutors found no case but Trump installed White House aide who filed indictment days before statute of limitations expired.
Rubio abandoned DOJ-protected MS-13 informants to seal deal sending 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where they were beaten and held 5 months without lawyer contact.
Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia fires two more top prosecutors who resisted bringing charges against Letitia James without evidence.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm her son Moore Capito as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia, with ethics watchdog citing a growing trend of senators voting for relatives.
Former national security adviser John Bolton indicted on 18 charges for mishandling classified documents, the third Trump critic indicted on criminal charges in 21 days.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan demands Jack Smith testify after revelations former special counsel obtained phone records of sitting Republican lawmakers during 2020 election probe.
Senior prosecutor Maggie Cleary removed from Eastern District of Virginia US attorney’s office after opposing Comey indictment, as Trump ally Lindsey Halligan fires prosecutors who resist politicized cases.
Trump falsely claims Biden FBI planted 274 agents in Jan. 6 crowd despite attack occurring during his own presidency and agents being dispatched only after riots began.
White House Homeland Security Council directly selected Uganda for Abrego Garcia deportation in highly unusual move, ICE official testifies, as Justice Department asserts presidential privilege over selection details.
Justice Department urged federal prosecutors to investigate George Soros citing conservative report that its own author admits found no evidence the Soros network committed crimes.
Attorney General Bondi and DOJ leadership caught off guard when Trump-installed U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan secured indictment of Letitia James from grand jury, against career prosecutors’ recommendation.
Federal judge rejects indictment after prosecutors bypassed federal grand jury that declined to charge man, calling Trump-era tactic an “unprecedented workaround” of justice system.
New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted for bank fraud by Trump-installed prosecutor despite career prosecutor determining no probable cause for charges.
Kash Patel fires FBI agents who investigated Trump for Jack Smith despite agents following Justice Department policy and obtaining required approvals, including combat veteran months from retirement.
FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents nationwide to immigration enforcement with ICE, pulling them from counterterrorism, counterintelligence and violent crime investigations under Director Kash Patel.
Comey pleads not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s former personal attorney Lindsey Halligan, who has no prosecutorial experience, after her predecessor was ousted for refusing to prosecute.
Trump appoints retired Marine Col. Daren Margolin to lead immigration courts despite 2013 firing from Quantico security command for negligently discharging gun in his office.
AG Bondi calls senators “liar” and “failed lawyer” during hearing while refusing to answer questions about Epstein files, Homan bribery probe and politicization of Justice Department.
GOP senators reveal FBI analyzed cellphone records of nine Republican lawmakers during Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation, calling it privacy violations and promising consequences.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to produce witnesses in Abrego Garcia deportation case after five weeks of no action and DOJ sending uninformed attorneys to hearings.
Supreme Court rejects Maxwell appeal based on Epstein’s Florida plea deal as Trump says he would consider pardoning her despite child sex trafficking conviction.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announces DOJ will appeal eight-year sentence for Sophie Roske’s attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh, calling it woefully insufficient after prosecutors sought at least 30 years to life.
Federal judge blocks Trump policy to automatically detain migrant children in adult ICE facilities after they turn 18, ruling it violates his 2021 order requiring release to least restrictive settings.
Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, ruling he violated the 10th Amendment and protests don’t constitute rebellion.
Judge says Deputy AG Blanche’s admission case brought to return Abrego Garcia could be direct evidence of vindictive prosecution, orders hearing on dismissal.
FBI Director Patel fires trainee who displayed Pride flag on desk, citing Trump’s Article II powers and calling it “inappropriate political signage” despite trainee’s 2022 Attorney General’s Award.
DOJ fires two senior prosecutors from Virginia office that resisted charging Comey, including national security attorney leading prosecution of suspect in Abbey Gate attack that killed 13 service members.
Federal judge rules Nevada acting U.S. attorney has no legal authority to prosecute cases after administration illegally appointed her without Senate confirmation or serving as first assistant as required by law.
Justice Department sues pro-Palestinian protesters in first use of abortion clinic access law to prosecute religious worship interference, targeting demonstration against West Bank settlement sales outside New Jersey synagogue.
HUD fires two attorneys who exposed Trump administration dismantling fair housing discrimination enforcement, explicitly citing their whistleblower interviews as reason for termination in violation of federal protection laws.
Trump administration initiates rare debarment process to cut Harvard off from federal funding across all agencies 26 days after court order restored $2.7 billion in grants.
Trump administration argues Justice Department guidance supersedes independent Merit Systems Protection Board after two fired immigration judges win appeals, claiming presidential power overrides workers’ due process rights.
ICE transfers Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador to Pennsylvania detention center as attorneys question agency’s claim of improved access.
Trump fires Sacramento US Attorney hours after she warned Border Patrol chief that planned raids would violate court order.
Justice Dept. subpoenas Fulton County DA Fani Willis’s travel records one day after indicting James Comey in escalating probe of Trump’s foes.
House Democrats release Epstein records showing scheduled meetings with Bannon, Thiel and Gates, plus query about Musk visiting island.
Justice Department sues six states including California and New York for refusing to hand over private voter data including partial Social Security numbers.
Federal officials call Dallas ICE shooting terrorism, say gunman left notes targeting agents as “human traffickers” but killed restrained detainee instead.
Trump orders FBI to investigate left-wing groups and funders including Soros and Hoffman after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Comey’s son-in-law resigns from Virginia prosecutor’s office minutes after it indicted the former FBI director.
Justice Department indicts James Comey for lying to Congress days after Trump replaces prosecutor who refused to charge him.
ICE orders the immediate deportation of a journalist arrested for covering a protest, citing a disputed 13-year-old case.
A top DOJ official rescinded a letter threatening an FBI agent who sued Alex Jones after being ordered to do so, days after the official was photographed with Jones.
A federal judge rebukes Attorney General Pam Bondi and warns of sanctions for public statements that jeopardize the trial in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder.
The Justice Dept. appears poised to charge James Comey with lying to Congress just days after Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the new prosecutor.
The FBI found documents marked “secret” in John Bolton’s office, escalating a Trump administration Espionage Act probe that follows a similar case dropped by the Biden DOJ.
A Justice Dept. official suggested a criminal probe into the FBI agent who sued Alex Jones just three days after the official was photographed with Jones.
Ryan Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen immediately after a jury found him guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump.
The Department of Homeland Security says it will defy a new California law banning its agents from wearing masks during immigration enforcement.
