All posts tagged "DOJ"
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DEMOCRACY
GOP House Chairmen Demand That Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Provide ‘Unredacted’ Copies Of Comey Memos
April 13, 2018House chairmen Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) have signed a letter...
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EQUALITY
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump, Declares Civil Rights Act Bans Anti-Gay Discrimination
February 26, 2018In a major setback for President Trump’s Justice Department, a federal appeals court in New York...
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DEMOCRACY
Top Judiciary Democrat Calls For Emergency FBI, DOJ Meeting Over ‘Inaccuracies’ In Nunes Memo
February 1, 2018Rep. Jerrod Nadler (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is calling for FBI...
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Authoritarianism
Ohio Gov. Kasich Rips Republican Attacks On FBI, DOJ: GOP And Trump Are ‘Bullies’ And ‘Autocrats’
January 31, 2018Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) blasted Republicans and President Trump for their repeated attacks on the...
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DEMOCRACY
Obama Homeland Security Chief Rips Nunes Memo: ‘This Is Not The Way To Run A Government’
January 31, 2018Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Wednesday joined the DOJ and FBI in its warning...
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JUSTICE
Manafort Sues Justice Dept, Robert Mueller For Abuse Of Power
January 3, 2018President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has filed a lawsuit against special counsel Robert Mueller...
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Authoritarianism
Ex-AG Holder Blasts Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Comments: DOJ Has ‘ABSOLUTE Right’ To Defy Illegal Orders
December 29, 2017Former Attorney General Eric Holder blasted President Trump’s “wrong” and “dangerous” comments that he has the...
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Authoritarianism
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: Trump’s Call For DOJ To Probe Opponents ‘Not Normal’
November 6, 2017Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who announced late last month that he would retire after 2018, criticized...
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NEWS
Top GOP Senator Rips Trump Over ‘Totally Inappropriate’ Calls For Justice Department To Probe Clinton
November 3, 2017Republican Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) has fired back at President Trump’s calls for the Justice Department...
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Authoritarianism
Trump Press Secretary: Justice Department ‘Should Certainly Look At’ Prosecuting Comey
September 12, 2017White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a press briefing Tuesday that federal prosecutors...
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JUSTICE
Trump DOJ To Retry Woman Who Laughed During Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation Hearing
September 1, 2017The Department of Justice will retry a protester who was arrested after she laughed during Attorney...
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DEMOCRACY
Congressional Black Caucus: Our Worst Fears About Attorney General Jeff Sessions Are Becoming Reality
August 2, 2017The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Wednesday that its worst fears about Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
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DEMOCRACY
GOP-Led Senate Panel Rejects Sessions’ Plea, Advances Dem Measure To Protect Medical Marijuana States
July 27, 2017The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the 2018 Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill...