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Trump Prosecutor in L.A. Seeks to Drop Two High-Profile Criminal Cases

29 juillet 2025 à 23:40
The new administration had already courted controversy in both cases. Now the Justice Department seeks to end them entirely.

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The acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, left, and Vice President JD Vance during a news conference last month in Los Angeles.
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Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court

29 juillet 2025 à 21:07
The Trump loyalist was narrowly approved as Republicans brushed aside concerns about his conduct as a senior Justice Department official.

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At the Justice Department, Emil Bove III played an outsize role in the Trump administration’s aggressive effort to take control of the agency it argues has been “weaponized” against President Trump and other conservatives.

Trump Bypasses Congress to Keep Interim Prosecutors in California and Nevada

29 juillet 2025 à 20:44
A similar approach in New Jersey has led to cancellations of court proceedings, as judges question whether the president’s designee for U.S. Attorney has any authority.

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The decision comes in the face of a looming Wednesday deadline, when the temporary appointments of the two interim appointees in Los Angeles and Las Vegas were set to expire.

Grassley Spurns Whistle-Blowers in Bove Confirmation Fight

29 juillet 2025 à 21:07
The senator’s treatment of whistle-blowers detailing allegations against Emil Bove, the Trump loyalist and appeals court pick, has had a chilling effect, critics say.

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Senator Charles E. Grassley accused Democrats of trying “to weaponize my respect for whistle-blowers and the whole whistle-blowing process against me and, in return, against” Emil Bove.

Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Says She Will Only Testify for Immunity or Clemency

29 juillet 2025 à 17:26
In a letter to Congress, the lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator says clemency would allow her to talk to lawmakers.

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David Oscar Markus, an attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, during an interview last week at the federal courthouse.
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Dismissals at Justice Dept. Would Bypass Civil Service and Whistle-Blower Laws

15 juillet 2025 à 10:27
In court filings and dismissal letters, the Justice Department’s political leadership claims sweeping authority to fire career law enforcement officials without cause.

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Justice Department veterans see an overarching pattern in the dismissals — a quickening effort by the Trump administration to ignore and eventually demolish longstanding civil service legal precedents meant to keep politics out of law enforcement work.

What to Know About the Fallout Around the Epstein Files and the Trump Administration

15 juillet 2025 à 09:03
Here’s what to know about the disturbing facts and unsubstantiated suspicions that make Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender, a politically potent obsession.

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Jack Posobiec and several other conservative influencers were offered a preview of the Epstein files in February, hours before they were released publicly by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Trump Administration Fires More DOJ Employees Who Worked for Special Counsel

12 juillet 2025 à 14:54
The latest round of firings targets not just prosecutors but also support staff members who played a smaller role.

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The Department of Justice building in Washington. The purging from government ranks of anyone associated with the federal cases against President Trump has been sporadic.
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