Trump calls for prosecution of more political foes including Smith and Garland
President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
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President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
The Justice Department filed charges against two people and seized more than two dozen internet domains used in a Russian interference operation, officials said.
The Biden Administration is taking action against Russia for trying to influence the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 216 to 207 to hold Garland in contempt of Congress, making him the 3rd attorney General in U.S. history to face the charge.
The resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt passed by a vote of 216 to 207, with all but one Republican voting in favor.
They're upset that Garland refused to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur.
The Justice Department said Thursday morning that the president was asserting executive privilege over the recordings with special counsel Robert Hur.
Merrick Garland said federal law enforcement officials are turning their attention to reducing violence in St. Louis, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; and Hartford, Connecticut.
Chicago police say crime rates are dropping. A new boost from the federal government might add to the effort to keep those numbers down. The Justice Department has announced a nearly $80 million investment to help prevent violent crime.
Garland spoke about how critical it is for the federal government to partner with programs like READI Chicago to make an impact on safer streets and neighborhoods.
Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware since 2018, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.
His attorneys identified the material when cleaning out office space at the center and immediately notified the White House counsel.
The news comes days after the former president announced he's running again in 2024.
The Washington Post reported those new details Thursday night. Government officials feared the documents could fall into the wrong hands, the newspaper reports.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that he personally approved the search of former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. Two former federal prosecutors -- former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady and CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller -- join CBS 2’s Brad Edwards with analysis.
Garland is asking a judge to unseal the search warrant and property receipt from the search at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. Garland says he does not take such decisions lightly. CBS 2’s Brad Edwards reports.
"Over 90 guns were illegally purchased in Tennessee and Kentucky, and sold or otherwise transferred to the Pocket Town Gangster Disciples street gang in Chicago," said Tennessee Middle District U.S. Attorney Mark Wildasin.
