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Rachel Maddow Explains The Vital Importance Of Trump’s Hush Money Trial

Rachel Maddow Explains The Vital Importance Of Trump’s Hush Money Trial

Rachel Maddow dove into Trump's corruption of the DOJ, and how that delayed the New York hush money charges.

3 weeks ago

James Comer Loses It After DOJ Rejects His Biden Fishing Expedition

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) lost it after DOJ rejected his request for the Biden/Hur interview audio.

4 weeks ago

Republicans Are Using Impeachment Inquiry to Launder Foreign Disinformation

Rep. Jerry Nadler asked AG Garland to investigate former U.S. Attorney Scott Brady as he appears "to have been part…

2 months ago

DOJ Subpoenas The House For Records Related To House Democrat (Updated)

The House clerk announced on Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed the House for records, and that…

3 months ago

House GOP Impeachment Leader Looks Like A Fool After Reporter Debunks Biden Crime ‘Evidence’

Jason Smith (R-MO) looked like a fool after presenting two key pieces of "evidence" of politicization of the DOJ that…

7 months ago

DOJ Stands Up To The NRA With Proposed New Gun Show Loophole Rule

The Biden Department of Justice has proposed a rule to clarify that there are actually no loopholes to the requirements…

8 months ago

AOC And Top House Democrats Urge DOJ To Investigate Clarence Thomas

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler, Jamie Raskin, Hank Johnson, and Ted Lieu wrote to the Department of Justice urging Attorney…

9 months ago

Trump Team Plotted to Weaponize the Insurrection Act Against the American People

The United States came very close to having the military used against the people following the attempted election coup, thanks…

9 months ago

A Deranged Sounding Kari Lake Claims Trump Is Outsmarting The DOJ

Kari Lake called Trump a giant who is playing chess while the DOJ is playing checkers.

9 months ago

Jack Smith Has Multiple People Close To Trump Cooperating With The DOJ

 Frank Figliuzzi pointed out that Special Counsel Jack Smith clearly has multiple people employees or others close to Trump cooperating…

9 months ago

GOP Nightmare Comes True As Judge Aileen Cannon Delivers Trial Date Loss For Trump

The worst case scenario for the Republican Party was a classified documents trial date that was after the presidential primary,…

10 months ago

DOJ Dumps Trump In E. Jean Carroll Federal Defamation Suit

The Department of Justice has officially filed with the court not to represent Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll's federal…

10 months ago

DOJ Had Trump Busted By August 2022 For Hiding Classified Docs

In a new court filing, the Department of Justice says that they knew by August 2022 that Trump was hiding…

10 months ago

Expert: Hunter Biden’s Deal Was a Little Harsher Than Normal

Hunter Biden didn't pay his taxes for two years and he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges, but Roger Stone…

11 months ago

DOJ Suspected Within Weeks That Trump Was Moving Classified Docs From Mar-a-Lago To Bedminster

Federal prosecutors grew alarmed and suspected almost immediately that Donald Trump was moving classified documents from Mar-a-Lago to Bedminster.

11 months ago

Hunter Biden’s DOJ Deal Breaks Trump

Donald Trump exploded with so much rage over Hunter Biden's DOJ deal that he was typing gibberish by the end.

11 months ago

Rachel Maddow Embarrassed The DOJ Into Investigating Trump

The Department of Justice twice declined to investigate Donald Trump and his advisers for plotting a coup against the United…

11 months ago

Prosecutors Suspect Trump May Have Flooded Mar-a-Lago Room To Destroy Evidence

Prosecutors are suspicious about a swimming pool flood a Mar-a-Lago that destroyed video logs and other evidence related to the…

11 months ago

Former Mueller Prosecutor Predicts DOJ Will Charge Trump This Week

Former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann predicted that the DOJ would criminally charge Trump this week in the classified documents case.

11 months ago

Merrick Garland Rejects Trump Request And Doesn’t Meet With His Lawyers

Trump requested that Attorney General Merrick Garland meet with his lawyers, but Garland did no such thing.

11 months ago

DOJ Signals They May Dump Trump In E. Jean Carroll Suit

In a new letter, the DOJ argues that E. Jean Carroll's amended defamation complaint renders their position moot on the…

11 months ago

Prosecutors Have Evidence that Trump Showed Classified Docs to Others

Espionage Act charges have been mentioned by a legal expert as prosecutors have gathered evidence that Trump sometimes showed classified…

11 months ago

Rep. George Santos Is Going Down As DOJ Files Federal Criminal Charges

The Department of Justice has filed federal criminal charges against Rep. George Santos (R-NY) possibly in relation to false statements…

12 months ago

Senate Democrats Request DOJ Investigation Into Tennessee Republicans

A group of Democratic senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Raphael Warnock have requested a DOJ investigation…

1 year ago

DOJ Suggests Trump Incited 1/6 Violence And Can Be Sued

The Civil Division of the Department of Justice offered an opinion to a federal appeals court that Trump incited the…

1 year ago

DOJ Let’s Jim Jordan Know He Isn’t Getting Their Evidence Against Trump

In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the DOJ made it clear that he is…

1 year ago

Adam Kinzinger Thinks DOJ Will Charge Trump With 1/6 Crimes

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said that he thinks the DOJ should charge Trump with crimes and explained why the former president…

1 year ago

DOJ Sets The Stage For Indictment By Asking Judge To Force Trump To Swear He Has No More Classified Docs

The DOJ is appearing before a federal judge on Friday to try to get Trump ordered to swear that he…

1 year ago

DOJ Criminal Prosecutors Want To Talk To Mike Pence About 1/6

Prosecutors investigating the 1/6 attack want to speak to Mike Pence as a witness in their investigation of Trump's attempted…

1 year ago

Trump Repeatedly Told Staff he Wanted the DOJ and IRS to Investigate His Critics

Trump repeatedly told his White House Chief of Staff John Kelly that he wanted a number of his perceived political…

1 year ago

DOJ Launches What Looks Like The Biggest Election Protection Effort In US History

The Justice Department is monitoring the midterm election in 24 states in what looks to be the biggest election protection…

1 year ago

DOJ Is Now Investigating Roger Stone And Proud Boys For 2018 Florida Senate Protests

The first stop the steal protests didn't occur in 2020, but after the 2018 Senate race in Florida, and now…

2 years ago

Trump Crushed As Judge Throws Out Executive Privilege Claim And Forces Pence Aide To Testify Before DOJ Criminal Grand Jury

A federal judge tossed Trump's claim of executive privilege and forced a top Mike Pence aide to testify before the…

2 years ago

Former Prosecutor Says Trump Gave Damning Evidence Against Himself That Makes It Easier To Prosecute Him

Former prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said that Donald Trump gave damning evidence against himself over the weekend that makes it easier…

2 years ago

The 11th Circuit Moves Staggeringly Fast On DOJ Motion To Lift Classified Docs Injunction

The court appears concerned. It ordered Trump's attorneys to respond to DOJ's Friday night filing by noon on Tuesday.

2 years ago

Trump Appointed Judge Grants Special Master And Orders Halt To Doc Use In DOJ Criminal Investigation

Trump federal judge Aileen Cannon granted Trump's request for a special master and order the DOJ to halt its use…

2 years ago

Trump White House Lawyers To Testify Before 1/6 Criminal Grand Jury

The top two former Trump White House lawyers are expected to testify before the DOJ's 1/6 grand jury on Friday.

2 years ago

Trump Looks Guilty As DOJ Unveils Damning Evidence Of Classified Docs In His Desk

In a filing arguing against a special master, the Department of Justice argued that Trump moved, hid, and concealed top…

2 years ago

Trump Is Having A Total Meltdown As DOJ Closes In

Donald Trump is on his failing social media platform demanding reinstatement as president, attacking the FBI, posting anti-Biden memes and…

2 years ago

FBI And DOJ Are Investigating Criminal Activity At Trump’s House

The affidavit revealed that as MSNBC's Ari Melber put it, the FBI and DOJ are investigating potential criminal activity at…

2 years ago

Trump Is Growing Concerned About Being Indicted By DOJ

Trump is growing privately concerned that the Justice Department is going to indict him for stealing classified documents.

2 years ago

Trump Is Cruising For A Conviction As He Demands “His” Top Secret Documents Back

Donald Trump is demanding all of the top secret documents that he stole back because he believes that they belong…

2 years ago

There Are Several Witnesses Against Trump As DOJ Says Investigation Is Building

The DOJ said in court that they have several witnesses against Trump and that the former president willfully withheld classified…

2 years ago

Trump Is Under Ongoing Criminal Investigation Over Classified Docs

Donald Trump is under ongoing criminal investigation, and the DOJ wants to keep the evidence under wraps because it would…

2 years ago

Video Busts Trump Moving Boxes Of Classified Docs After DOJ Contact

The DOJ grew concerned after subpoenaed surveillance video revealed Trump having boxes of classified material moved after being contracted by…

2 years ago

The DOJ Section Investigating Trump Document Theft Handles Espionage And Sabotage

The section of the DOJ that is investigating Trump's theft of classified documents handles national security issues, espionage, and sabotage.

2 years ago

It Gets Real As Trump Lawyers Try Criminal Executive Privilege Claim That DOJ Isn’t Buying

Trump's criminal defense lawyers are talking to the DOJ and setting up an executive privilege confrontation that the Justice Department…

2 years ago

DOJ Said To Be Getting Closer To Trump As Cabinet Officials Flip On Former President

The DOJ is reportedly getting closer to Trump, as numerous cabinet officials are cooperating with the criminal probe into 1/6.

2 years ago

The DOJ Has Been Criminally Investigating Trump Since At Least April

The Department of Justice has seized the phone records of Trump's top White House aides as they have been investigating…

2 years ago

Signs Grow The DOJ Is Coming For Trump As Mike Pence Chief Of Staff Testifies Before Criminal Grand Jury

Marc Short who was Mike Pence's Chief of Staff has testified before the DOJ criminal grand jury investigating the 1/6…

2 years ago

Bad News For Trump As 1/6 Committee Starts Turning Over Records To DOJ On Fake Electors

 1/6 Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) told reporters that the committee has begun to turn over its records to the…

2 years ago

DOJ Tells Steve Bannon That He Is Still Getting Prosecuted

The DOJ has responded to Steve Bannon's sudden desire to testify by telling him that he is still being prosecuted.

2 years ago

Witness Tells Jeff Clark He’s Perfect for Trump AG Because His First Step Would Be to Commit Felony

Former Trump White House attorney Eric Herschmann to Jeff Clark: "You just admitted your first step you would take as…

2 years ago

Are You Listening DOJ? The Number Of Americans Who Want Trump Criminally Charged Grows To 58%

The number of Americans who think that Trump should be charged with 1/6 related crimes has grown to 58%.

2 years ago

Adam Schiff Says The DOJ Could Impede The 1/6 Committee By Not Charging Mark Meadows

1/6 Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) warned that the DOJ's refusal to prosecute Mark Meadows could impede the committee.

2 years ago

DOJ Called On To Open A Sedition Investigation Into Trump And His Staff

The thousands of texts obtained by CNN from the 1/6 attack period are leading to calls for Trump and his…

2 years ago

Merrick Garland Delivers An Uh-Oh Moment For Trump And His Pals

Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the DOJ is not avoiding 1/6 cases with political implications, but is building the…

2 years ago

Adam Schiff Hints At Potential Trump Criminal Referral To DOJ

1/6 Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff said that Garland and the DOJ should investigate Trump.

2 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse Could Face Federal Charges As Rep. Nadler Calls For DOJ Review

 Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerry Nadler is calling on the DOJ to review the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings for potential federal…

2 years ago

1/6 Committee Poised Today to Hear Perhaps the Most Critical Testimony Yet from Former DOJ Official Jeffery Clark

Given that other former officials inside and outside Trump's DOJ are fighting subpoenas, why is one of the most exposed…

2 years ago

Organization that Set Up Jan. 6th Rally Now the ‘Go-To’ Event Org. for Far MAGA Right

Far from being a pariah, the company is now enjoying the most prominent role in coordinating Trump-associated far-right events.

3 years ago

DOJ Won’t Defend Jan 6th Inciter Mo Brooks and Signals Trump is On His Own

The Justice Department signaled that it won't defend Republican Representative Mo Brooks and their reasoning suggests they might not defend…

3 years ago

WATCH: CNN’s Elie Honig Says That the Evidence Against Trump Ally and 2017 Inauguration Chairman Tom Barrack is Overwhelming.

There are many people in Donald Trump's orbit that are now facing legal trouble. The CFO of the Trump Organization,…

3 years ago

AG Merrick Garland Defends Himself From Democratic Criticism Over Decision to Have DOJ Defend Trump

Donald Trump is now out of the White House. That means that he is no longer protected from lawsuits and…

3 years ago

Report: A Proud Boy Arrested in Insurrection Has Agreed to Flip and Provide Information on the Group’s Leadership

When a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6th, the rioters came from all over. A…

3 years ago

WATCH: Steve Bannon Rips Bill Barr for Not Intervening in the Election on Behalf of Trump

For months now, the Trump administration has known that it was going to have a hard time winning the election.…

3 years ago

Lindsey Graham Launches Investigation Of Obama For DOJ Corruption

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is ignoring what Trump and Barr are doing at the Department of Justice and is instead…

4 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Leads Bill To Block Funding For Trump DOJ Meddling

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and a group of Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would block funding for Trump's…

4 years ago

Trump Brags About Traitor Barr Betraying the Country for Him

Trump spent Wednesday morning making sure everyone knows that he knows that Attorney General Bill Barr is not only actively…

4 years ago

Trump’s DOJ Just Threw Rudy Giuliani Under The Bus

A spokesman for the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a statement on Sunday night that distanced the DOJ from Rudy…

5 years ago

Whistleblower Triggers A Bribery Bomb Heading Straight For Trump

Whistleblower Gate just blew up right into Trump's soft spot: Bribery. A president cannot bribe or accept bribes. He cannot…

5 years ago

Adam Schiff Wins And Gets Barr To Turn Over Mueller Documents

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) scored a big win for Democrats as the DOJ has agreed to…

5 years ago

DOJ Wants Two Years To Identify Children Trump Kidnapped

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking for two years to identify several thousand migrant children who were stolen…

5 years ago

Sessions Says Refugees and Asylum Seekers Will No Longer Be Allowed To Work

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is continuing his war on refugees and asylum seekers.  On Tuesday he officially rescinded Department of…

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma Knew of OxyContin Problems Soon After Release

A Justice Department (DOJ) report obtained by the New York Times shows that Purdue Pharma, maker of OcyContin, was aware…

6 years ago

Ethics Office Refers Trump to DOJ For Criminal Violation

Needless to say yesterday was a YUGE news day in Washington, D.C., and it was hard to stay on top…

6 years ago

Here’s why Washington is inflamed over the Russia probe memo

The White House was working on Thursday to clear the release of a Republican memo alleging bias within the FBI…

6 years ago

U.S. sues to stop AT&T buying Time Warner, says would hike rates for rivals and subscribers.

The deal has been a political lightning rod since it was hatched in October 2016. During his campaign, Trump said…

6 years ago

Jeff SessionsTells Top Prosecutors: Hold Off on Doing Justice

Prosecutors have discretion to low-ball charges as justice requires, and are ethically bound to do so. Sessions says to throw…

7 years ago

It Is Time To Seriously Consider Treason Charges Against Republicans

It’s not surprising that anyone close to Trump’s campaign would have knowledge of attacks perpetrated at the hand of a…

7 years ago

DOJ Warns North Carolina Its Bathroom Law Is A Serious Civil Rights Violation

"North Carolina's HB2 is deeply discriminatory and violates civil rights law in all kinds of manners."

8 years ago

Federal Judge Blasts DEA’s Illegal Practice of Prosecuting Legal Medical Marijuana Use

Judge Charles R. Breyer said that the DEA's interpretation of the bipartisan medical marijuana bill "defied logic and language"

9 years ago

Right Wing Loses it Over DOJ’s Announced Domestic Terrorism Counsel

Now that the Department of Justice has created a new position to combat domestic terrorism, conservatives, as predicted, are hopping…

9 years ago

During his Final Days as AG Eric Holder Will Push For Improved Civil Rights Protections

During an interview with Politico on Friday, Holder said he plans to push for a new standard of proof in…

9 years ago

“Sovereign Citizen” Sentenced to 3 years In Jail For Tax Evasion and Filing False Liens

On Friday, the U.S. District Court for Nebraska sentenced a "Sovereign Citizen" to 36 months in jail for tax obstruction…

9 years ago

Six House Democrats Call on DOJ to Investigate Texas AG- Greg Abbott’s Dirty Dealings with TEF

So far, Greg Abbott has used his power as Attorney-General of Texas to obstruct the release of documents that would…

10 years ago

Ferguson Police Ignored The Justice Department’s Warning Not To Release Michael Brown Video

The Department of Justice warned Ferguson Police not to release the video of an alleged robbery yesterday in their attempts…

10 years ago

Will Feds Investigate the Pasadena Police Department for Racial Profiling?

Currently, Pasadena does not have an extensive shooting investigation and with juvenile arrests being 90 percent minority, the investigation is…

10 years ago

While Talking About Right Wing Extremism in Europe, Let’s Not Forget Our Own

The mainstream media loves to talk about right wing extremism in Europe while ignoring our own, who are more a…

10 years ago

The Washington Post Promotes Domestic Violence With Article Blaming Women for Being Abused

The Washington Post had an epic disaster of a column today, in which they managed to blame women for violence…

10 years ago

A Desperate Darrell Issa Subpoenas The Entire Department of Justice

Republican witch hunter Darrell Issa is getting desperate, so desperate that he has subpoenaed the Department of Justice in an…

10 years ago

The Koch Brothers Seditious Shutdown Conspiracy Should Get Them 20 Years in Prison

The DOJ will have an easy time prosecuting and convicting the Kochs because there are money trails leading directly to…

11 years ago

Making It Up As They Go Along, Republicans Use Fantasies To Block Obama Nominees

When obstruction for obstruction's sake is the Republican reason for serving in government, any fantastical reason suffices to block the…

11 years ago

Post Election Romney and Bain Face a Federal Corruption and Perjury Hearing

It appears there was at least one very specific reason for Mitt Romney's desperation to be president that the public…

11 years ago

A Court Clerk Indicates that Romney and Bain Capital are Above the Law

While PoliticusUSA was investigating a recently re-opened case in bankruptcy court in Delaware, a clerk of the court indicated that…

12 years ago

The RNC Needs to Demand Money Back from Scandal Ridden Sproul

If the Republican Party didn't want or expect Sproul to engage in election fraud, they would be demanding that he…

12 years ago

MoveOn Files Complaint with DOJ Over Romney Retroactive Retirement Claims

MoveOn.Org submitted a complaint to the DOJ Thursday, urging an investigation into Romney's alleged violation of the False Statements Act.

12 years ago

Rick Scott Sues Homeland Security In Order to Cover Up His Constitutional Crimes

Rick Scott is suing the Department of Homeland Security in the name of accessing its database, but the real point…

12 years ago

Rick Scott Dares the DOJ To Stop His Illegal Florida Voter Purge

Rick Scott is the personification of a child governor, and he will stop at nothing to rig the vote to…

12 years ago

Glenn Beck Praises God for the Existence of Fox News

Glenn Beck opened his Fox News program tonight by diving straight into the echo chamber of propaganda by praising Fox…

14 years ago