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After Uprising, DOJ Official Drops Adams Case Himself

Federal judge hasn't said whether he'll approve the motion yet

(Newser) - At least seven prosecutors in New York and Washington resigned rather than drop the corruption prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, so the Justice Department official who gave the order put his own signature on the motion Friday. Emil Bove, an acting deputy attorney general, gave a court...

Fallout Escalates Over DOJ's Decision on Eric Adams
Fallout Escalates Over DOJ's
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Feb 14, 2025 1:39 PM CST

Fallout Escalates Over DOJ's Decision on Eric Adams

Seven have now resigned over the order to drop charges against NYC mayor

(Newser) - Controversy over the Justice Department's push to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is only growing. Another top prosecutor resigned on Friday from the Manhattan US attorney's office rather than carry out the order, reports the Wall Street Journal . His is the seventh resignation since...

US Attorney Resigns After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case

Two top Justice Department officials quit, as well

(Newser) - The US attorney for Manhattan resigned on Thursday after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Political reasons were given for abandoning the prosecution; the department's Emil Bove III, in accepting the resignation of Danielle Sassoon, said officials...

Bondi: DOJ Is Suing New York Over Driver's License Law

New York governor calls the move a political stunt

(Newser) - The new attorney general used her first press conference to announce a lawsuit against New York for, as she called it, putting "illegal aliens over American citizens." Pam Bondi took issue with the state's "green light law," which allows driver's licenses to be issued...

'Drizz' Is the 'Accidental' Head of the FBI

Acting FBI chief Brian Driscoll seems to be earning a following

(Newser) - It's not yet clear if Kash Patel will clear the bar of his Senate confirmation hearings to become the next director of the FBI, but in the interim, an "accidental" chief has been holding the fort down. That's how the New York Times describes Brian Driscoll, a...

FBI Agents Sue Over Newly Compiled DOJ List

Lawsuits say it will result in retaliation against those who worked on Jan. 6 cases

(Newser) - Two separate groups of FBI agents and employees have filed federal lawsuits to try to block the Justice Department from retaliating against them because they worked on cases about the Capitol riot, reports the New York Times . Both suits argue it would be unlawful to take action against them over...

DOJ Fires Officials Who Worked on Trump Investigations

Acting AG says they can't be trusted to 'faithfully' implement president's agenda

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Trump. "Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President'...

Italy Frees Iranian US Sought in Drone Attack

Iran had freed an Italian journalist this week

(Newser) - Italy on Sunday released an Iranian citizen wanted by the US over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago, after the Italian justice minister asked a court to revoke his arrest. Mohammad Abedini has already returned to Iran, Iranian state TV said on Sunday afternoon,...

Part of Jack Smith's Report Will See Daylight

DOJ will release the part covering the 2020 election, not the section on classified documents

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, but it will keep under wraps for now the rest of the record focused on the president-elect's hoarding of classified...

Tax Clients Called Him the 'Magician.' Now, a Guilty Plea

DOJ says Rafael Alvarez cheated the IRS out of $145M

(Newser) - A DOJ press release identifies him by the nickname many of his clients knew him as: the "Magician," a tax preparer who could seemingly make their tax burdens vanish. But "there was no magic to what" Rafael Alvarez was doing. The 61-year-old on Tuesday pleaded guilty to...

Trump Team Relents, Allows Nominee Background Checks

Transition team signs much-delayed agreement with DOJ to get security clearances

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing...

DOJ Calls for Breaking Up Google, Forcing Sale of Chrome

Further evidence of misconduct could mean the sale of Android, too

(Newser) - US regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by...

Justice Department Opens Inquiry in Sonya Massey Death

Deputy fatally shot 36-year-old in her Illinois home over a pot of boiled water

(Newser) - The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of an Illinois woman inside her own home by a sheriff's deputy. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed by former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson in July amid an exchange over a pot of boiling water. Grayson...

Malcolm X's Daughters File $100M Suit Over Assassination

Civil rights leader's family says DOJ, CIA, FBI, NYPD all knew of 1965 death plot and did nothing

(Newser) - Three of Malcolm X's daughters have filed a $100 million suit against some of the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence agencies, alleging those groups knew of threats against their father's life and did nothing to stop his assassination at age 39. Per the AP , the complaint...

Next Pick for Justice: Trump Defense Lawyer

Todd Blanche led legal team in New York hush-money trial

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has been a key figure on Trump's defense team both in the...

FBI Raids NYC Home of Betting Firm's CEO

Shayne Coplan calls development 'discouraging' after Polymarket correctly predicted a Trump win

(Newser) - Polymarket, the betting market that drew attention by correctly predicting a win by Donald Trump in the 2024 election, is now earning new headlines for a stickier reason. The New York Post reports that early Wednesday, the FBI raided the Manhattan residence of CEO Shayne Coplan, with a source telling...

Report: Jack Smith Will Beat Trump to the Punch

Special counsel plans to resign before president-elect can fire him, per NYT

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't have the opportunity to fire Jack Smith within "two seconds" of taking office because the special counsel will be exiting on his own. According to the New York Times ' sources, Smith, who pursued two federal prosecutions of Trump, plans to resign along with other...

Ex-CEO Found Dead After Missing Sentencing

Former S-Ray CEO Stephen Baird was to meet some of the investors he defrauded of $11M

(Newser) - The former CEO of medical device startup S-Ray has been found dead after missing a sentencing hearing for wire fraud over his misuse of investor money. Stephen Baird, 69, was expected to see many of the 200 investors he defrauded of a combined $10.75 million in US District Court...

Feds Reach Settlement in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

DOJ settles with owners of Dali cargo ship for $100M-plus over 'catastrophic' March 26 incident

(Newser) - The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with two Singaporean companies tied to the cargo ship that struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, causing it to collapse and killing six construction workers. NBC News reports that Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and operator Synergy Marine...

Elon Musk Reportedly Got Warning From Justice Department

Over his $1M petition-signing contest

(Newser) - There's been much speculation over the legality of Elon Musk's $1 million petition-signing giveaway , and apparently the Justice Department has its own concerns. That's according to sources who spoke to outlets including CNN , NBC News , and the New York Times . The sources say the DoJ recently sent...

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