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Attorney general: ‘It’s time to stop tweeting about DoJ cases’ Senate votes to restrict Trump’s military authority over Iran Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 10.51pm GMT Before the president met with New York governor Andrew Cuomo today, he not only insulted Cuomo’s brother — CNN political analyst Chris […] More
The president is accused of acting like a monarch after the justice department called his friend’s sentence too harsh Who is Roger Stone? A master of the dark arts of politics who cut his teeth on a Richard Nixon election campaign. He regularly gives Nixon’s trademark salute and has a tattoo of the disgraced 37th […] More
Senior figures sound the alarm and say rule of law – and democracy itself – under threat from Trump and DoJ allies The US justice system is facing a crisis of credibility that could undermine the integrity of federal prosecutors, politicize the legal handling of Donald Trump’s friends and enemies, and ultimately threaten democracy itself, […] More
Attorney general to go before House judiciary committee Democrats warn of ‘a crisis in the rule of law in America’ William Barr, the US attorney general, has agreed to testify before a congressional committee over alleged political interference at the justice department, Democrats said, as they warned of “a crisis in the rule of law […] More
Barr is a ‘tough on crime’ hypocrite, a Trump toady and chief law enforcement officer who makes a mockery of the legal system No one has ever accused the US attorney general, William Barr, of being soft on crime. Just last year, he gave a speech in which he blasted progressive district attorneys who “style […] More
President congratulated attorney general for ‘taking charge’ Prosecutors quit after sentencing recommendation overruled Donald Trump praised his attorney general, William Barr, on Wednesday morning, one day after the nation’s top law official recommended cutting the suggested sentence of Trump campaign operative Roger Stone, a move that triggered the resignations of the four prosecutors in the […] More
