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Pam Bondi fires DOJ paralegal Elizabeth Baxter accused of obscene gestures at National Guard

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday fired a justice department paralegal accused of repeatedly flipping off National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC under President Donald Trump’s crime-control initiative. Elizabeth Baxter, a paralegal in the DOJ’s environment and natural resources division, was removed from federal service “effective immediately,” according to a termination memo Bondi issued […]

Epstein files incoming: Hundreds of DOJ docs expected Friday; house panel eyes transparency

Represenatative image (ANI) The US House oversight committee is expected to receive hundreds of documents from the department of justice (DOJ) on Friday related to its long-running investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The records are being handed over in response to a congressional subpoena issued earlier this month, as confirmed by […]

No Epstein grand jury transcript unsealing: Judge rejects DOJ’s request; testimony called ‘hearsay’

A federal judge in Manhattan has denied the US government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the sex trafficking case against late financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying the records offer limited value compared to the wider case file already held by the department of justice, reported news agency AP.The ruling on Wednesday by US […]

Sandwich assault arrest: DOJ worker fired after allegedly attacking CBP agent in DC; incident caught on video

Screengrab from the video (Video credits: X/@FBIDirectorKash) A US department of justice employee has been fired on Thursday after allegedly assaulting a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent with a Subway sandwich in Washington DC. The suspect, identified as Sean Charles Dunn, 37, worked in the DOJ’s criminal division in the international affairs section, […]

Trump’s DOJ defends Obama-era policy to give work permits to spouses of H-1B migrants: Report

Trump DOJ defends policy to give work permits to the spouses of H-1B workers. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice said in a court-ordered response that the Attorney General can give work permits to migrants even though Congress explicitly bars the hiring of illegal migrants, Breitbart reported. This response came in the context of a 2015 […]

Trump vs University: UCLA faces $1 Billion federal demand after DOJ finds civil rights violations -Here’s what we know

The US administration is pursuing a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, as confirmed by a White House official on Friday, following accusations of antisemitism and civil rights violations by the Department of Justice. UCLA has become the first state university to face such extensive funding restrictions over civil rights concerns related to antisemitism and affirmative […]

‘Crossfire Hurricane’: Grand jury probe Obama-era intel for role in 2016 Trump-Russia narrative; DOJ examines conspiracy claims

Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (Image credits: AP) The justice department has convened a federal grand jury to investigate officials from former US President Barack Obama’s administration, who are accused of pushing a false scandal about President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia during the 2016 election.The investigation could lead to criminal charges against […]

Epstein case: FBI redacts Trump’s name from files during internal review; DOJ defends decision

Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump An FBI FOIA team redacted Trump’s name, and the names of other prominent public figures, from the Jeffrey Epstein files, during an internal review earlier this year. During a March review of approximately 100,000 pages of records, about 1,000 FBI agents were instructed to flag any mention of Trump, […]

Indian-origin Mathura Sridharan appointed Ohio’s 12th solicitor general; succeeds Gaiser after DOJ appointment, fills top legal post

Mathura Sridharan (Image credits: X @OhioAG) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Thursday named Mathura Sridharan as the state’s 12th solicitor general.In a post on X, Yost’s office announced, “AG Yost today named Mathura Sridharan as his pick for Ohio’s 12th solicitor general, the state’s top attorney for appeals in state and federal courts.”The appointment […]

Trump-Epstein link: Was Maxwell family leak meant to warn US President of ‘damaging material’? DOJ rushed to find out what she knows

US President Donald Trump’s longtime biographer Michael Wolff said that the White House believes that Ghislaine Maxwell’s family leaked Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday book” to the Wall Street Journal as a warning sign to Trump that she has damaging information against him.According to Wolff, this prompted a response from the department of justice, which rushed to […]