File photo: Jeffrey Epstein (Picture credit: AP) WASHINGTON: The justice department said on Wednesday that it had discovered more than 1 million more documents potentially related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – increasing the amount previously known and lengthening the time it will take to release the material.To date, the department […]
If the Epstein files were meant to deliver closure, they’ve instead reopened old grudges. As the Justice Department’s latest document dump reignited public outrage, former President Bill Clinton found himself once again at the centre of the storm — and he is not amused.In a sharply worded statement released Friday, Clinton accused the White House […]
The Justice Department will miss a Friday deadline to release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This goes against their promise and a law requiring full disclosure within 30 days, according to deputy attorney General Todd Blanche.Speaking to Fox News on Friday morning, Blanche said the department would release “several hundred […]
The two most politically charged prosecutions of the season — the cases against James Comey and Letitia James — ended not with a dramatic courtroom revelation, but with something far more fundamental: the prosecutor who brought them should never have been a prosecutor in the first place. In one ruling, a federal judge dismantled the […]
Former FBI director James Comey (Image credits: AP) ALEXANDRIA: A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI director James Comey to produce to defense lawyers a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first” and investigate second. US […]
Indian-American scholar Ashley Tellis TOI correspondent from Washington: A US district court outside Washington DC has directed the pre-trial release of Indian-American scholar Ashley Tellis in a purported espionage case after his attorneys pledged full cooperation with authorities citing his “lifelong commitment to American national security.“In a preliminary appearance before a judge, Tellis’ attorneys portrayed […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his Justice Department might owe $230 million — and he’d be the one to decide whether to cut himself a check.Trump is seeking $230 million as compensation for past investigations into him, though he professed to have little knowledge of the specifics and said he would give […]
Ashley Tellis (File photo) A prominent Indian-origin scholar, Ashley Tellis, who was arrested by the FBI in the United States over allegations of retaining classified documents and meeting with Chinese officials, is now denying the charges against him, his lawyers said on Wednesday, according to AFP.Ashley Tellis, 64, who held senior positions under former president […]
Donald Trump (left), Letitia James (AP) The US department of justice under President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a federal grand jury indictment against New York attorney general Letitia James, charging her with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a 2023 mortgage, reported CNN.The indictment, handed down in […]
File photo: Michele Beckwith and US President Donald Trump Michele Beckwith, a seasoned federal prosecutor who had pursued terrorists, sex traffickers and violent gangs for over 15 years, was abruptly removed from her role as acting US attorney in Sacramento this summer following a dispute over immigration raids.Beckwith had stepped into the post in January […]
