DOJ moves to drop charges against former GOP lawmaker in case criticized by Trump
The Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal prosecution of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican who resigned last year after a conviction on charges that he lied to the FBI. Fortenberry’s conviction by a federal jury in Los Angeles in 2022 was subsequently overturned by an appeals court that ruled he should have been tried in Kansas or Washington,
DOJ moves to toss charges against former Republican lawmaker
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday moved to toss out charges against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), who resigned from Congress in 2022 after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities.
DOJ drops appeal against Trump co-defendants, ending classified documents case
U.S. Attorney Hayden O'Byrne asked the appeals court to dismiss the classified documents case in a way it could not be appealed again.
'Voluntary dismissal': DOJ officially drops charges against 2 Trump co-defendants in classified docs case
After Donald Trump narrowly won the United States' 2024 presidential election, then-special counsel Jack Smith announced that he would no longer pursue his two federal cases against him. Smith, citing the U.
Justice Department Drops Criminal Proceedings Against Trump Co-Defendants in Classified Records Case
The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the cas
DOJ ditches bid to reinstate charges against Trump’s former co-defendants in Florida case
Trump appointee Aileen Cannon had dismissed the classified documents case against the now-president and two co-defendants. The DOJ under special counsel Jack Smith had appealed.
DOJ seeks to dismiss classified documents case against Trump's former co-defendants
Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.
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Trump loyalist, ex-Missouri GOP leader Ed Martin, now top prosecutor for District of Columbia
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Trump administration fires justice department officials who investigated him
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Trump administration reassigns close to 20 Justice Department officials, sources say
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US judge to hear states' bid to block Trump birthright citizenship order
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Justice Department to investigate local officials who obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way ...
US Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
A memo states that officials are implementing the freeze to be “consistent with the Department’s goal of ensuring that the ...