Justice Department

Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland promised Saturday to vigorously prosecute those who joined the attack on the U.S. Capitol last month.

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) stated that the Biden Justice Department needs to live up to the president’s promise that it will act objectively and investigate New York Gov. Andrew

A conflict of interest could arise from Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa’s family ties if the Justice Department investigates New York’s alleged cover-up of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes.

The Biden Justice Department has begun its process of replacing U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump, according to a Tuesday Justice Department statement.

President Joe Biden is giving the go-ahead for the Justice Department to reinstate a controversial Obama-era practice that allowed prosecutors to make settlement agreements where defendants paid outside groups instead of the government or victims.

“I determined that the materials in that binder should be declassified to the maximum extent possible,” Trump wrote in a memo released by the White House Tuesday night. 

“No I’m not … I’m not afraid of taking the oath outside,” Biden replied when asked by a reporter who asked him about the upcoming inauguration ceremony on January 20. 

A Department of Justice spokesperson said Friday that the agency does not expect President Donald Trump to face charges of incitement in relation to his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol this week. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Democrat Joe Biden may appoint an official to solely focus on undoing President Trump’s reforms to the nation’s immigration system that have weeded out fraud and tightened rules to serve the national interest. 

“He hasn’t done anything yet,” Trump replied, referring to Barr. “When he looks he’ll see the kind of evidence that right now you are seeing in the Georgia senate. … So they haven’t looked very hard. Which is a disappointment to be honest.”

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ex-deputy Andrew Weissman on Tuesday compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler in a tweet.

Attorney General William Barr in a memo issued on Monday authorized the Justice Department (DOJ) to look into voting irregularities in the 2020 presidential election.

The Nevada Republican Party announced Thursday evening that its legal team has sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department regarding alleged voter fraud in the Silver State’s presidential election and predicted the number of instances of fraud will grow in the coming days.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will monitor elections in six Florida counties on Election Day, the federal agency said in a statement Monday.

An additional seven states may join the Department of Justice’s landmark antitrust lawsuit filed against Alphabet Inc.’s Google in the coming weeks, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

A Tennessee rapper who boasted about getting rich off $1.2 million in unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles.

A Department of Justice memo sent to U.S. attorneys urges federal prosecutors to bring harsh penalties against rioters and even sedition charges could possibly apply, according to a report. 

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, urged the Department of Justice to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute to go after rioters and their supporters as violent unrest continues to plague several Democrat-run cities across the country.

A government lawyer hinted Barr relied on information not yet disclosed to the public in the decision to drop the case against Flynn.

Graham released a document that showed the FBI misled the Senate Intelligence Committee on the reliability of the Steele dossier.

Attorney General William Barr stopped to thank a group rallying in support of the police in front of a police precinct in Virginia.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) is raising concerns in a new letter to Attorney General Bill Barr over law enforcement and emergency service departments around the country employing Chinese-produced drones.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Bill Hagerty, former U.S. ambassador to Japan and current GOP frontrunner for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, told Breitbart News exclusively that they believe Google’s “monopoly power” is a threat to Americans.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe whether search giant Google is in violation of antitrust laws on a number of fronts, a new letter he wrote to Attorney General Bill Barr provided to Breitbart News exclusively shows.

President Donald Trump celebrated the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) success against MS-13 gangs on Wednesday at the White House.

Handwritten notes taken by former FBI agent Peter Strzok revealed that President Barack Obama directed the FBI to continue investigating Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Flynn just weeks before he was to become President Trump’s national security adviser, in a meeting during which Vice President Joe Biden suggested that Flynn violated the Logan Act.

The DOJ notified Michael Flynn’s attorney there was a page of notes found from then-FBI agent Peter Strzok between January 3-5, 2017.

Menendez is now demanding an investigation into President Trump’s financial ties with foreign governments — a longtime goal of Democrats.