LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The U.S. is seeking almost two million dollars in civil penalties from a Chinese company accused of laundering money for a North Korean bank, the Department of Justice revealed Thursday. Mingzheng International Trading Limited allegedly conspired to evade U.S. economic sanctions on North Korea and served as a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Joe Scarborough went after former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday for tweeting several statements about Robert Mueller, calling the Department of Justice special counsel a member of the “deep state.” WPost headline"Trump's actions now a focus now a focus of Mueller…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The attorneys general of Washington, D.C. and Maryland plan to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Monday, alleging the president violated the law by retaining ownership of a business that receives payments and benefits from foreign leaders. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction barring enforcement of key provisions of President Donald Trump’s second executive order on refugees and migrants Monday, finding the president exceeded his lawful authority in issuing the directive. The 9th Circuit’s decision comes as the Supreme Court…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Former Attorney General Eric Holder openly professed his allegiance to former President Barack Obama in 2013, telling a radio host that he was the president’s “wingman.” President Donald Trump’s critics have derided his interventions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and law enforcement agencies, as they continue…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley George Conway III has withdrawn from consideration for an appointment in the Department of Justice (DOJ), telling senior administration officials he prefers to stay in the private sector for the immediate future. Conway is the husband of Trump’s senior advisor Kellyanne Conway. He currently practices law at Wachtell, Lipton,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The San Francisco public defender’s office launched a new unit Tuesday dedicated to representing illegal immigrants faced with deportation and focused on providing local tax money for cases heard in the city’s federal immigration courts. The special immigration division, one of only three such programs in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will not honor a Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena requesting any documents detailing his interactions with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign, the Associated Press reports. Flynn previously refused to turn over the documents to Senate Intelligence Committee prompting the subpoena in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Former FBI Director James Comey may have been building a legal case against President Donald Trump well before the president fired him on May 9, according to a former Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson. Matthew Miller, who served as the DOJ’s Director of the Office of Public…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a Freedom of Information Act request, demanding copies of records relating to President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. The ACLU filed the request Monday with the FBI and Department of Justice. Currently, the White House justification for…