Judge Pushes Back on Justice Dept.’s Broad View of Jan. 6 Pardons
The judge, Dabney L. Friedrich, chided the department for the way in which it had “abruptly reversed its position” on the ...
Justice Dept. says many Jan. 6 pardons extend to crimes after that date
Defendants who picked up more charges while being arrested for Jan. 6 argue that Trump’s pardon extends to those too. The ...
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Judge rejects DOJ’s effort to expand reach of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon
A federal judge has denied the Justice Department’s attempt to apply President Donald Trump’s blanket pardon for members of the Jan. 6 mob at the Capitol to one defendant’s conviction for ...
Lawyers Plan to Sue Federal Government on Behalf of Jan. 6 Rioters
Claims that people who participated in the attack on the Capitol were mistreated by agencies like the Justice Department are ...
Federal judge ‘disqualifies herself’ after being ordered to release Jan. 6 rioter convicted on unrelated weapons charges
A federal judge withdrew from the case of a Jan. 6, rioter after the DOJ reversed its stance, arguing he should be freed ...
No, Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardon doesn’t cover a 2022 plot to kill FBI agents
It might seem obvious, but a judge had to explain why the president’s clemency doesn't void liability in a separate murder ...
Courts push back on DOJ’s effort to expand reach of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon
Federal judges are pumping the brakes on the Justice Department’s newfound claim that President Donald Trump’s blanket pardon of Jan. 6 defendants was meant to cover a broad list of crimes that have ...
Top FBI official forced out after questioning Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6
James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new ...
Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6
The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of ...