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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 issue “with virtually no explanation.”

The Washington Post on MSN · 6d

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 Justice Department agrees in most cases.

Politico on MSN · 2d

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 possessing illegal guns hundreds of miles away, at his Kentucky home.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects DOJ Position: 'Defy Rationality'

Judge Dabney Friedrich rejected the DOJ's view that the pardon broadly covers crimes discovered in Capitol riot investigations.

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NBC News on MSN · 2d

Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech

Speaking from the Great Hall of the Justice Department, Trump targeted former special counsel Jack Smith and referred to Jan. 6 rioters as “hostages.”

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Trump rails against prosecutions, touts Jan. 6 hostages in visit to Justice Department

President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday -- a move that comes as he has sought to assert control over the nation's top law-enforcement agency that brought two historic prosecutions against him, which were thwarted by his 2024 election victory.

CNN · 1d

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s airing of grievances at the Justice Department

President Donald Trump excoriated the Justice Department prosecutors who investigated him and vowed to use it to target his own enemies in a campaign-style speech at the department’s historic Great Hall on Friday.

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 ...

From Talk of ‘Crooked’ Elections to ‘Corrupt’ Media, Here’s What Trump Said Inside the Justice Department

The move marked Trump’s clearest exertion yet of personal control over the country’s federal law enforcement apparatus.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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