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William Barr, shown in 2003, was attorney general under President George H.W. Bush.

William Barr, Trump’s attorney general pick, called Mueller probe ‘fatally misconceived’; acting AG will not need to recuse self

August 22, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, William Barr, sent an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department this year criticizing a central prong of the special counsel's Russia investigation, attacking...

In a Nov. 16, 2016 file photo, Donald Trump Jr., son of President-elect Donald Trump, walks from the elevator at Trump Tower, in New York.

Trump Jr. met during campaign with Mueller witness linked to Mideast leaders

August 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

Donald Trump Jr. met during the 2016 campaign with a private military contractor and an adviser to Middle Eastern leaders, both of whom have since become a focus of investigators...

In Comey memos, Trump fixates on ‘hookers,’ frets over Flynn’s ‘judgment issues’

August 22, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

In a series of startlingly candid conversations, President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of a top adviser, asked about...

Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg, left, arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse to appear before a grand jury in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 2018.

Formerly defiant Sam Nunberg appears before grand jury in Mueller investigation

August 22, 2019 at 3:05 a.m.

A former Trump campaign aide appeared for hours before a federal grand jury Friday, after he defiantly insisted in a series of news interviews just days earlier that he intended...

Trump tweets GOP memo totally vindicates ‘Trump’ in Russia investigation

August 22, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed complete vindication from a congressional memo that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance powers during the investigation into his campaign's possible Russia ties. But...

El subsecretario de Justicia Rod Rosenstein ante la Comisión de Asuntos Judiciales de la Cámara de Representantes en el Congreso en Washington el 13 de diciembre.

Defienden a panel que investiga nexos entre Trump y Rusia

May 15, 2019 at 11:11 a.m.

El subsecretario de Justicia Rod Rosenstein defendió el miércoles la comisión especial que investiga la posible colusión entre el gobierno ruso y la campaña de Donald Trump, ante revelaciones de...

President Donald Trump listens during an American Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, on June 19, 2017. His legal strategy in the wake of a special counsel investigation appears to be to not back down whatsoever.

Trump’s legal plan built in his image: Fight, fight, fight

August 21, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

President Donald Trump, whose combative instincts are to lash out and never retreat, appears to be shaping a legal team in his own image. His clear directive: Fight, fight, fight....

Then-Deputy Attorney General-designate Rod Rosenstein listens during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 7, 2017. Rosenstein has told members of Congress he stands by a memo he wrote that preceded the president's firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Justice official says he stands by critical memo on Comey

August 21, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told Congress Friday he stands by the memo he wrote bluntly criticizing FBI Director James Comey. But he made clear it was not his intention...

Justice Department guidance could lead to harsher prison sentences

June 4, 2018 at 10:35 p.m.

Justice Department officials have been weighing new guidance that would encourage prosecutors to charge suspects with the most serious offenses they can prove, a departure from Obama-era policies that aimed...

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