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Cryptocurrency
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17 hours ago

Trump Appoints Todd Blanche as Department of Justice Interim Head

Todd Blanche's appointment as interim U.S. Attorney General signals a shift towards a more restrained approach to crypto enforcement.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
6 hours ago

The loophole that keeps a Trump loyalist serving as L.A.'s top federal prosecutor

Bill Essayli operates as a de facto U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, pursuing aggressive legal actions aligned with Trump's administration despite challenges to his position.
#executive-orders
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago
Law

DOJ's Defense Of Trump's Biglaw Executive Orders: Look How Many Firms We Scared Into Compliance! - Above the Law

Law
fromAbove the Law
19 hours ago

In-House Counsel Come Out In Support Of Biglaw Firms Fighting The Trump Administration - Above the Law

Executive Orders deter law firms from engaging with the legal system due to fear of federal retaliation.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

DOJ's Defense Of Trump's Biglaw Executive Orders: Look How Many Firms We Scared Into Compliance! - Above the Law

The Trump administration reversed its DOJ retreat and filed an appellate brief defending executive orders targeting major law firms, claiming presidential prerogative shields these orders from judicial review.
#trump-administration
fromFortune
5 hours ago
Non-profit organizations

The Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won't rule out conflict of interest risks | Fortune

fromAbove the Law
3 days ago
US politics

The Ethically Fraught Four: Our Bracket Challenge Identifies The Four Trump Lawyers Most In Need Of An Ethics Probe - Above the Law

Non-profit organizations
fromFortune
5 hours ago

The Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won't rule out conflict of interest risks | Fortune

Trump's second-term appointments created the wealthiest presidential administration, emphasizing ties between private sector and government.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

The Ethically Fraught Four: Our Bracket Challenge Identifies The Four Trump Lawyers Most In Need Of An Ethics Probe - Above the Law

The ATL Madness bracket highlights which Trump administration lawyer deserves bar discipline, emphasizing the role of local licensing authorities in addressing unethical behavior.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

Hospital visit fuels speculation about Samuel Alito's future on supreme court

Justice Samuel Alito was hospitalized for dehydration, raising speculation about his potential retirement and Donald Trump's opportunity to appoint a new justice.
Left-wing politics
fromNewsday
1 day ago

Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers seek Judge Bove's recusal from his deportation appeal due to potential conflict of interest from Bove's past Justice Department role.
SF politics
fromPadailypost
1 day ago

Opinion: A DA shouldn't be using his office this way

Allegations against DA Jeff Rosen suggest unethical fundraising linked to prosecution of pro-Gaza protesters, raising concerns about political neutrality in law enforcement.
#ai-in-law
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Has Legal Industry Upheaval Changed Your Career Goals? - Above the Law

Law firms are seeking reader input on career goals amid AI-driven uncertainty.
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Has Legal Industry Upheaval Changed Your Career Goals? - Above the Law

Law firms are seeking reader input on career goals amid AI-driven uncertainty.
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Trump-Appointed SCOTUS Justice Dunks on Solicitor General's Argument: Not Seeing' the Constitutional Relevance'

Kavanaugh questioned the relevance of comparing U.S. birthright citizenship to other countries during Supreme Court arguments.
Remote teams
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Prestige Is Out, Flexibility Is In! But Did Biglaw Get The Memo? - Above the Law

Flexibility is now essential for lawyer retention, with many willing to leave firms that impose strict in-office requirements.
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

Bay Area lawyers in Washington DC for Supreme Court birthright citizenship case

"What's at issue is can the president rewrite the Constitution. And basically we are arguing that birthright citizenship is clearly stated in the 14th Amendment and that the Supreme Court actually already decided this issue in 1898," Kohli says.
Social justice
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

HHS reverses Biden-era restructuring of its IT and tech operations

HHS Chief Information Officer Clark Minor stated that consolidating the CTO, CDO, and CAIO roles within his office allows the department to move faster on shared platforms and protect systems more effectively.
Healthcare
Careers
fromFuturism
5 days ago

Top ICE Official Falling Apart Medically Due to Stress of Getting Yelled At

Managing ICE has caused Todd Lyons significant stress, leading to hospital visits and impacting his decision-making ability.
Law
fromABA Journal
2 days ago

2 government attorneys resign over use of fake AI citations

Two New Orleans attorneys resigned after using AI to create fake case citations in a court filing, leading to sanctions from a federal judge.
Non-profit organizations
fromFortune
4 days ago

The federal government shed 385,000 employees last year. Now the Trump administration is on a blitz to hire Gen Z workers | Fortune

The Trump administration is launching a recruitment initiative for early-career workers to address a looming retirement crisis in the federal workforce.
Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

The Horrifying Secret of the Child Detention Center We Shared as Detainee and Warden

The Cheltenham Youth Detention Center has a troubling history of racial segregation and a lack of memorial for children who died in custody.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resigns

The DOJ is acquiring sensitive voter registration data, raising privacy concerns, as a key privacy officer resigns amid ongoing legal challenges.
fromShore News Network - The Latest Breaking, Viral and Trending News
18 hours ago

Federal judge allows parts of discrimination lawsuit against NYC agency to proceed

The lawsuit was filed by Deshanae L. Brown, who alleges she was subjected to discrimination based on her race, sex, and disability, citing violations of federal and state laws including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Law
#doj
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Morning Docket: 04.02.26 - Above the Law

DOJ has prioritized deporting law-abiding individuals over prosecuting serious criminal cases.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Morning Docket: 04.02.26 - Above the Law

DOJ has prioritized deporting law-abiding individuals over prosecuting serious criminal cases.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

'Amateur hour at the U.S. attorney's office': L.A. prosecutors face more losses in protest cases

Prosecutors faced significant challenges in two separate trials for assault on federal officers in Los Angeles, with one case potentially dismissed due to discovery issues.
Law
fromAxios
20 hours ago

Judge rejects Department of Justice bid to reinstate Powell subpoenas

The U.S. District Court denied the government's motion to reconsider the dismissal of grand jury subpoenas against Powell.
#immigration
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

How Trump uses non-immigration government agencies to aid his deportation campaign

The Trump administration's new HUD regulations target undocumented immigrants in rental assistance households, risking family separation and affecting thousands of eligible citizens.
Non-profit organizations
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

DOJ guts program helping immigrants receive affordable legal representation

The DOJ has significantly reduced support for a program that provides affordable legal representation to low-income immigrants.
US politics
fromMission Local
1 day ago

Fired judge goes to the border, searching for what he missed on the bench

Jeremiah Johnson, an immigration judge, was fired and chose to explore the U.S.-Mexico border to understand the immigrant experience better.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

How Trump uses non-immigration government agencies to aid his deportation campaign

The Trump administration's new HUD regulations target undocumented immigrants in rental assistance households, risking family separation and affecting thousands of eligible citizens.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Next Attorney General Has an Impossible Job

Donald Trump has reverted to firing Cabinet members, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, due to perceived failures in handling political issues.
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Prestigious Biglaw Firm Ups The Ante On Six-Figure Bonuses For Federal Law Clerks - Above the Law

Federal clerkships lead to significant signing bonuses at Biglaw firms, with Susman Godfrey increasing its bonus to $180,000 for federal clerks.
Remote teams
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

DOJ clears the way for government to hire technologists still connected to their private sector employers

The Justice Department authorized the Trump administration to allow tech company employees to work for the federal government while retaining unvested stock and remaining employed by their companies on leave.
fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

After rookie ICE agent's paperwork error, man is detained for days

Due to his "lack of experience," he said, he had misunderstood federal immigration jargon and believed that De La Garza's residency bid had been denied - though it hadn't. He repeated his misunderstanding on a form that government attorneys cited in court to justify the detention. On the same form, he also wrongly reported that De La Garza had admitted to illegally entering the country in 2015.
US news
#department-of-justice
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Morning Docket: 04.03.26 - Above the Law

The Department of Justice may become more aligned with Donald Trump's influence following leadership changes.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

DOJ Lawyers Just Had to Make One of Their Most Embarrassing Confessions Yet

The DOJ admitted to making false statements regarding ICE's arrests of noncitizens at immigration courts.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

This Is Nuts': Trump's Deputy AG Roasted For Bragging About Purging DOJ And FBI

Loyalty to the president is emphasized by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, rejecting partisan actors in the DOJ and FBI.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Morning Docket: 04.03.26 - Above the Law

The Department of Justice may become more aligned with Donald Trump's influence following leadership changes.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

DOJ Lawyers Just Had to Make One of Their Most Embarrassing Confessions Yet

The DOJ admitted to making false statements regarding ICE's arrests of noncitizens at immigration courts.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

This Is Nuts': Trump's Deputy AG Roasted For Bragging About Purging DOJ And FBI

Loyalty to the president is emphasized by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, rejecting partisan actors in the DOJ and FBI.
#pam-bondi
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ

Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General amid frustrations over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
US politics
fromFortune
1 day ago

Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general | Fortune

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, ending her controversial tenure marked by politicization and turmoil within the Justice Department.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ

Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General amid frustrations over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
US politics
fromFortune
1 day ago

Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general | Fortune

Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, ending her controversial tenure marked by politicization and turmoil within the Justice Department.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

Federal Judge Steps Up To Be Law School Dean - Above the Law

Gregory Van Tatenhove, a longtime federal judge and law school alumnus, has been appointed as the new dean of the University of Kentucky College of Law after a multi-year search.
Law
fromAbove the Law
5 days ago

Biglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn't Just About Us - It's About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash - Above the Law

The fight over Trump-era executive orders targeting Biglaw firms intensifies as firms argue these orders threaten constitutional independence and the rule of law.
US politics
fromAxios
2 days ago

Exclusive: Trump's DOJ says he's not required to turn over official records

The Presidential Records Act mandates that presidential records belong to the U.S. government, a law Trump has challenged by retaining documents.
#fbi
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump cases sue agency and DoJ over firings

Three former FBI agents filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination for their work on Trump-related investigations, seeking to represent others fired for political reasons.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

FBI agents who investigated Trump file lawsuit alleging retaliatory firing

Three former FBI agents filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination for their investigation into Trump's actions after the 2020 election.
#justice-department
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
US politics

A Lawyer for ICE Broke Down in Court. It's the Sound of the System Collapsing.

The Justice Department repeatedly violated court orders in Minneapolis, revealing institutional collapse and a strained attorney who begged for sleep in open court.
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Top DOJ official doesn't see any basis to open criminal civil rights investigation into Nicole Good's death | Fortune

The Justice Department found no current basis to open a criminal civil-rights investigation into ICE officer's killing of Renee Good.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Op-Ed | It is hard to appreciate how much power the U.S. Justice Department wields | amNewYork

The Justice Department is suing New York City over its sanctuary city laws, highlighting tensions between federal and local policies.
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Top DOJ official doesn't see any basis to open criminal civil rights investigation into Nicole Good's death | Fortune

Law
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Firms hire fewer Black law interns because of conservative pressure

The number of Black summer associates at U.S. law firms has decreased significantly due to conservative pressures against race-based hiring practices.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

DOJ Drops Experience Requirement for New Prosecutors

The Justice Department eliminated the one-year legal experience requirement for new-hire prosecutors due to severe staffing shortages following mass departures under the Trump administration.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

DHS attorney said agents in Los Angeles should have 'started hitting' protesters, emails show

A DHS attorney suggested using force against protesters during an anti-ICE demonstration in Los Angeles, advocating for mass arrests of those unable to escape.
#doj-staffing-crisis
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago
Law

Pam Bondi's DOJ Lowers Hiring Standards After Driving Away Lawyers With Actual Experience - Above the Law

The Department of Justice has eliminated the one-year legal experience requirement for prosecutors, allowing hiring of individuals without prior legal practice experience.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago
US politics

DOJ Lawyer Asks To Be Held In Contempt So She Can Sleep - Above the Law

The DOJ faces a staffing and morale crisis as the administration undermines judges, recruits underqualified candidates, and records suggest prosecutorial misconduct.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Pam Bondi's DOJ Lowers Hiring Standards After Driving Away Lawyers With Actual Experience - Above the Law

The Department of Justice has eliminated the one-year legal experience requirement for prosecutors, allowing hiring of individuals without prior legal practice experience.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Senate confirms Trump's pick for new role of fraud enforcement at Justice Department

Colin McDonald was confirmed as assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement, focusing on government program fraud amid bipartisan support for anti-fraud efforts.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Judge Tosses DOJ Lawyer From Courtroom As New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office Descends Into Chaos - Above the Law

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey faces severe leadership chaos after courts repeatedly rejected unconstitutional appointment attempts, leading to an illegal three-person leadership structure.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

DOJ Attorney Throws Himself Under The Bus Rather Than Dragging Down Everyone Else - Above the Law

Assistant US attorney Rudy Renfer resigned after filing court briefs containing AI-generated fabricated quotes and false citations, then making misleading statements about the errors to a judge.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Furious Judge Throws Trump Prosecutor Out of Courtroom in Child Porn Hearing, Orders DOJ Officials to Testify About Alina Habba's Role

A federal judge removed a prosecutor from court and ordered U.S. Attorney's Office officials to testify after questioning whether Alina Habba, Trump's appointed acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, had actually stepped down from her position despite court orders disqualifying her.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Just 2 Federal Law Clerks Filed Complaints Against Judges Last Year - Above the Law

Federal law clerks face systemic barriers preventing misconduct complaints against judges, with only two JCDA complaints filed in 2025 despite 106 documented cases of mistreatment in 2023.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

The Justice Department Is Lowering Its Ethical Guardrails - Above the Law

The Justice Department eliminated a policy classifying senior political appointees as 'further restricted' under the Hatch Act, removing safeguards requiring election law enforcers to maintain strict political neutrality.
fromBloomberglaw
3 weeks ago

Punching In: Labor Department Watchdog Pressed on His Future

I'm here on this panel today answering your questions as the inspector general. I hope if you are indeed doing this that you do resign. I am well aware of the Hatch Act. The inspector general is currently heading an investigation into both Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who is accused of committing travel fraud and having an affair with her bodyguard, and the secretary's husband Shawn DeRemer, who allegedly assaulted at least two female department employees.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

DOJ backs down in legal fight with law firms Trump targeted

Our partnership is proud to have stood firm on behalf of its clients. The DOJ's decision to withdraw its appeals makes permanent the rulings of four federal judges that the executive orders targeting law firms were unconstitutional.
Law
US politics
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

Lindsey Halligan Under Investigation And The DOJ Is Big Mad About It - Above the Law

The DOJ proposed a regulation granting Attorney General Pam Bondi authority to block state bar ethics investigations into government lawyers, eliminating a remaining check on DOJ misconduct and preventing bar discipline as accountability.
Law
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump's Orders Punishing Law Firms

The DOJ abandoned legal cases against law firms that resisted Trump's executive orders targeting firms representing Democrats, demonstrating that legal resistance to executive overreach can succeed.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

A subversion of the justice system': DoJ shifts into Trump's political wing' as criminal investigations accelerate

Trump's Department of Justice has become a political instrument targeting his opponents through investigations and raids while abandoning impartial justice principles.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US DoJ drops legal case against law firms that stood up to Trump's executive orders

The Justice Department dropped legal proceedings against four law firms that resisted Trump's retaliatory executive actions targeting firms representing disfavored clients or causes.
Law
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Big Law thought it won its battle with Trump. That lasted a day.

The DOJ reversed its decision to abandon appeals of Trump's executive orders targeting law firms, filing to continue litigation after initially conceding defeat on Monday.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

DOJ Feels The Squeeze As DHS's Courtroom Pain Sponge - Above the Law

A federal judge threatened contempt charges against the US government three times for violating court orders regarding ICE's unlawful detention of long-term immigrants under a misinterpreted statute.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

DOJ elevates deputy CIO to top IT role

Nikki Collier became the Department of Justice's permanent Chief Information Officer in February 2025, replacing Melinda Rogers who departed in May 2024.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

DOJ Tries Acting Normal In New Jersey - Above the Law

The unexpected gravitas occurred in one of the thousands of habeas cases currently swamping trial courts. The Department of Homeland Security recently discovered that 8 USC § 1225(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) requires mandatory detention of asylum seekers, including those who were released in the country decades ago and given work permits. Hundreds of judges across the country - but not the Fifth Circuit! - have scoffed at this discovery and ordered DHS to either grant immigrants a bond hearing or release them.
Law
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

DOJ Flames Judiciary Over Impertinent Demand For Competent US Attorneys - Above the Law

DOJ is attempting to place unconfirmed political allies into US Attorney roles, prompting consistent judicial pushback and use of 28 U.S.C. §546(d) to appoint career prosecutors.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

White House creates new assistant attorney general focused on fraud

A new Senate-confirmed assistant attorney general position will be created in the White House to coordinate a nationwide crackdown on fraud, initially focusing on Minnesota.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Law Students Make Hail Mary Plea For ABA To Curb Law Firm Recruitment Timelines - Above the Law

Accelerated Big Law recruiting pressures students with early hiring before grades, undermining legal education, student well-being, and normal law-school timelines.
fromJezebel
2 months ago

DOJ Leaders Quit After Civil Rights Unit Refuses to Investigate the Killing of Renee Nicole Good

Harmeet Dhillon, a right-wing activist picked by Trump to be the Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, is one of the more inconspicuously evil forces behind the DOJ's injustice era. Since her nomination in December 2024, she's used her post to go full-send on the president's anti-DEI initiatives, destroy much of the division's former work to uncover instances of unconstitutional policing, and has reconstructed CRT so much so that hundreds of employees left their jobs.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

The department is burning': Fired DOJ attorneys say federal justice in crisis under Trump amNewYork

It became obvious to me in that moment that this was no longer the department that I signed up to serve, Edwards said Tuesday at a panel hosted by the New York City Bar Association.
US politics
#doj-investigation
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
US politics

Six federal prosecutors resign after DOJ demands investigation into widow of woman slain by ICE - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
US politics

Six federal prosecutors resign after DOJ demands investigation into widow of woman slain by ICE - LGBTQ Nation

US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

'Emergency Jump Teams' Are DOJ's New Plan To Paper Over Its Self-Inflicted Crisis - Above the Law

The Department of Justice created "emergency jump teams" to rotate assistant U.S. attorneys into high-need offices amid severe staffing shortages and collapsing morale.
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

*Another* U.S. Attorney Disqualified After Failing The 'Actually Appointed' Test - Above the Law

Judges have repeatedly ruled that federal law allows the president to make only one interim appointment (lasting 120 days) as U.S. Attorney in any given federal district, after which the position may only be filled by a Senate-confirmed nominee or a judicially installed placeholder. That basic of statutory interpretation has led to the disqualification of New Jersey "U.S. Attorney" Alina Habba, Eastern District of Virginia's Lindsey Halligan (no matter what her signature line currently says), Sigal Chattah in Nevada, and Bill Essayli in Southern California.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

DOJ Attacks Judge, Claims Judicial Immunity For Itself - Above the Law

If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me. We need good prosecutors. And DOJ is hiring across the country. Now is your chance to join the mission and do good for our country.- Chad Mizelle (@chad_mizelle) January 31, 2026
US politics
US politics
fromABA Journal
2 months ago

Who left Minnesota US attorney's office, and what does it mean for agency's work?

Six prosecutors, including former First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, resigned from the Minnesota U.S. attorney's office, undermining institutional knowledge and case strength.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Does the DOJ Even Know What Justice Means Anymore?

Federal investigators are probing a Minneapolis woman's activist connections while DOJ and the White House shift blame toward activists instead of federal agents.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

In 2009, DOJ Claimed Its Lawyers Could Not Read Docket Numbers in 2007

DOJ failed to deliver required classified Section 215 reports to committee chairs for 2009–2011, instead merely filing them and obscuring key minimization and sensitive-records details.
fromFortune
2 months ago

Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the killing of Alex Pretti, with FBI leading the investigation | Fortune

"We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Blanche said during a news conference.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

OMB is hiring for a deputy federal chief information officer

The post has been without a permanent official since former Deputy Federal CIO Drew Myklegard departed OMB last September, though the website for the CIO Council lists Jay Teitelbaum as holding the position in an acting capacity. Myklegard joined the White House office in January 2022 and was named acting deputy federal CIO that March. The agency then elevated him to the permanent role in October 2022.
US politics
fromEsquire
1 month ago

The DOJ Is About to Embark on Trump's Vengeance Safari

[Pam Bondi] said the [Weaponization Working Group] would focus on investigations into Trump conducted by former special counsel Jack Smith and his staff; Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James; and any "improper" investigations into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. But after a year, the group has not produced anything publicly.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

FBI Agent Quits After Trump DOJ Blocked Probe Into Agent Who Killed Renee Good

FBI supervisor Tracee Mergen resigned after Washington leadership pressured her to drop a civil-rights inquiry into ICE agent Jonathan Ross over Renee Good's killing.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Trump's Interim U.S. Attorneys Are Parading Around Like They Run the Place

A federal judge ruled John Sarcone unlawfully served as acting U.S. attorney, the fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney deemed illegitimate in his second term.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

JUST IN: Controversial Trump Attorney Demoted and Expected to Leave DOJ

Ed Martin, the controversial lawyer whose nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia was withdrawn by President Donald Trump after it became clear he would be voted down by the Republican-led Senate, has been demoted at the Department of Justice and is expected to leave in short order. According to The Washington Post, Martin, who also serves as the department's pardon attorney,
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