Maddow Blog | Trump’s top prosecutor in D.C. launches ‘special’ Jan. 6 project
The Justice Department's new “Project 1512” will review the prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a bit.
DOJ fires members of special counsel Jack Smith's team who prosecuted Trump
The Justice Department is firing "over a dozen" officials who were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's teams that prosecuted President Donald Trump, officials confirmed to ABC News Monday.
Justice Dept. Fires Prosecutors Who Worked on Trump Investigations
The termination of more than a dozen lawyers who worked with the special counsel, Jack Smith, came hours after the department’s most senior career official was reassigned.
Trump Justice Department launches ‘special project’ to investigate January 6 prosecutors
The Trump administration is taking its first concrete step to investigate prosecutors who oversaw the criminal cases against January 6 defendants after President Donald Trump vowed to seek retribution as a key pledge of his campaign,
Trump-appointed prosecutor and capitol rioter advocate announces 'special' review of Jan. 6 cases
NBC News Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly and Host of Radio Atlantic and the 'We Live Here Now' podcast Hanna Rosin join Katy Tur to discuss the announcement of an investigation into prosecutors who were involved in cases of January 6th rioters and the return of rioters back into neighborhoods like D.
New top prosecutor for DC advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump's false 2020 election claims
For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump's false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and represented some of them in court.
Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him
The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.
Acting attorney general fires prosecutors who worked for special counsel Jack Smith
The Justice Department has fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutions of ...
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Special prosecutor named in Marlowe fraud case
A special prosecutor has been named in the case of a Parkersburg man accused of providing therapy services at a rehab ...
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Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman hires new special prosecutor for police misconduct
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of a new special prosecutor to look into police misconduct cases this week, less than a month after Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman moved to ...
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Federal prosecutors move to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith's appeal in Trump documents case
Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith's appeal, a move that moves the process a step ...
House Democrats demand answers on DOJ's move to fire former special counsel officials
House Democrats are demanding answers on the Justice Department’s move this week to fire more than a dozen officials involved ...
Trump's DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say
Trump vowed to rid the Justice Department of what he says is partisan bias. Ex-officials say he's using retaliation and ...
Justice Department Drops Criminal Proceedings Against Trump Co-Defendants in Classified Records Case
The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the cas ...