Category: Justice Department

Trump Aide Walt Nauta Pleads Not Guilty in Classified Documents Case

In a Miami courtroom, Walt Nauta, an aide of former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Thursday to helping Mr. Trump hide classified documents from law enforcement. Mr. Nauta was indicted last month in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of the former president’s handling of classified documents. Although he was initially scheduled to appear in…


Ex-Ohio House Speaker Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Corruption Conspiracy

Republican Larry Householder, the former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a major racketeering conspiracy that rocked the Buckeye State. The punishment, meted out by U.S. district judge Timothy Black, is the maximum penalty allowed under the law. “The court and the…


DOJ Charges 78 People for $7.8 Billion in Health Care Fraud

The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced criminal charges against 78 people across 16 U.S. states for alleged health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that resulted in $2.5 billion in alleged fraudulent claims. According to the department, the elderly and disabled, as well as HIV patients, were among those targeted by the schemes. Of the…


DOJ Charges 78 People for $2.5 Billion in Health Care Fraud

The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced criminal charges against 78 people across 16 U.S. states for alleged health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that resulted in $2.5 billion in alleged fraudulent claims. According to the department, the elderly and disabled, as well as HIV patients, were among those targeted by the schemes. Of the…


Rep. Jordan Demands Answers on Hunter Biden Prosecutor’s Refusal to Provide Documents

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) wants to know why U.S Attorney David Weiss, the prosecutor who struck a plea deal with Hunter Biden, is denying requests on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s behalf. In a May 25 letter (pdf) to Garland, Jordan had requested documents and communications related to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)…


Feds Spent Over $3.7 Million in Legal Fees Related to Invoking Emergencies Act, Says Justice Department

The federal government spent over $3.7 million in legal expenses related to its invoking of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa at the time, says the Department of Justice. Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree, who is Justice Minister David Lametti’s parliamentary secretary, said in the House of Commons on…


GOP Presidential Candidates Weigh In on Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal

As news spread on June 20 of Hunter Biden’s plea bargain with federal prosecutors, expressions of anger and frustration with the nation’s “broken” justice system were common among the Republican presidential primary field—or at least among those contenders who said anything at all. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that the first son will…


Two Tiers of Justice

Commentary The elite set of individuals that sit atop our federal agencies have completely weaponized our entire government apparatus. It is no longer a one-off “mistake,” but rather the intentional creation of a two-tier system of justice that has gone unchecked. The resulting impact is a death knell for American faith in all three branches…


Former Justice Department Official Says Russiagate Reports Cover Up DOJ Crimes

Jeffrey Clark had a front-row seat to the “Get Trump” plot. As assistant attorney general in William Barr’s Justice Department, he had hopes the department’s investigations of its own bad actions would hold the conspirators to account. But instead of exposing the full extent of federal law enforcement’s corrupt activities, all they offered was what…


[PREMIERING NOW] Former Justice Department Official Says Russiagate Reports Cover Up DOJ Crimes

Jeffrey Clark had a front-row seat to the “Get Trump” plot. As assistant attorney general in William Barr’s Justice Department, he had hopes the department’s investigations of its own bad actions would hold the conspirators to account. But instead of exposing the full extent of federal law enforcement’s corrupt activities, all they offered was what…