Category: Department of Justice

‘McPedo’ Man Sentenced to Prison Over Child Pornography, Sexual Exploitation

A 61-year-old Houston, Texas, resident nicknamed “McPedo” has been ordered to spend 108 months in federal prison due to multiple child pornography convictions. David Craig pleaded guilty on May 24 to the distribution and possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a press release. U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen on Monday sentenced…


Capitol Report (Oct. 20): Mike Pence on Supporting Trump in 2024; Home Sales Fall for 8 Straight Months

President Joe Biden is in Pennsylvania touting infrastructure investments and raising money for John Fetterman. Lawmakers react to Biden’s latest moves on oil policy. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) joins us to discuss the high energy costs and what’s behind them. Arizona refers a voter intimidation report to the Department of Justice. The voter claims to…


Rep. Jordan Warns AG Garland to Preserve Docs on Inflammatory School Board Memo

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has told the Department of Justice (DOJ) to preserve all documents related to its controversial school board memo, signaling that Judiciary Republicans will focus on the issue if they retake the House. In a September 2021 letter to President Joe Biden, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) characterized disruptions…


California AG Bonta Details Fentanyl Seizures & Arrests Since April 2021

LOS ANGELES—California Attorney General Rob Bonta Oct. 12 announced the seizure of over 4 million fentanyl pills and almost 900 pounds of fentanyl powder, along with over 200 related arrests throughout the state since April 2021. “Throughout the nation, we continue to address the impacts of the opioid crisis, and have in recent years seen…


Memos Show FBI Double Standard on Sexual Misconduct Favors Execs: Grassley

Internal Department of Justice (DOJ) documents obtained from FBI whistleblowers show at least 44 high-level FBI officials either resigned or retired without being disciplined after sexual misconduct charges were documented against them, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Those 44 officials left the FBI before the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) was able to…


US Court Agrees to Speed Up Biden Administration Appeal of Trump Special Master Order

A U.S. appeals court on Oct. 5 granted the U.S. government’s request to speed up consideration of the government’s appeal of the order that inserted a special master, or an independent third party, into former President Donald Trump’s records case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit granted the request, ordering the government…


The Politicization of the Department of Justice

The following is adapted from a speech delivered on Sept. 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C., at Hillsdale College’s Constitution Day Celebration. The seal of the U.S. Department of Justice reads, “Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur”—“Who prosecutes for Lady Justice.” Depictions of Lady Justice are as familiar as they are instructive: she stands blindfolded while holding…


Department of Justice Seeks Another Delay in Turning Over Documents From Mar-a-Lago to Trump

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers are seeking another delay in allowing lawyers for former President Donald Trump to peruse documents seized in August from Trump’s Florida estate. The DOJ was supposed to provide electronic copies of the documents to Trump attorneys and U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master in the case, no…


DOJ Seeks Another Delay in Turning Over Documents From Mar-a-Lago to Trump

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers are seeking another delay in allowing lawyers for Donald Trump to peruse documents that were seized in August from the former president’s Florida estate. The DOJ was supposed to provide electronic copies of the documents to Trump’s attorneys and U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master in the…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: House Moves to Block Decertifying An Election; DOJ Impedes Trump Special Master

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an election bill that will make it harder to decertify the results of a presidential election. This was allegedly done to prevent any future efforts to have a Vice President count dueling electoral college votes if state representatives appoint their own electors. And in other news, an appeals…