Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of Justice (DOJ) keep its hands off whistleblowers. Grassley’s letter came in the context of a memo issued by Garland on Aug. 30 to DOJ employees. The memo instructed employees that all direct communications with Congress are prohibited….
GOP Senator to DOJ: Don’t Mess With Whistleblowers
Policy Expert on Mar-a-Lago Raid: ‘Rubicon Has Been Crossed’
The FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence has crossed the Rubicon with its use of government power against a former president, according to Heritage Foundation expert Cully Stimson. If left unexplained, this raid may signal the beginning of even more cutthroat uses of government power, Stimson told The Epoch Times and NTD…
LA Man in $27 Million COVID Relief Fraud Sentenced to 11 Years
LOS ANGELES—An Encino man was sentenced July 19 to 11 years and three months behind bars for attempting to bilk the federal coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of $27 million by submitting more than two dozen bogus applications for loans. Robert Benlevi, 53, was also ordered to pay $3 million in restitution, according to…
LIVE 11 AM ET: Why Has a Federal Prosecutor Been Given Power of Life and Death Over Jan. 6 Defendants?
Matthew Graves is the Department of Justice lawyer who has denied Trump supporters their constitutional rights and subjected them to cruel and unusual punishment, including torture and illegal detention. And yet almost no one knows the name of the man who has shredded our legal system to exercise revenge on behalf of the ruling establishment….
Justice Department Releases Guide on How Convicted Individuals Can Exercise the Right to Vote
The Justice Department announced Friday a guide to address the issue of voting rights in different states after being convicted of a felony. The guide details steps that can help one understand whether and how a convicted American citizen, who meets the age and residency requirements, can exercise their right to vote. It also provides…
Justice Department Probes Alleged Exploitation of Supply Chain
The Justice Department announced on Feb. 17, that it is launching an initiative to investigate companies that are profiteering from supply chain disruptions in the United States in violation of federal antitrust laws. The initiative, which will be spearheaded by the Justice Department’s antitrust division and the FBI, comes amid public pressure on the Biden Administration…
Rep. Jordan Asks IG Horowitz for More Evidence on FBI Official’s Alleged Misconduct
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan sent a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on July 21 regarding the alleged misconduct of an unnamed former senior FBI official. Jordan, in his letter, asks for Horowitz to explain to the House Judiciary committee “the extent of this serious misconduct, and evaluate the FBI’s handling of the matter.” “To…
A Phony Outrage Distracts From Media’s Role in Targeting Trump
Commentary Democratic Party officials and their media partners are out for blood after news that Donald Trump’s Department of Justice subpoenaed the data of reporters and Democratic congressmen. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have already set up one investigation to go along with the DOJ’s own probe. In other words, they’re taking revenge. Because…
DOJ Asks Courts to Put TikTok Appeals on Hold Pending Biden Team Review
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked two federal appeals courts to put on hold government appeals of lower court rulings blocking restrictions the Trump administration imposed on Chinese-owned app TikTok. Under former President Donald Trump, the Commerce Department sought to ban Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google app stores from offering TikTok for download…
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