Tag: DOJ

DOJ Argues Florida Law Restricting Chinese Land Ownership Violates Constitution

The Department of Justice on Tuesday challenged a Florida law that bars Chinese citizens from owning land, asserting it violates federal housing law and the 14th Amendment. The department filed a statement of interest (pdf) in a case challenging the provision, arguing the Florida law restricting Chinese land ownership by U.S. military installations and major…


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)…


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…


House Appropriator Shares Growing GOP Support to Cut DOJ, FBI Budget Amid Political Woes

Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that handles the budget for the U.S. Department of Justice, said Republicans are gathering in support to cut the department’s budget. Cline, who is a member of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, said members of the caucus are leaning on House Speaker Kevin…


Has ‘Get Trump’ for Election 2024 Already Started?

The DOJ has interfered in the last two election cycles—from Russia collusion in 2016 to 2020’s Russian disinformation. So what’s in store for 2024? It’s a combination of the two—with the DOJ indicting Trump under the espionage act, and the FBI shielding Biden from investigations into his deals with foreign officials. And that’s only what…


[PREMIERING NOW] Has ‘Get Trump’ for Election 2024 Already Started?

The DOJ has interfered in the last two election cycles—from Russia collusion in 2016 to 2020’s Russian disinformation. So what’s in store for 2024? It’s a combination of the two—with the DOJ indicting Trump under the espionage act, and the FBI shielding Biden from investigations into his deals with foreign officials. And that’s only what…


[PREMIERING at 9:15PM ET] Has ‘Get Trump’ for Election 2024 Already Started?

The DOJ has interfered in the last two election cycles—from Russia collusion in 2016 to 2020’s Russian disinformation. So what’s in store for 2024? It’s a combination of the two—with the DOJ indicting Trump under the espionage act, and the FBI shielding Biden from investigations into his deals with foreign officials. And that’s only what…


Law Professor: Trump Could ‘Pardon Himself’ if He Wins in 2024

Former President Donald Trump could theoretically pardon himself after he was indicted in a federal investigation connected to whether he mishandled classified records, according to George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley. Speaking to Fox News, Turley said that for the 2024 election, “Trump could run on pardoning himself. You know, for people that feel that…


Trump Announces Legal Team Shakeup After DOJ Indictment

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would be changing members of the legal team representing him in the federal case over whether he mishandled classified materials, soon after he announced he would be indicted by the Department of Justice. Trump will be represented by Todd Blanche and a law firm “to be named…


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…