Tag: DOJ

Stefan Halper’s Role in Crossfire Hurricane More Significant than Previously known

News Analysis Newly released FBI documents shed light on two meetings between FBI Agent Stephen Somma and FBI source Stefan Halper, providing further insight into the wide scope of the FBI’s investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign—and the active role played by Halper, who acted as a confidential human source (CHS) for the FBI….


Why a Durham Report Is Becoming Highly Unlikely

Commentary Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they want to know if President Joe Biden’s nominee for Attorney General Merrick Garland will allow Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane probe to continue. “I have no reason to think he should not remain in place,”…


Arizona Woman Charged in Capitol Breach Claims Proud Boys Recruited Her: DOJ

An Arizona woman charged for her alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach earlier this year claims she was recruited by a Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys, a group that has long forbidden female members. Felicia Konold, 26, from Tucson was taken into custody in her home state on Feb. 11 on multiple charges…


Navarro: DOJ Slow-Walked Trump’s Executive Orders While Fast-Tracking Biden’s

The Department of Justice (DOJ) put up hurdles against executive orders being prepared by President Donald Trump while fast-tracking the ones being prepared by President-Elect Joe Biden during the transition period leading up to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, according to Trump’s former senior adviser Peter Navarro. “Bill Barr, President Trump’s attorney general, actually turns…


Senate Committee Push DOJ, FBI for Answers on US Capitol Breach

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday demanded answers from the Justice Department and the FBI over their preparation and response to the U.S. Capitol breach last month. The committee’s incoming chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the head of both agencies requesting answers to a series of questions. The…


Senate Committee Pushes DOJ, FBI for Answers on US Capitol Breach

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday demanded answers from the Justice Department and the FBI over their preparation and response to the U.S. Capitol breach last month. The committee’s incoming chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the head of both agencies requesting answers to a series of questions. The…


Biden Orders DOJ to Phase Out Use of Federally Funded Private Prisons

President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed the federal government to cease its reliance on federally funded private prisons, a move that renews an Obama-era policy. Under the executive order, the attorney general must decline to renew Justice Department (DOJ) contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities. “To decrease incarceration levels, we must reduce profit-based incentives…


DOJ Watchdog Probes if Justice Department Officials Sought to Alter Election Results

The Justice Department’s watchdog is launching an investigation to probe whether any department officials tried to improperly influence the results of the 2020 presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in a statement on Monday that the investigation will look into allegations concerning the conduct of current and former Justice Department officials but will not…


DOJ Watchdog to Probe If Department Officials Sought to Alter Election Results

The Justice Department’s watchdog will investigate whether any department officials tried to improperly influence the results of the 2020 presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in a statement on Jan. 25 that the investigation will look into allegations concerning the conduct of current and former Justice Department (DOJ) officials but won’t extend to other…


DOJ Drops Insider Trading Probe into Sen. Richard Burr

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) announced Tuesday that the Justice Department (DOJ) has closed its probe into stocks sold around the time he had received closed-door briefings on the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in January 2020. “Tonight, the Department of Justice informed me that it has concluded its review of my personal financial transactions conducted early…