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DOJ prosecutor's conduct could now unravel more than 100 of her cases
58+ min ago (50+ words) A veteran federal prosecutor's grand jury misconduct is so pervasive that the Justice Department now expects to review more than 100 cases she handled going back to 2007. A court filing in the Northern District of Illinois names the collapsed prosecution of…...
Woman swarmed by National Guard and US Marshals for dipping hand into reflecting pool: TMZ
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (52+ words) A woman was allegedly issued a citation and escorted away from the reflecting pool on Monday after dipping her hand into the water, TMZ reported. Members of the National Guard, U. S. Marshals, and police officers were seen questioning her at the…...
Man busted in Chris Hansen sting operation wearing Trump shirt
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (51+ words) Former NBC journalist Chris Hansen of "To Catch a Predator" fame delivered a pointed quip in a video published Monday after a man swept up in a child exploitation sting arrived wearing a shirt prominently featuring President Donald Trump. The…...
Todd Blanche plot upended by judge to 'harass and retaliate' against Trump foes
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (46+ words) A federal judge has upended Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's campaign to "retaliate" against Minnesota Democrats who refused to help enforce President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota quashed…...
Jeanine Pirro's wild threat over Reflecting Pool sparks mockery: 'Going to get hilarious"
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (50+ words) Jeanine Pirro, the U. S. Attorney in Washington, D. C. , issued a wild threat to a prominent journalist during a recent interview on Fox News with Peter Doocy that was sharply mocked by political analysts and commentators. Doocy asked Pirro on "The Sunday Briefing…...
Man cited by authorities for simply touching water in Trump's Reflecting Pool: report
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (88+ words) A man was cited by authorities merely for touching Trump's Reflecting Pool, according to a journalist's published video. The Trump administration's defense of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has reached the point where reaching into the water can apparently earn…...
Trump claims multiple were arrested over Reflecting Pool 'destruction': 'Years in Jail!"
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (55+ words) President Donald Trump says the U. S. Park Police have rounded up a ring of vandals who sabotaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The actual arrest record tells a much smaller story: one 67-year-old cyclist who says he reached into the water…...
Legal analysts burn Justice Neil Gorsuch's 'absurd' rationale in gun rights case
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (54+ words) A couple of legal analysts ripped the bizarre rationale in the ruling of a MAGA star on the Supreme Court. On the Legal AF podcast, host Michael Popok and legal analyst Lisa Graves shared how put off they were by…...
Olympian arrested for touching remnants of decaying Reflecting Pool: report
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (51+ words) A three-time Olympic athlete was arrested for touching the detached paint of the renovated Reflecting Pool, according to the Washington Post. Olympian David Hearn, who competed three times in the canoe slalom, stopped by the Reflecting Pool on Friday after…...
DOJ new slush fund move amounts to telling federal judge 'to go pound sand': legal expert
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (50+ words) The Department of Justice is refusing to swear that the Trump slush fund is dead in a new court filing flagged by a legal analyst. Last week, federal judge Leonie Brinkema indefinitely blocked the $1. 776 billion anti-weaponization fund, which critics worried…...