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FILE — Attorney General William Barr as President Donald Trump makes remarks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. During his first stint as Attorney General, Barr was accused of approving “an illegal, bulk surveillance program” that went on to collect billions of records of Americans’ telephone calls. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT166 XNYT166

December 9, 2019 at 10:53 pm

Barr: FBI’s Russia investigation based on ‘bogus narrative’ VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr leveled blistering criticism at how the Russia investigation was conducted, saying Tuesday that it was based on a... Updated 8:57 pm

December 9, 2019 at 2:27 pm

DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog released a report that found the FBI had a legitimate reason to open up one of the...

FILE – In this June 19, 2018, file photo, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before a joint House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Justice Department inspector general report being released Monday is expected to say that the FBI had a legitimate basis to open its investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and that senior law enforcement officials werenâ€™t motivated by partisan bias. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WX101 WX101

December 8, 2019 at 9:27 pm

FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with...

December 5, 2019 at 7:13 am

2 Russians charged in ‘Evil Corp’ global cybertheft ring

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed charges Thursday against the alleged leader and a top associate of a Russian cybercriminal gang that U.S. and...

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December 4, 2019 at 11:59 am

Barr set for Mexican meetings as US seeks cartel crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr will meet with Mexico’s president and law enforcement officials about one week after President Donald Trump suggested that...

December 3, 2019 at 4:48 pm

Feds: Mueller witness conspired to conceal donations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday charged eight people — including a prominent political donor to both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and...

December 3, 2019 at 1:13 pm

Late detective gets attorney general’s award for MS-13 cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York police detective who relentlessly investigated killings committed by MS-13 gang members before succumbing to cancer last year became the...

December 3, 2019 at 12:44 pm

Trump looks beyond DOJ watchdog’s Russia report

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected an upcoming watchdog report to be "devastating" on the origins of the Russia investigation...

December 2, 2019 at 3:51 pm

Rosenstein said he was ‘horrified’ at how Comey was fired

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the FBI he was “angry, ashamed, horrified and embarrassed” at the way James Comey was...

November 27, 2019 at 7:22 am

Lawyers say federal death row prisoner has Alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a federal death row inmate convicted of rape and murder have asked a federal judge to halt his scheduled execution...