US scraps Justice Department task force that took on cartels, documents show The U.S. Justice Department is closing a task force that took on drug cartels and an office that aimed to ease racial tensions, in a reorganization that drops a plan to merge the nation's top drug and gun law enforcement agencies, documents seen by Reuters show.

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Exclusive: Nevada's acting US Attorney urged voter fraud probe to help Republicans, document shows Nevada's top federal prosecutor has asked the FBI to investigate debunked Republican claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election, a probe she hopes will influence congressional races and ensnare Democrats, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

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Exclusive: US considered charging Minnesota judges, lawyers in immigration crackdown, sources say The judges and defense lawyers discussed requesting virtual court hearings to protect defendants from being arrested by federal immigration officers.

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Trump judicial nominee pressured DOJ to defy court on deportations, whistleblower says A top U.S. Justice Department official tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as an appellate judge profanely pressured department attorneys to defy court orders to carry out mass deportations of p...

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US Justice Department 'weaponization' reviews spark calls to drop prosecutions As the federal public corruption prosecution of former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada neared trial this spring, his lawyers made one last effort to kill the case, by petitioning senior Justice Department officials that it was "weaponization," according to three people familiar with the matter.

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How Trump defanged the Justice Department’s political-corruption watchdogs Stripped of its authority and nearly all its staff, the U.S. Justice Department’s storied Public Integrity Section is on life support. Former prosecutors say the overhaul could make it easier to prosecute Trump’s opponents.

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DOGE staffer advised on cuts to Justice Dept grants, document and source say A member of Elon Musk's U.S. Department of Government Efficiency helped steer the Justice Department's April termination of more than $811 million in grants, including funding for Trump administration priorities such as aid to crime victims and police, according to a document and a person familiar with the matter.

A member of Elon Musk's U.S. Department of Government Efficiency helped steer the Justice Department's April termination of more than $811 million in grants.
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Exclusive: US Justice Dept grant cuts valued at $811 million, people familiar say The U.S. Justice Department is terminating grants totaling $811 million for a wide range of services to crime victims, including trauma recovery centers and sign language interpretation, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The U.S. Justice Department is terminating $811 million in grants, including some impacting victim service programs ranging from trauma centers and crisis hotlines to sign language interpretation and police training, according to internal documents and two sources.

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US Justice Department cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, according to internal records and four people familiar with the matter.

At least 365 DOJ OJP grants were abruptly canceled late on Tuesday. Experts say the cuts, some of which involve non-taxpayer funded grants, could literally leave domestic violence victims out on the streets.

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New US Justice Dept policy cracks down on social media posts President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheerleading Trump and castigating his opponents online.

U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheerleading Trump and castigating his opponents online.

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US Justice Dept disbands cryptocurrency enforcement unit The U.S. Justice Department is disbanding its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordering prosecutors to focus instead on criminal investigations involving cartels and terrorist groups that use digital currency to finance illicit business, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

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US Justice Dept mobilized armed Marshals to warn ex-lawyer over congressional testimony, letter shows The U.S. Justice Department sent armed U.S. Marshals to deliver a letter warning a fired career pardon attorney about testifying to Congress, calling them off only when she acknowledged having received the letter by email, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.

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Exclusive: DOGE official at DOJ bragged about hacking, distributing pirated software A top employee of billionaire Elon Musk who is now working in the U.S. Justice Department previously bragged about hacking and distributing pirated software, according to archived copies of his former websites reviewed by Reuters.

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Exclusive: FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say The FBI has cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism and has scrapped a tool used to track such investigations, in a shift that could undermine law enforcement’s ability to counter white supremacists and anti-government extremists, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Michael Caputo, former Trump 2016 campaign adviser who was interviewed by Mueller team and former HHS spox under Trump, is now... working for Ed Martin. See: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/fron...

Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Top federal prosecutor in Washington says his office will pursue all gun cases, memo shows Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., were ordered on Monday to pursue every firearms case referred to them and to seek pretrial detention against every person charged with such an offense, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin tells prosecutors they must pursue all firearms cases, and they must seek pretrial detention for every firearms violation. "We will flood the federal district court with cases - to make our City safe," he wrote.

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Washington prosecutor probes threats against DOGE, names Schumer as target The top U.S. prosecutor in Washington launched an investigation on Wednesday into threats against federal workers - and named Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer as a target of the probe - after people working in Elon Musk's drive to downsize and overhaul the government said they had been threatened.

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Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract The top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney's office resigned on Tuesday, citing what she described as an improper demand by Trump-appointed officials to launch a criminal probe and pursue an asset freeze.

Senior criminal prosecutor at U.S. Attorney's office in DC has resigned, after refusing to investigate and pursue an asset freeze into a govn't contract awarded during the Biden administration due to lack of evidence. Updates coming soon. www.reuters.com/world/us/sen...

Senate Democrat alleges FBI chief pick Patel is secretly overseeing firings The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday alleged that President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel has been secretly overseeing the ouster of the bureau's leadership before being confirmed for the role.

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Top Trump prosecutor in DC opens probe based on referral from Elon Musk Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's top federal prosecutor in Washington, announced on Friday he has launched an investigation into government employees accused of stealing property and making threats based on a referral by Elon Musk.

DC Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin today issued a letter on DOJ letterhead from his personal X account announcing he was launching a DOGE-related investigation based on referrals from Elon Musk

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FBI agents ordered to work on January 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says A top Justice Department official on Wednesday told FBI agents they would not be fired if they worked on January 6 investigations because they were ordered to do so and accused FBI leaders of insubordination for initially opposing demands for agents' names.

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Top Trump prosecutor in DC dropped federal case against Capitol rioter he represented As President Donald Trump moved last month to free the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol, his newly appointed top prosecutor in Washington put his name on a request that a judge drop charges against one of them he represented as a defense attorney.

Washington D.C.'s top federal prosecutor filed a motion to dismiss a Jan. 6 case. The defendant? His own client. More here: www.reuters.com/world/us/top...

Trump seeks loyal attorney general As Donald Trump hustles to build his cabinet, one job stands out: the attorney general who will support his agenda of mass deportations, pardoning Jan. 6 rioters and seeking retribution against those who prosecuted him over the past four years.

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