Author: Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Appeals court gives Trump second chance to dismiss hush money conviction
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A federal appeals court on Thursday revived President Donald Trump’s effort to move his New York hush money conviction into federal court, reopening a pathway for Trump to wipe out his guilty verdict entirely. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit vacated a lower court…
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Obama’s DOJ laid the groundwork for the politicization Democrats now decry
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Former President Barack Obama’s use of executive power and pursuit of policy changes without the constraints of Congress helped set the table for what Democrats now describe as the “authoritarian” ethos of the second Trump administration. From using the Justice Department to achieve partisan goals to advancing his immigration agenda via executive actions, Obama set precedents…
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House Oversight asks Bondi to investigate ‘all executive actions’ under Biden
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The House Oversight Committee asked Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday to open a review into every executive action taken during former President Joe Biden’s administration, arguing that many may have been carried out without his direct authorization as his cognitive health declined. In a referral letter dated Tuesday, Chairman James Comer (R-KY) urged the Justice Department to determine whether all official…
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Jack Smith lawyers admit media reports prompted phone records subpoena of GOP lawmakers
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Former special counsel Jack Smith’s legal team acknowledged that media reports were a key factor behind his 2023 decision to subpoena the phone records of nine Republican lawmakers, a revelation that could add new fuel to GOP accusations of political targeting. Smith’s attorneys, Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski, defended the subpoenas as “entirely proper, lawful,…
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Fourteen GOP states push federal officials to require proof of citizenship for voter registration
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A coalition of 14 Republican-led states on Monday urged the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to adopt new federal rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, marking the latest front in the GOP’s nationwide election integrity campaign. The multistate effort, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, backs a petition from America First Legal,…
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Scholars debate Democrats’ favorite Trump attack line: Are we in a ‘constitutional crisis’?
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During a debate at the Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday, two law professors were asked about a charge that has become a frequent refrain among Democrats despite a flurry of strong legal victories for the Trump administration this year: Is the United States in a constitutional crisis under President Donald Trump? The Steamboat Institute’s debate resolution,…
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Judge hands Trump partial win in Alligator Alcatraz case
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A federal judge on Monday narrowed a lawsuit against the Florida immigration detention site known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” giving the Trump administration a partial victory while allowing some claims against it to continue. U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, who serves in the Southern District of Florida and was appointed by President Donald Trump, dismissed detainees’ Fifth Amendment claims on Monday in…
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Missouri AG Bailey named to new FBI co-deputy director role alongside Bongino
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will leave his role to join the FBI as co-deputy director, sharing the position with conservative commentator and former law enforcement officer Dan Bongino, he announced Monday. “I am proud to announce I have accepted the role of Co-Deputy Director of the FBI,” Bailey, a Republican, said in a statement. “I extend my thanks…
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DOJ will ‘begin to provide’ Epstein-related records Friday, Comer says
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House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said Monday the Justice Department will begin to provide documents related to Jeffrey Epstein to the committee on Friday, marking the first production of records under subpoena in the Epstein investigation. Comer announced the committee’s progress with Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday afternoon, saying the committee was informed the DOJ would start handing over Epstein-related…
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DOJ charges five cartel leaders, seeks $26 million bounties
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The Justice Department on Thursday unsealed sweeping drug trafficking indictments against five top leaders of the United Cartels, a powerful Michoacán-based criminal syndicate that President Donald Trump earlier this year designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The case is being prosecuted in the Eastern District of Tennessee, where federal prosecutors say the investigation first began before expanding into an international operation. Attorney…