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What we know about Trump's unsubstantiated wiretapping allegations against Obama
President Trump has sparked a firestorm by accusing former President Obama of wiretapping communications in Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign without providing any evidence for his claim. But former Obama administration officials are hitting back, saying Obama did not order any wiretap. The
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James Comey: Everything you need to know about the FBI director
FBI Director James Comey found himself back in the news this month after reports emerged that he asked the Department of Justice to refute President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims that former President Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower. The news was just the latest in a
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Sessions' path to remake Justice Department may be clearer
There may be a silver lining to the political cloud over Attorney General Jeff Sessions after his decision to step back from any investigation touching the Trump campaign
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Sessions questions Justice Department reports on Ferguson and Chicago policing
Newly minted Attorney General Jeff Sessions questioned reports published by his agency about policing in Chicago and Ferguson , Missouri, describing "some of it" as "pretty anecdotal and not so scientifically based." While admitting that he had not read the reports, but instead viewed summaries,
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Remnick: 'What we need is a real investigation' into Trump team ties to Russia
We need to define what this great, great unprecedented movement is and what it actually represents. The core conviction of our movement is that we are a nation that put and will put its own citizens first. President trump at CPAC on Friday. We're joined now on "The roundtable" by Matt schlapp,
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The Investigation Into the FBI's Handling of the Clinton Email Probe Explained
The investigation into the FBI ’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe will focus on whether FBI Director James Comey broke Department of Justice “policies and procedures” by going public with details of the Clinton case, and announcing publicly that the investigation was being re-opened
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5 Takeaways From Scathing Department of Justice Report on Chicago Policing
Federal investigators have determined that the Chicago Police Department has violated the constitutional rights of citizens for years in numerous ways, such as using excessive force, permitting racially discriminatory conduct and shooting individuals who posed no immediate threats, the U.S.
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Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Pre-Election Actions of FBI, DOJ
The Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General announced today that it will launch a review of the actions taken by the FBI and DOJ ahead of November's election in connection to the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The inspector general will look at whether FBI Director James
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Justice Department and Baltimore Reach Consent Decree on Reforming City's Police Department
After months of negotiation, the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Baltimore have reached an agreement on a consent decree that mandates reforms of the city's police department, federal and city officials announced today. "In Baltimore, in many ways, this is a great day," Baltimore Mayor







