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Federal Prosecutors: Thrown Sandwiches Are A Felony But Openly Carrying Rifles Isn’t A Problem
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Is throwing a sandwich at someone a felony? Well, that all depends on a few factors. The most important considerations are these: What would normally be rhetorical questions were answered in Washington, D.C. recently. A (now-former) DOJ employee allegedly (we…
Aug 26, 2025, 9:58 PM
Donald Trump promises death penalty for murder cases in Washington, DC
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
The Republican leader had pledged to 'restore' the death penalty upon returning to the White House for a second term.
Aug 26, 2025, 8:53 PM
Former special counsel Jack Smith responds to federal investigation against him about his prosecution of Donald Trump
Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN, CNN
A federal watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith’s two prosecutions against President Donald Trump is based on “imaginary and...
Aug 26, 2025, 7:56 PM
'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges
Carrie Johnson, NPR
Inside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday, tensions over the potential for federal overreach broke into open court.
Aug 26, 2025, 9:00 AM
Trump promises jail time for flag-burners while signing executive order
Garrett Owen, Salon
The controversial practice has been ruled protected speech by the Supreme Court.
Aug 25, 2025, 10:15 PM
Epstein accuser’s memoir to be published posthumously
Garrett Owen, Salon
The publisher promised “intimate, disturbing, and heartbreaking new details" from the Epstein accuser's life.
Aug 25, 2025, 7:55 PM
Once elusive Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in US
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Charges relate to his decades-long involvement in leading the Sinaloa cartel and its role in funnelling drugs to the US.
Aug 25, 2025, 7:24 PM
Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges
Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. charges related to his decades-long leadership of...
Aug 25, 2025, 4:55 PM
“We Are the World,” January 6th Style
Charles Bethea, The New Yorker
In a Miami studio where the Eagles and Bob Marley recorded, a choir of pardoned Capitol rioters tries to “reclaim” the national anthem, Charles Bethea writes.
Aug 25, 2025, 10:00 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony says a lot about our dystopia
Belén Fernández, Al Jazeera English
That the US president needs a character certificate from a convicted criminal is quite befitting.
Aug 24, 2025, 5:24 PM
Judge Destroys Fake Elector Mastermind In Court Ruling
Chris capper Liebenthal, Crooksandliars.com
Over a year ago, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed charges against two of Trump's former lawyers and a former Trump aide in relation to the fake elector scheme in the 2020 elections. Since that time, one of the defendants, Jim Troupis, has soon out a…
Aug 24, 2025, 2:46 PM
Is Jussie Smollett Innocent? The Complicated True Story Behind The Hate Crime Scandal
Monica Mercuri, Contributor, Monica Mercuri, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/, Forbes
Jussie Smollett’s 2019 hate crime controversy is back in the spotlight with Netflix’s new documentary. Here’s what to know about the case and whether he was telling the truth.
Aug 23, 2025, 3:15 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell claims in DOJ interview that Epstein list doesn't exist
BBC News
Maxwell denied that there is any 'client list' of prominent figures involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Aug 23, 2025, 2:10 AM
8 takeaways from Ghislaine Maxwell's interview transcript with the Justice Department
Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider
In a two-day interview Ghislaine Maxwell was asked about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and conspiracy theories surrounding his life and death.
Aug 22, 2025, 10:59 PM
WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody in Tennessee
ABC News
The Salvadoran native has been in criminal custody since the federal government brought him back to the U.S. in June to face human smuggling charges.
Aug 22, 2025, 8:21 PM
What Ghislaine Maxwell told deputy AG about former President Bill Clinton
JAMES HILL, AARON KATERSKY, KATHERINE FAULDERS and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News
Maxwell said that Bill Clinton never visited Epstein's private island estate.
Aug 22, 2025, 8:20 PM
Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell
Carrie Johnson, NPR
Maxwell, the longtime partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spoke with top Justice Department officials over the course of two days in late July.
Aug 22, 2025, 7:40 PM
Maxwell provided DOJ with no incriminating info about Epstein associates: Sources
James Hill, Aaron Katersky, Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, ABC News
Ghislaine Maxwell provided no incriminating information on high-profile individuals who interacted with Jeffrey Epstein to the DOJ, sources said.
Aug 22, 2025, 6:49 PM
Another Bullshit ‘Assaulting An ICE Officer’ Case Falls Apart In Front Of A Grand Jury
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The number of assaults on ICE officers was always going to increase. There’s no way it wouldn’t, not when ICE was sending out a task force composed of multiple federal law enforcement agencies daily to multiple locations in the United States, hoping to finall…
Aug 22, 2025, 4:30 PM
Trump attorney makes bold claim after legal blow—but gets 1 basic fact wrong
Lauren Sforza, nj.com
Alina Habba got a critical fact about the 2024 election wrong.
Aug 22, 2025, 2:11 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released on Friday from criminal custody
Laura Romero, ABC News
The Salvadoran native was wrongly deported to CECOT in March.
Aug 22, 2025, 11:48 AM
Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust
Tom Dreisbach, NPR
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
Aug 22, 2025, 9:00 AM
First wave of Epstein files is being sent to Congress, says Oversight Committee chair
Claudia Grisales, NPR
The Justice Department is expected to deliver files from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation to the House Oversight Committee starting Friday. The panel plans to release some of the files publicly.
Aug 22, 2025, 9:00 AM
Eric Adams aide faces corruption charges amid New York City mayoral race
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Former adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin faces new indictments as pressure on Mayor Eric Adams grows during election season.
Aug 21, 2025, 7:01 PM