New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
The department’s current No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his growing conflict with the interim leadership of the F.B.I.
Justice Dept.’s Weaponization Group Underscores Trump’s Quest for Retribution
The memo signaled the most significant first step in deploying the levers of government to carry out President Trump’s repeated suggestions that he will pursue those he perceives to be his enemies.
More Than a Dozen Prosecutors at Washington U.S. Attorney’s Office Are Dismissed
Those informed of their dismissals had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot as the office struggled to manage what ...
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email ...
Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge
The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has ...
‘Totally illegal’: Andrew Weissmann on Trump’s effort to dismantle the FBI, purge career employees
Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department, Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Department Reporter ...
Patel Works to Persuade Senators His Loyalty to Trump Is Not Absolute
Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his ...
Kash Patel Has Made Money off His Ties to Trump
The F.B.I. nominee has not only cast his political lot with the president, he has also used the connection to the Trump brand, Truth Social and other Trump-linked entities as a significant source of ...
Patel’s Loyalty to Trump May Have Helped Guarantee Him the Nomination
Kash Patel exhibited unflinching fealty during Donald Trump’s four years out of office, standing by him during the grim days after the F.B.I. search of the president’s Florida estate in 2022.
Patel’s Loyalty to Trump Raises Doubts Over F.B.I.’s Independence
During President Trump’s first term, demanding personal loyalty didn’t always work; stocking top jobs with loyalists is the ...
Justice Dept. Fires Prosecutors Who Worked on Trump Investigations
The termination of more than a dozen lawyers who worked with the special counsel, Jack Smith, came hours after the department ...
Trump Crushes Justice Department’s Biggest Investigation In an Instant
President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is full ...