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If Trump Is Allowed to Turn the Justice Department Into a Political Weapon, No One Is Safe

By Joyce White Vance

Attorney General William Barr Announces 21 Saudi Cadets to Be Removed From U.S. Training Program After Pensacola Shooting

By W.J. Hennigan and Tessa Berenson

Why the Inspector General's FBI Report Became the Latest Front in Washington's Partisan Fight

By Tessa Berenson

Inspector General Finds FBI Probe into Trump Campaign Was Justified, But Not Perfect

By Tessa Berenson
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The Fight to End Nationwide Injunctions

Over the weekend, a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants to prove they can pay for medical care in order to get visas. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham...

By Tessa Berenson

Meet John Durham, The Man Tasked With 'Investigating the Investigators'

Donald Trump’s fixation on the Mueller investigation and Ukraine’s role in the 2016 election is filled with dubious characters, pitched Twitter spats and bombastic TV personalities. But the man at the Justice Department in charge...

By Tessa Berenson

The Whistleblower Complaint Raises Big Questions About Attorney General Barr—and Trump

Attorney General William Barr has been implicated in the whistleblower complaint that spurred an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, raising new questions about Barr's apparent involvement in Trump's alleged efforts to pressure a foreign...

By Tessa Berenson

William Barr Is the Wrong Person to Lead the Jeffrey Epstein Investigation

Jeffrey Epstein is dead. His victims will never have their day in court, at least not with this defendant. It is critical that the Justice Department conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances of his...

By Joyce White Vance

Trump Celebrates Mueller Report, Despite Details

President Donald Trump and his team celebrated the publication of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report Thursday despite a wealth of damaging new details. "I’m having a good day," Trump said at a Wounded Warrior event...

By Tessa Berenson

Barr Ensured He'll Stay at the Center of the Mueller Report Debate

Attorney General William Barr used his press conference in advance of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report to issue an emphatic statement about the report's conclusions: Russia had indeed interfered with the 2016...

By Tessa Berenson

Barr Tells Congress He'll Release Mueller Report Soon

Attorney General William Barr said he will likely release the Mueller report to the public "within a week," and provided new information about the process of redacting the highly anticipated document during Congressional testimony Tuesday

By Tessa Berenson

Attorney General Letter Assures Mueller Report Will Be Released

Attorney General William Barr sought to reassure Congress and the public that the Mueller report will be released, promising in a new letter that "everyone will soon be able to read it on their own."...

By Tessa Berenson

Everyone Got to Read the Starr Report on Bill Clinton. Here’s Why the Mueller Report May Not Get the Same Treatment

The rules governing the special counsel's work have changed

By Olivia B. Waxman

Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy, Barr Says

Attorney General William Barr's summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation says that, 'while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him'

By Tessa Berenson and Alana Abramson

William Barr Is Now the Sole Keeper of the Mueller Report

Special counsel Robert Mueller has officially concluded his investigation after more than two years and turned his final report in to the Justice Department. What happens next depends on one man: the attorney general, William...

By Tessa Berenson

Signs Mueller Isn't Done Yet

Then-White House lawyer Ty Cobb once told Reuters that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation would be wrapping up within a few months. That was in mid-August of 2017 — more than 17 months ago. Cobb...

By Tessa Berenson

How Barr Tried to Reassure Democrats at His Hearing

With a measured tone and carefully worded answers, William Barr sought Tuesday to reassure senators that he would protect the Justice Department's vaunted independence if he were confirmed as attorney general. He said that he's...

By Tessa Berenson

Barr Facing 'Tough Questions'

When William Barr came up for Senate confirmation as attorney general in 1991, he was confirmed by voice vote, a procedure used when no one in the upper chamber has any objection. He's unlikely to...

By Tessa Berenson

Whitaker's Appointment Raises Three Legal Questions

With one tweet less than 24 hours after the midterm elections, President Donald Trump ousted the head of the Justice Department and promoted his chief of staff in his place. Matthew Whitaker, a former U.S....

By Tessa Berenson

Jeff Sessions Just Resigned as Attorney General. Here’s a Timeline of His Rocky Relationship With President Trump

Sessions was forced out as Attorney General on Wednesday

By Tessa Berenson and Katie Reilly
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