6 天之前 · “The sentences imposed today result from an egregious abuse of power at the highest levels of the Legislative Branch of the federal government,” New York U.S. Attorney Danielle r. Sassoon said.

1 天前 · In his final days in office, President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates, aiming to correct what he saw as unjustly long prison terms for drug offenses. But his broad use of clemency has drawn criticism from within the Justice Department, where officials argue that some recipients ...

2025年1月27日 · The FBI is grappling with President Trump’s hiring freeze, creating uncertainty within the bureau and unsettling its workforce. Despite the executive order exempting national security and public safety officials, the bureau appears to have taken steps that undermine its core mission to safeguard ...

4 天之前 · By Steve Neavling President Joe Biden has privately expressed regret over his decision to appoint Merrick Garland as attorney general, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. Biden has reportedly criticized the Justice Department under Garland for its perceived slow pace in prosecuting former President Donald Trump and for its aggressive pursuit of charges against Biden’s ...

3 天之前 · The FBI investigated a popular civil rights group in 2016 because agents believed the left-wing group may have been involved in a “conspiracy” to deny the “rights” of the KKK and other white supremacists.

4 天之前 · By Steve Neavling Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged President-elect Donald Trump with attempting to unlawfully remain in power after his 2020 election defeat, declared in a final report released early Tuesday that the evidence presented would have been sufficient to secure a conviction had Trump’s 2024 election win not rendered the prosecution moot. “The department’s view that ...

6 天之前 · By Steve Neavling Donald Trump, along with two of his allies, is making a last-ditch effort to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a final report on two criminal cases against the president-elect that were recently dismissed. Trump’s legal team sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday, arguing that Smith’s report — a two-volume document they reviewed over ...

5 天之前 · The FBI is investigating recent trips to Egypt and Canada taken by the suspect in the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, which left 14 people dead and many others injured when a truck plowed into a crowd of revelers. The suspect, a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran named Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had ...

4 天之前 · A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to prevent the release of a special counsel report detailing two completed investigations into him. The decision was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta, dealing a blow to Trump ...

2025年1月24日 · TickleTheWire.com TickleTheWire.com, which was founded in 2008, features federal law enforcement news from around the country. The site includes reports from newspapers and wire services including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the Associated Press, New York Daily News and Los Angeles Times. It also includes original reporting from top-notch journalists. The ...