Senior reporter, Department of Justice @BLaw | @UMWallaceHouse alum | [email protected] | Signal at benpenn.06
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I went long on a new form of Trump DOJ turmoil: Top Las Vegas prosecutor Sigal Chattah repeatedly bypassed Main Justice recusal orders, pushed cases for ex-clients & friends, targeted political foe & much more.
"It's charitable to call it chaos."
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Scoop with @MicaSoellnerDC: DOJ's chief congressional liaison, Patrick Davis, to resign at end of Oct., just as his job would transform post-midterms if Dems take gavel news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
As Todd Blanche thanks Meta at event with Trump for cooperating w/ law enforcement on cybercrime, a reminder that top DOJ officials recently halted a grand jury probe of Meta news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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The judge, a Trump 1 appointee, allegedly refused to manage her docket, recused from 40+ cases since June 1, made “racial insults to judges and court staff,” and sent “copious and bizarre emails to court staff and judges.”
Don’t miss weekend scoop from @jacq_thomsen:
NEW: Judge Ada Brown is facing a misconduct proceeding over several claims, including the mishandling of her docket. Her cases were transferred, investigators say "reasonable basis" to believe Brown "suffers from a mental condition" per court docs news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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NEW: Judge Ada Brown is facing a misconduct proceeding over several claims, including the mishandling of her docket. Her cases were transferred, investigators say "reasonable basis" to believe Brown "suffers from a mental condition" per court docs news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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Politically appointed DOJ lawyers have submitted more than a dozen court filings that haven’t been signed by any career attorneys, a move former officials call unusual. @SuzanneMonyak looks into the increased involvement of DOJ's front office in big cases
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SCOOP: Trump DOJ leaders have halted prosecutors' long-running grand jury probe of Meta Platforms over permitting illicit drug sales. Officials intervened just after Meta execs were subpoenaed to testify. Case likely headed for non-criminal resolution. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
SCOOP: Trump DOJ leaders have halted prosecutors' long-running grand jury probe of Meta Platforms over permitting illicit drug sales. Officials intervened just after Meta execs were subpoenaed to testify. Case likely headed for non-criminal resolution. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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EXCLUSIVE: @FBIDirectorKash says the FBI has stepped up its effort against violent crime, but Justice Department data rebuts that claim. The FBI is filing fewer criminal cases than it did during the Biden Administration. But Patel is counting state and local arrests to juice his stats. With @CarolLeonnig
Per @MitchABlack, at a hearing yesterday in which judge indicated he'll likely disqualify Bill Essayli as LA's top prosecutor, Essayli sat as second chair & told reporters: “The president runs the executive branch & nothing here is going to change that.”
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is offering migrant children $3,000 to voluntarily depart in immigration court. Sometimes the offer comes from ICE attorneys, other times from the immigration judges themselves.
The kids are as young as 5. W/@cecelou18
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News: The rise of Trump admin's DOJ fraud division has decimated a once elite white collar unit known for convicting market manipulating traders at big banks. Criminal Division is now trying to stop the exodus with unheard of retention bonuses. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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White House Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller spoke to agents at an FBI training on domestic terrorism days before DOJ charged a man for cyberstalking his wife cbsnews.com/news/stephen-mil… w/ @dklaidman
JUST IN: Justice Dept. employees have been directed by a top official to start using Trump's preferred term "Super Intelligence" instead of AI - including in court filings when appropriate. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
NEW: Lawyers for Olympic canoeist charged with damaging reflecting pool want DOJ IG investigation of US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for her actions in the failed prosecution.
They lodge new accusations that Pirro interrogated defense expert mid-inspection. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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The Seattle US attorney who was fired by President Donald Trump must remain sidelined for now, as judges consider a longer stay during the Justice Department’s appeal of a trial court decision restoring the prosecutor’s post. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
Now official: DOJ obtains cyberstalking indictment of man for allegedly making dozens of harassing calls to Katie Miller and her parents, per Brian Dowling news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
Exclusive: Fed prosecutors in Boston readying to charge a veteran for allegedly harassing calls to Stephen Miller wife, Katie. Trump DOJ wants imminent charges but career AUSAs have concerns about evidence. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
RT @AbhiKambli1984: The judge appeared to rule from the bench during the hearing so I don’t have a written opinion to analysis. But this se…
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JUST IN: Federal judge has blocked Trump's termination of court-appointed Seattle US attorney Roger Rogoff, for now, ordering AG Blanche to give him access to the office right away. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
As I previewed in Feb., Seattle bar had been hoping to find a court-selected pick who'd be willing to sue when fired. Might not be a desireable spot, since Rogoff's temp court W today means he must operate within a potentially hostile Main Justice news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
