Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be significantly reduced in size, and its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Only a small fraction of the Public Integrity Section’s employees will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.
Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say
President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
DOJ weighs plan to slash public corruption unit
The Justice Department (DOJ) is weighing a sizable reduction in a division designed to handle public corruption cases, a move that comes after the department dropped charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Trump Admin Scales Back Justice Department's Public Corruption Unit, Shifts Cases Nationwide: Reports
Prosecutors in the Public Integrity Section, once home to dozens of attorneys, have reportedly been informed that the unit will no longer directly handle investigations or prosecutions.
Senate Democrats Tell N.Y. State Bar To Investigate Trump’s Deputy AG For Dropping Eric Adams Charges
Emil Bove committed professional misconduct by pressuring prosecutors to drop Adams’ charges, senators allege.
DOJ drug, organized crime task force chief fired
The head of a Justice Department task force dealing with organized crime and drug trafficking was fired by the Trump ...
Democrats Call for Inquiry Into Top Justice Official Over Adams Case
Senate Democrats asked a New York legal disciplinary panel to consider whether Emil Bove III abused his power in seeking the ...
Eric Adams’ case is likely over. The fight over what really went down is beginning.
In their Friday brief, DOJ leaders quoted a handful of internal communications, potentially waiving the confidentiality of scores of other documents.
An anti-professional vibe runs through Washington
Cynical thinking forms part of the framework for “efficiencies” sought by the Trump administration. To help sell the sweeping ...
Emil Bove Faces DOJ Ethics Complaint Over Mayor Adams Dismissal
A watchdog organization is calling on the Justice Department’s attorney misconduct office to investigate acting Deputy ...
RiverBender.com8d
Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats File Misconduct Complaint Against Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove With New York State Bar
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Senate ...
Paul Clement exposes DOJ deceit: Trump effort to enlist Adams in exchange for leniency fails
Lawyer Paul Clement (a former U.S. solicitor general with an impeccable legal, Republican and conservative pedigree) has ...
Trump to close DOJ corruption unit created after Watergate
Cases currently assigned to the Public Integrity Section will be reassigned to U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country.
Judge deciding whether to let charges drop against NYC Mayor Eric Adams is about to get key advice
A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department ...
Justice Dept. Moving to Downsize Units Investigating Fraud and Corruption
The plans, which have not been finalized, are the latest effort by the Trump administration to limit the ability of ...