Jeff Mordock

Donald Trump declines to say if he’ll fire Christopher Wray, calls FBI head ‘disappointing’

President Trump on Thursday declined to say if he would fire FBI Director Christopher A. Wray after the election but called him "disappointing."

October 8, 2020

Group of attorneys, ex-judges say they will ‘support’ DOJ employees who speak out against AG Barr

A coalition of attorneys and judges on Thursday said they will support any Justice Department official who resigns or speaks out against what they say is "political misuse" of the department by Attorney General William P. Barr ahead of next month's presidential election.

October 8, 2020

Flynn attorneys say Judge Sullivan ‘increasingly hostile,’ demand recusal from case

Attorneys for Michael Flynn on Wednesday demanded U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan recuse himself from the case, claiming the judge is "increasing hostile" and "improperly biased" against President Trump's one-time national security adviser.

October 7, 2020

Republican attorneys general slam former colleague Kamala Harris as ‘original lawless liberal’

Republican attorneys general assailed Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday, blasting their former colleague as the "original lawless liberal."

October 7, 2020

Justice Department unseals charges against British ISIS members involved in the death of 4 Americans

The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against two British members of the Islamic State who were part of a cell that killed four Americans, including aid worker Kayla Mueller in 2015.

October 7, 2020

Antifa violence escalates as movement goes mainstream

As the Antifa movement enters the mainstream, its sympathizers are escalating the violence from throwing rocks and blocking doors to physical assaults and, for the first time, killing.

October 6, 2020

Andrew McCabe’s attorney: Senate hearing on FBI Russia probe canceled because of COVID-19 fears

The Senate Judiciary Committee canceled Tuesday's hearing on the origins of the Trump-Russia probe after disgraced former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe cited the coronavirus outbreak in refusing to testify in person or remotely.

October 5, 2020

Barr blasted by federal judge for lacking diversity on panel studying law enforcement

A federal judge last week blocked a Justice Department commission studying issues plaguing the law enforcement community from releasing its report because the panel excluded civil-rights leaders.

October 4, 2020

Attorney General Barr tests negative for COVID-19: DOJ

Attorney General William P. Barr has tested negative for COVID-19 despite attending a White House event last week, where seven guests have since tested positive for the dangerous virus, the Justice Department said Saturday.

October 3, 2020

Andrew McCabe will not appear at Senate hearing, citing coronavirus concerns

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will not testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week because two of its members tested positive for COVID-19, his lawyer said Saturday.

October 3, 2020

House Republicans demand hearings on rioters’ funding sources

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee Friday demanded hearings on the funding source of the racial justice protests and civil unrest that has spread across the nation.

October 2, 2020

Federal judge stops AG Barr’s law enforcement panel from issuing report, citing lack of diversity

A federal judge Thursday blocked a Justice Department commission studying issues plaguing the law enforcement community from releasing its report because the panel excluded civil-rights leaders.

October 1, 2020

Judge orders Justice Department to release less-redacted Mueller report

The Justice Department could soon release a new, less redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report could be released by the Justice Department, following a decision Wednesday by a federal judge in Washington, D.C.

September 30, 2020

Kennedy to Comey: You are an ‘equal opportunity egotist,’ ‘tried to screw both Trump and Clinton’

Sen. John Kennedy assailed former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday, calling him an "equal opportunity egotist" for his role in the bureau's investigations into Hillary Clinton and President Trump.

September 30, 2020

James Comey: I am responsible for ‘embarrassing’ Carter Page FISA application

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday took responsibility for what he described as "embarrassing" errors the bureau made in the course of its investigation into President Trump's 2016 campaign aide Carter Page.

September 30, 2020

James Comey admits he wouldn’t have signed Carter Page FISA application

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday acknowledged that the bureau bungled the handling of surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, but he refused to take any personal blame and insisted that his failure was in trusting the process.

September 30, 2020

James Comey refuses to discuss allegations Hilary Clinton conjured Trump-Russia scandal

Former FBI Director James B. Comey on Wednesday dodged questions about a 2016 CIA request that the bureau probe Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign over allegations it "stirred up" a scandal linking President Trump to Russia.

September 30, 2020

James Comey says he’s ‘proud’ of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia probe

Former FBI Director James B. Comey defended his handling of the investigation into allegations of collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that he was "proud" of the work.

September 30, 2020

Federal judge in Flynn case hints he’s not ready to dismiss

A federal judge left President Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, in legal limbo Tuesday as the clock ticks down to a possible Biden administration that would undoubtedly continue the prosecution.

September 29, 2020

Andrew McCabe says FBI withholding documents ahead of Senate testimony, demands IG investigate

Attorneys for former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday accused the bureau of improperly withholding documents they say are critical to his Senate testimony next month.

September 29, 2020