Jeff Mordock

Peter Strzok says anti-Trump texts were protected by First Amendment

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok said in a court filing that the Justice Department violated his rights to privacy and free speech when it fired him over a slew of text messages critical of President Trump.

December 31, 2019

Grafton Thomas, Hanukkah stabbing suspect, charged with federal hate crimes

Federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges Monday against the man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration over the weekend in New York.

December 30, 2019

Michael Avenatti was $15M in debt when he tried to extort $25M from Nike, prosecutors say

Michael Avenatti was more than $15 million in debt when he tried to extort $25 million from Nike, federal prosecutors said in a New York court filing.

December 26, 2019

Pornography crackdown vowed by Donald Trump still never materialized

President Trump's election victory in 2016 panicked the adult film industry because it expected the biggest crackdown on pornography since the Reagan administration.

December 25, 2019

Halim Flowers, convicted murderer, praises Trump policies, prison reform

Halim Flowers is a convicted murderer at 16 years old, author of 11 books, poet, burgeoning fashion mogul, and outspoken proponent of President Trump's criminal justice reform.

December 24, 2019

Donald Trump slams ‘very unfair’ treatment of Stone, Flynn; dodges pardon questions

President Trump said Tuesday two former associates convicted of crimes uncovered in the Russia probe received "very unfair" treatment, but would not say whether he would pardon them.

December 24, 2019

Andrew McCabe says DOJ refuses to turn over evidence in his lawsuit over firing

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe is accusing the Justice Department and FBI of withholding evidence in his lawsuit over his 2018 firing and has asked a federal court in Washington to compel the Justice Department to provide documents related to his termination.

December 24, 2019

Erika Welsey, Quantico analyst suing FBI, asks judge to block retaliation

A woman who claims in a lawsuit that the FBI allowed sexual harassment to thrive at its training academy in Quantico, Virginia, asked a federal judge Monday to block the bureau from allegedly retaliating against her and a co-worker.

December 23, 2019

Don McGahn case: Trump administration says courts shouldn’t decide

The Trump administration and House Democrats again sparred over the testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn in dueling court filings Monday.

December 23, 2019

John Durham investigating ex-CIA head John Brennan as part of probe: Report

U.S. Attorney John Durham is examining the role former CIA director John Brennan played in the early stages of the Russian investigation, according to a report Friday.

December 20, 2019

Don McGahn subpoena made moot by impeachment: Justice Dept.

Democrats' legal battle to compel testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn is likely moot now that President Trump has been impeached, the Justice Department told a federal court Thursday.

December 19, 2019

State Department employee accused of using Embassy computer to sell counterfeit handbags

A State Department employee is accused of using his embassy computer in South Korea to sell counterfeit Vera Bradley handbags to customers in the United States, according to an indictment unsealed late Wednesday.

December 19, 2019

AG William Barr unveils DOJ initiative to combat violent crime in 7 cities

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced a new initiative to crack down on crime in several of the nation's most violent cities.

December 18, 2019

IG Horowitz says questions remain about FBI’s FISA failures

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told senators Wednesday questions remain about the FBI's missteps in investigating a former Trump campaign adviser.

December 18, 2019

IG Horowitz says FBI should have considered ending Carter Page surveillance

The FBI should have reassessed whether to continue surveilling Trump campaign aide Carter Page after learning allegations he was a Russian spy might not be credible, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Wednesday.

December 18, 2019

Michael Horowitz says he did not reach a conclusion on bias in FISA warrant

Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz said Wednesday his team did not reach a conclusion on whether anti-Trump bias influenced the FBI's botched application to wiretap a Trump campaign figure.

December 18, 2019

Judge tosses Paul Manafort’s fraud case in New York

A New York judge Wednesday dismissed a state mortgage fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, saying the indictment violated double jeopardy laws.

December 18, 2019

FISA court raps FBI’s faulty affidavits for Trump wiretaps: ‘Serious misconduct’

In a rare order, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court condemned the FBI on Tuesday for misleading the court in its application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, saying the sheer number of problems with the petition raises questions about other filings by the law enforcement agency.

December 17, 2019

Lev Parnas, Giuliani associate, received $1M payment from Ukrainian oligarch, prosecutors say

Lev Parnas, an associate of President Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from a Ukrainian oligarch who faces criminal charges in the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday.

December 17, 2019

Paul Manfort hospitalized with ‘cardiac event’

President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was hospitalized last week for "a cardiac event," ABC News reported Tuesday.

December 17, 2019