U.S. Senate Confirms Election Denier, Trump Defense Lawyer For Justice Department
Harmeet Dhillon has a trail of controversies, including repeatedly denying the 2020 presidential election results.
Tag: DOJ
Content focused on the U.S. Attorney General or the Department of Justice in general. In 2024, there is a lot of controversy and disinformation about the DOJ after former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in New York.
Trump’s AG has been busy quietly ushering in fascism.
Pam Bondi’s first day at DOJ was spent making changes that will benefit Trump, his authoritarian friends abroad, and his “billionaire buddies.”
Federal Office on Violence Against Women removes funding opportunities from website
The office, part of the Justice Department, is a key source of grants for nonprofits that work to help victims of domestic violence.
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general
The former Florida attorney general is the first woman nominated by a Republican president to serve in the position.
DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith Drops Cases Against Trump
The federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump is over, at least during his forthcoming presidency.
Who is Pam Bondi? Why Was She Picked to Be Attorney General?
Matt Gaetz was President-Elect Donald Trump’s first pick to lead the Justice Department. Pam Bondi was chosen for the role of Attorney General after Gaetz withdrew from consideration.
Texas To DOJ: Federal Election Monitors Aren’t Allowed in Polling Places
Texas election officials said federal inspectors can’t be inside polls or places where ballots are counted under Texas law after the DOJ announced plans to send monitors to the state.
Georgia prisons violate law against “cruel and unusual” punishment federal probe finds
Conditions in Georgia prisons are so bad that they violate the Constitutional rights of inmates against cruel and unusual punishment, according to the United States Justice Department, and the state is “deliberately indifferent” to the unsafe conditions.
U.S. Government Unveils Charges Against Iranians Who Hacked Into Trump 2024 Campaign
U.S. law enforcement on Friday announced charges against three Iranians who allegedly stole materials from former President Donald Trump’s campaign and tried to pass them to news media and Democrats in an attempt to influence the 2024 election.
”Terrorgram” on Telegram: 2 Members Of White Supremacist Terrorist Group indicted by DOJ
On Friday, the DOJ arrested 2 men responsible for a White Supremacist terrorist group called the “Terrorgram Collective” on Telegram. They shared a list of high-value targets (names, addresses, and photos) to assassinate and critical U.S. infrastructure to attack.
DOJ targets 2 Wisconsin towns over lack of accessible voting machines
Thornapple and Lawrence in Rusk County allegedly didn’t have machines to accommodate voters with disabilities in April, as required by law. The Justice Department said it might sue.
Voter advocacy groups ask DOJ to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified
The request for the U.S. Department of Justice to protect voters comes after Texas undermined ballot secrecy in the name of election transparency.
