The Justice Department clears the major media merger saying it will increase competition though critics worry about political influence over entertainment.
Tag: DOJ
Gavin Newsom Says Trump Ordered DOJ to Investigate Him and His Wife
California’s governor publicly accuses President Trump of using the Justice Department to target him politically in an escalating feud.
DOJ Approves Paramount Acquisition of Warner Bros. Claiming It Will Increase Competition
The Justice Department clears the mega-media merger raising concerns that Trump allies will tighten control over entertainment media.
US DOJ Atlanta Firearms Trafficking Ring Smuggled Guns from Stolen Vehicle Burglaries
Prosecutors alleged the Atlanta trafficking network burglarised vehicles over multiple years to source illegally obtained firearms before smuggling them internationally.
Trump’s Enemies List: DOJ Probe Into E. Jean Carroll Condemned as Political Weaponization of Law
Civil liberties advocates and legal scholars condemned the DOJ’s criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll as a politically motivated abuse of power.
DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll in Widely Condemned Move
The Department of Justice initiated a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll following years of targeting by the Trump administration.
Trump Allies Accuse DOJ of Using Criminal Law to Pursue Political Enemies via Carroll Probe
Legal analysts and civil liberties groups condemned the DOJ’s criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll as an abuse of prosecutorial power.
US DOJ Charges 11 Men in DC Over Transnational Methamphetamine and GBL Trafficking Network
Federal prosecutors announced charges against members of an East Coast drug ring that distributed meth and GBL from New York to Washington DC.
DOJ Issues Permanent Bar on IRS Investigating Trump Family and Business Interests
The US Department of Justice announced a permanent prohibition preventing the IRS from probing Donald Trump his sons and their family business.
DOJ Drops Chicago Anti-ICE Protest Charges Over Prosecutors’ Gross Misconduct
A federal court dismissed cases against anti-ICE activists after finding that the US government’s own prosecutors had behaved improperly