Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: FBI Is Redacting Documents Without Credible Justification

By the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray want Congress to trust them about the FBI’s actions in 2016. That would be easier if not for daily proof that they continue to play games when redacting documents. Senate oversight Chairman Ron Johnson exposed the latest unjustified…

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Washington Post Editorial: Reputation of Justice Department ‘Is Now More In Danger Than It Has Been Since Watergate’

By The Washington Post Editorial Board THURSDAY BROUGHT a sad moment for the Justice Department. The department filed a brief in a frivolous legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But instead of following nearly all past practice, the department sided with the challengers. Defending major, duly passed federal statutes is a core Justice…

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Attorney For Ex-Hill Staffer Accuses Trump, DOJ of Making Inappropriate Comments About Criminal Case

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The lawyer for a former top staff member of the Senate Intelligence Committee charged with lying to the FBI about his contacts with reporters, alleged Wednesday that the Justice Department and President Donald Trump have made inappropriate comments about the case that could poison the jury pool, the New York Times…

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Sessions Says There Could Be More Firings in Wake of IG Report on FBI

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorney General Jeff Sessions hints that there could be more firings after the release of a Justice Department inspector general report on missteps during ex-FBI Director James Comey’s era, The Hill reports. Sessions told The Hill’s new morning show “Rising” that the IG report will better help the agency improve from past mistakes that…

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