Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is seen Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Minneapolis. Adam Gray/AP hide caption toggle caption Adam Gray/AP The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple government officials in Minnesota, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, expanding the agency’s probe alleging that Minnesota officials conspired to impede […]
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Minneapolis Mayor Frey: ‘Of course’ I’ll comply with DOJ probe
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended himself and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday, insisting they’ve “done nothing wrong” amid what sources say is a new federal investigation targeting the two Democratic officials. “If the rumors are true, this is deeply concerning, because this is way more important than just me. This is a very serious […]
DOJ is investigating Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor : NPR
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol on Jan. 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn., where he announced he was abandoning his re-election campaign. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a […]
DOJ launches criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, he says
In an extraordinary escalation of a months-long attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve, federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, he confirmed in a statement Sunday night. The investigation is related to Powell’s testimony earlier this year about the multi-year renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings, Powell […]
WATCH: DOJ begins releasing documents from its Epstein files
The Department of Justice has begun releasing what a top DOJ official said would be “several hundred thousand” documents from the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Source link
After years of speculation, DOJ faces Friday deadline to release remaining Epstein files
After years of legal battles and online speculation, the Justice Department on Friday faces a deadline to release the remainder of its investigative files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose connection to the rich and powerful and 2019 death by suicide has generated scores of conspiracy theories. Congress last month passed the Epstein […]
Trump’s DOJ has sued 18 states to try to access voter data : NPR
A voter carries his son as he walks into the Oak Creek Town Hall to drop off his ballot on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Oak Creek, Colo. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against four more states as […]
DOJ won’t say what it advised Noem amid contempt inquiry over El Salvador deportations
Department of Justice officials, citing privilege, did not disclose details on the legal advice given to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the decision to continue the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador in March. The declarations filed in court Friday are a response to a contempt inquiry initiated by U.S. District Court […]
Florida judge grants DOJ motion to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
A federal judge in Florida has granted the Trump administration’s motion to unseal grand jury transcripts from the initial federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s. The order also grants the government’s request to modify any protective orders in place that would inhibit public disclosure. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith – a Trump appointee – […]
Epstein alleged victims lawyer sends scathing letter over DOJ document release
When the House Oversight Committee released a trove of files and emails from the Epstein estate earlier this month, alleged victims of the convicted sex offender responded with “widespread panic” after learning the documents included dozens of unredacted victim names, prominent attorneys for Epstein victims told a federal judge this week. “I thought the government had […]