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Durbin: Bondi 'Pressured' FBI on Review of Epstein Files

Dem senator says in letters to DOJ, FBI that 1K agents were made to 'flag' any references to Trump

(Newser) - Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is raising new questions about how the FBI has handled files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. According to letters Durbin sent to the Justice Department and FBI leadership, agents reviewing Epstein's files earlier...

DOJ Asks Judge to Release Epstein, Maxwell Testimony

Grand jury secrecy laws complicate such disclosures

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge in Manhattan to unseal grand jury testimony from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, after demands from President Trump's supporters to release documents about the case threatened to overshadow the administration's agenda. The department requested a similar release in the...

Analysts Say 3 Minutes Were Cut From Epstein Video

Experts tell Wired that prison video was assembled from two edited clips

(Newser) - An FBI video intended to shed light on the circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein's death is raising more questions than answers. Metadata uncovered by Wired shows that roughly three minutes of footage were trimmed from what the Department of Justice and FBI had described as "full raw" surveillance...

Johnson Breaks With Trump on Epstein Files

'You should put everything out there, let the people decide it'

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging the Justice Department to make public all its files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson also wants Attorney General Pam Bondi to clarify her previous comments about possessing a so-called "client list" tied to Epstein's network, Politico reports. "It's a...

Democrats Happily Pile On the Growing Epstein Chaos
In the MAGA-Epstein Chaos,
5 Factions Emerge
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In the MAGA-Epstein Chaos, 5 Factions Emerge

Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to make political hay out of the infighting

(Newser) - The MAGA infighting over the Jeffrey Epstein files continues to escalate, and now Democrats are piling on. Axios reports that Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna introduced a resolution requiring the Justice Department to release all files related to Epstein, forcing House Republicans to shoot it down Monday night. Khanna, however, promised...

Musk Rips Trump's Defense: 'Just Release the Files'

President had backed Pam Bondi over her handling of Jeffrey Epstein case

(Newser) - Elon Musk has further solidified his split with President Trump with responses about the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The president on Saturday had posted a long defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has come under MAGA fire after announcing there are no previously secret documents...

Trump Tells MAGA Critics of Bondi to Back Off

Attorney general is doing a 'fantastic job,' says president amid Epstein controversy

(Newser) - As MAGA infighting continues over the federal Jeffrey Epstein investigation, President Trump is making clear that he is very much on the side of his attorney general. In a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday, the president criticized those going after Pam Bondi on the issue, reports CNN :
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Epstein Fallout Intensifies in Trump Administration

Deputy FBI chief reportedly close to resigning in clash with attorney general

(Newser) - The fallout continues in DC over the handling of the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death . CNN and Axios report that Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is close to resigning—in fact, he didn't show up to work on Friday—as he clashes with Attorney General Pam...

Bondi Explains 'Missing Minute' in Epstein Video

'Every night the video is reset, and every night should have the same minute missing'

(Newser) - President Trump scolded a reporter for asking Attorney General Pam Bondi about "lingering mysteries" in the Jeffrey Epstein case at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday—but she said she wouldn't mind answering the question. She explained the "missing minute" from video recorded outside Epstein's cell door. The...

Trump Scolds Reporter for Asking About Epstein

Question to Bondi 'seems like a desecration' after Texas tragedy, he says

(Newser) - President Trump has leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid fresh scrutiny from elements of his base over recent Justice Department revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Trump headed off a reporter's Epstein-related questions for Bondi at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, chiding the journalist...

DOJ Escalates Campaign Against Jan. 6 Prosecutors

Sources say at least 3 involved in Capitol riot criminal cases were fired on Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in US Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest move by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, per two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys who...

Trump Reacts to Wrongly Deported Man's US Return

President says he wants the US court system to 'show how horrible' Kilmar Abrego Garcia is

(Newser) - President Trump has weighed in on the return to the US of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador who's become a centerpiece of resistance to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Trump told reporters Friday on Air Force One that it...

House Dems Are Pretty Curious About Musk's Epstein Claim

Letter asks AG Bondi, FBI's Patel if Epstein files are being held back because Trump's in them

(Newser) - As the sudden President Trump - Elon Musk war continues another day , Democrats are focusing on one Musk "bomb" in particular: his insistence that the US president "is in the Epstein files," and that those files are being held back from the public because of it. House...

Critics on Nixed Ban for Gun Triggers: 'Lives Will Be Lost'

DOJ will now allow sale of forced-reset triggers, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire more quickly

(Newser) - The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves a series of...

FBI Shuts Unit That Investigates Congressional Corruption

GOP senator had said the squad was misused against Trump

(Newser) - The FBI squad that investigates allegations of fraud and corruption against members of Congress and other federal employees is being shut down. The unit worked on the leadup to special counsel Jack Smith's election fraud investigation of Donald Trump and his allies, NBC News reports. The move is another...

Search Warrants, Subpoenas Can Be Used Again Against Leaks

Policy reverses Biden-era protections for journalists' records and sources

(Newser) - Rolling back Biden-era protections for journalists, the Justice Department is acting to give prosecutors the power to track down government leaks by using subpoenas, court orders, and search warrants against officials. Attorney General Pam Bondi told the department of the new policy in a memo the AP obtained on...

Trump Tells DoJ to Investigate ActBlue

Democrats' main fundraising platform calls it a 'brazen attack on democracy in America'

(Newser) - The Republican president has directed the Justice Department to investigate the rival party's main fundraising platform. In a memo Thursday, President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to probe ActBlue and other platforms, saying "there is evidence to suggest that foreign nationals are seeking to misuse online fundraising...

Spring Breaker Allegedly Firebombed a Tesla Dealership

A UMass Boston student allegedly used his time back home very destructively

(Newser) - Police believe a UMass Boston college student spent part of his spring break attacking a Tesla dealership back home in Missouri. Owen McIntire, 19, of Parkville, Mo., was arrested after allegedly using Molotov cocktails to firebomb a dealership in Kansas City, reports the Boston Herald . Kansas City Police reportedly noticed...

DOJ Sues Maine Over Trans Athletes in Girls Sports

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the legal action Wednesday

(Newser) - President Trump's administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. The...

Bondi: Trump 'Probably' Will Leave Presidency at End of Term

Attorney general says 'it would be a heavy lift' to figure out a path toward third term

(Newser) - President Trump's attorney general didn't exactly ease concerns that her boss might be seriously considering how he could serve a third presidential term . Asked about the issue on Fox News Sunday , Pam Bondi replied, "President Trump has served one full term. He's on his second full...

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