On June 9, 2025, the Department of Justice under Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche released updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) guidelines, effectively ending the four-month enforcement pause instituted by a Trump administration executive order. The new guidelines fundamentally reshape …
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In a landmark hearing, the Supreme Court began addressing complex constitutional challenges surrounding executive branch financial entanglements. The court explored unprecedented legal territory regarding potential emoluments violations, signaling a willingness to directly examine potential …
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a critical hearing investigating unprecedented threats to judicial independence in 2025, documenting rising levels of violence, intimidation, disinformation, and defiance of lawful court judgments. Testimony revealed a disturbing pattern of physical threats, …
Attorney General Bondi briefed Trump that his name appeared multiple times in Epstein files, revealing consciousness of guilt regarding financial crimes rather than sex trafficking allegations.
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Roger Ver, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’, paid Roger Stone $600,000 to lobby against federal tax evasion charges after being indicted for hiding $48 million in crypto assets. Stone filed lobbying disclosures targeting the U.S. ’exit tax’ provisions …
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Multiple federal courts reached a critical constitutional impasse regarding presidential emoluments enforcement in April 2025. The D.C. Circuit Court suggested potential criminal referrals for foreign financial entanglements, while the 4th Circuit Court blocked traditional accountability mechanisms, …
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Erez Reuveni, a 15-year DOJ veteran and Acting Deputy Director of Immigration Litigation, was fired April 11, 2025, after refusing to file briefs with misrepresentations and truthfully informing a judge that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been wrongfully deported to El Salvador. At an April 4 hearing, …
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The Trump administration initiated unprecedented moves to remove federal judges deemed obstructionist, invoking rarely used judicial review procedures. Multiple federal circuit courts issued emergency injunctions, creating a complex legal standoff that threatened judicial independence and separation …
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A series of federal court rulings reveals systemic weaknesses in holding the executive branch accountable. Multiple circuit courts issue conflicting opinions on subpoena enforcement, executive privilege, and criminal investigations, demonstrating a fundamental breakdown in traditional checks and …
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In a landmark series of rulings spanning multiple federal appeals courts and culminating on April 10, 2025, federal judges significantly reaffirmed and expanded legal frameworks for holding the executive branch accountable. The decisions centered on critical constitutional issues including …
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued April 7 memo dissolving NCET “effective immediately,” ending Biden-era crypto enforcement unit established 2021-2022. DOJ shifted from “regulation by prosecution” to crypto-friendly approach, explicitly stating it won’t pursue …
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Trump’s World Liberty Financial sold $25 million worth of tokens to Dubai-based DWF Labs on April 4, 2025, just three days before Trump’s Justice Department announced disbanding of team that previously investigated crypto fraud cases. The Trump family holds 60% stake in World Liberty …
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Trump administration continued systematic purge of Department of Justice personnel in March 2025, firing and demoting multiple prosecutors who previously investigated Trump or participated in high-profile cases. While initial reports suggested 50 total prosecutors were fired, verified sources …
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The Trump administration pressured nine major law firms to provide $940 million worth of free legal services to defend administration policies and officials. Under threat of losing federal contracts and being blacklisted, firms like Paul Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis, and Skadden agreed to …
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Department of Justice formally dropped immigration discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX alleging the company “routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying” for jobs. The dismissal with prejudice came as part of broader regulatory relief for Musk’s companies under Trump …
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Trump administration officials invoked the unitary executive theory to assert direct presidential control over Department of Justice prosecutorial decisions, reversing decades of DOJ independence norms. The administration cited the Supreme Court’s Trump v. United States immunity ruling, which …
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The Trump administration initiated a widespread purge of federal prosecutors, particularly those who previously investigated the president. Over 40 career prosecutors were fired without warning, with the acting attorney general claiming they could not be ’trusted to faithfully implement the …
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In a landmark series of cases, federal courts grappled with complex emoluments clause violations by the Trump administration. Multiple district and appellate courts issued conflicting rulings, exposing deep systemic challenges in holding executive branch officials accountable for foreign financial …
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Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the immediate closure of the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, KleptoCapture Task Force, and related anti-corruption units. The decision redirects multi-billion dollar forfeiture funds previously returned to victim countries toward domestic detention …
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On February 15, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the immediate closure of the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative and KleptoCapture Task Force, representing a fundamental shift in DOJ enforcement priorities. The decision redirects resources from tracking international corruption and …
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Attorney General Pam Bondi establishes ‘Weaponization Working Group’ as first priority after confirmation, tasked with investigating ‘activities of all departments and agencies exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority over the last four years.’ Bondi declares …
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In an unprecedented move, Trump signed an executive order suspending enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which has banned US firms from bribing foreign officials since 1977. The order mandates a 180-day review of existing investigations and establishes new guidelines that could …
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President Trump issued an executive order on February 10, 2025, pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement for 180 days. The order directs the Department of Justice to halt all new FCPA investigations and review existing enforcement guidelines, effectively suspending investigations …
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Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded Task Force KleptoCapture, the DOJ unit created in 2022 to investigate and prosecute Russian oligarchs for sanctions violations. The task force had seized yachts and brought indictments against Deripaska and Malofeyev before being shut down.
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Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a memorandum and President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause FCPA enforcement for 180 days, prioritizing cases involving cartels and transnational criminal organizations while reviewing existing investigations. The pause …
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel gave a “green light to would-be lawbreakers” by gutting the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section and folding one of the FBI’s public corruption squads. Democrats warned that DOJ’s refusal to enforce …
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Federal prosecutors in the Middle District of Tennessee withdrew from a criminal investigation into U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, with a Department of Justice attorney from Washington’s Public Integrity Section set to continue the case. The investigation originated from an FBI seizure of Ogles’ …
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Attorney General Pam Bondi, who received over $3 million from Trump businesses including Truth Social stock, shuts down FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and DOJ’s KleptoCapture unit on first day. Units had recovered billions in Russian oligarch assets and investigated foreign election …
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order challenging birthright citizenship, targeting children born to non-citizen or undocumented parents. The order, which directly mirrors Project 2025 recommendations, seeks to reinterpret the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, …
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Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025, creating a process to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The order directs cabinet officials to make recommendations within 14 days and prepare to invoke the Alien Enemies …
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick refuses to recuse from Trump’s Digital Asset Working Group despite maintaining a $600 million stake in Tether, a cryptocurrency under DOJ investigation. Multiple sources, including Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office, highlight Lutnick’s significant …
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Department of Justice blocks release of Epstein investigation files while incoming AG Pam Bondi falsely claims there’s a “client list” being hidden, continuing years-long cover-up of intelligence operation
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President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son Hunter Biden covering all potential federal crimes from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024, reversing repeated public promises not to interfere. The pardon covers Hunter’s June conviction for lying on gun purchase forms while …
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On October 16, 2024, defense contractor RTX (formerly Raytheon) agreed to pay over $950 million to resolve Justice Department investigations into fraudulent billing schemes, foreign bribery, and export control violations spanning more than a decade. The settlement addressed three major criminal …
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Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on September 16, 2024, by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on federal charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for purposes of prostitution. The indictment alleges Combs led a criminal enterprise from 2008 to …
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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on September 4, 2024 that the Justice Department seized 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns known as “Doppelganger.” The operation, established in 2022 by Russian IT firm Social Design …
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Department of Justice reveals RT funneled nearly $10 million through Tenet Media to pay right-wing influencers for pro-Russia content, exposing foreign influence operation
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Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sold 2,000 shares of Visa worth between $500,000 and $1 million on July 1, 2024. This transaction became controversial when the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Visa on September 24, alleging monopolization of …
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The Department of Justice notified Boeing and the federal court that Boeing breached its January 2021 deferred prosecution agreement by failing to maintain the required compliance and ethics program. The finding came after the January 5, 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug blowout revealed that Boeing …
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The Boeing 737 MAX scandal represents the deadliest case of regulatory capture and corporate crime in modern aviation history. Between 2011 and 2024, Boeing’s decision to prioritize profit over safety killed 346 people, cost $2.5 billion in fines, and resulted in zero criminal prosecutions of …
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Special Counsel Jack Smith’s grand jury indicted Donald Trump on 37 federal charges related
to mishandling classified documents, marking the first federal criminal indictment of a
former U.S. president. Charges included 31 counts of willful retention of national defense
information under the …
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On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested Ho Wan Kwok (Guo Wengui) in a landmark twelve-count federal indictment alleging a complex, multi-year fraud scheme defrauding thousands of victims of approximately $1 billion. The sophisticated conspiracy involved fraudulent investments …
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On January 24, 2023, the United States Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Google seeking to break up the company’s advertising technology business—marking the first government attempt to structurally dismantle a major corporation since AT&T in 1982. The case …
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Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as Special Counsel to oversee DOJ’s
criminal investigations of Donald Trump, three days after Trump announced his 2024
presidential campaign. Smith was tasked with investigating Trump’s role in the January 6
Capitol attack and his …
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Roger Stone and wife settled DOJ civil lawsuit for $2.1 million over unpaid taxes (2007-2018) and alleged fraudulent transfers. DOJ claimed Stones used Drake Ventures entity and Bertran Trust to evade $1.7M in taxes and hide assets from IRS collection efforts, funding their political influence …
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Carlos De Oliveira told a Trump employee in Mar-a-Lago’s audio closet that “the boss”
wanted the surveillance server deleted after DOJ subpoenaed footage on June 24. De Oliveira
and Walt Nauta had inspected cameras on June 25, walking through tunnels with flashlights.
This alleged …
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Trump attorney Christina Bobb signed a certification stating that all classified documents
requested by the May 11 grand jury subpoena had been returned to the government. The
attestation, drafted by Evan Corcoran, proved false when the FBI found 103 additional
classified documents during the August …
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A federal grand jury issued a subpoena requiring Trump to return all documents “bearing
classification markings” in his possession. This legal demand came after the National
Archives discovered classified materials in boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s
alleged failure to …
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Attorney General Merrick Garland establishes Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement unit dedicated to enforcing sanctions and seizing assets of Russian kleptocrats following Ukraine invasion. The initiative represents a major expansion of US anti-corruption enforcement …
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