On November 26, 2025, the Department of Justice disclosed in a court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to proceed with deportation flights to El Salvador despite U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s explicit order on March 15 to turn the planes around. …
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On the morning of November 12, 2025, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was summoned to the White House Situation Room for an extraordinary meeting with top Trump administration officials aimed at pressuring her to remove her name from the bipartisan discharge petition to release Jeffrey Epstein files. The …
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On October 17, 2025, the Trump administration fired two senior federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia after they voiced opposition to bringing criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Elizabeth Yusi, the top criminal prosecutor for the Norfolk office who …
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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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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft was pressured by the Trump White House to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to avoid punitive executive orders. The firm negotiated under threat, joining other major law firms capitulating to similar White House demands. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse …
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The Justice Department fired Adam Cohen, director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, continuing the Trump administration’s pattern of sidelining career civil servants. The dismissal occurred shortly after the DOJ announced a reorganization combining the task force with the …
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The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president in American history began in Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection commenced in the prosecution of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Judge Juan Merchan presided over the historic proceedings as prosecutors from …
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