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FBI, Justice Department

Judge orders overnight pause on potential naming of January 6 FBI agents

A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered a brief pause on any public release of the identifies of FBI employees who worked on probes into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters following a legal challenge by a group of FBI agents.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

FBI agents sue Justice Department, alleging 'retribution' over their work on Jan. 6 cases

The agents claim a survey about their roles in any Capitol riot investigations is meant to identify targets to be fired "as a form of politically motivated retribution."

USA Today · 1d

FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases will not face penalties, Justice Department official says

Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove made the statements on Wednesday in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.

Pam Bondi, Justice Department

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Pam Bondi takes charge of Justice Department, issues sweeping directives

Pam Bondi has officially taken the helm as U.S. Attorney General, as she assumed leadership during a challenging period for the Justice Department.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by the firings of career employees seen as disloyal to the Republican president.

USA TODAY on MSN · 11h

Attorney General Pam Bondi sworn in, vows to end 'weaponization' of Justice Department

Although the department historically has insisted on remaining independent of the White House, Bondi made clear that she was working to overhaul a DOJ that Trump has insisted is both biased against him and against political conservatives in general.

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Trump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs

The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Justice Dept.’s Weaponization Group Underscores Trump’s Quest for Retribution

The memo signaled the most significant first step in deploying the levers of government to carry out President Trump’s repeated suggestions that he will pursue those he perceives to be his enemies.

Laura Washington: Trumpian justice is already undermining Americans’ faith in the system

Out of the gate in his second term, President Donald Trump has delivered a raft of executive orders and policy edicts that ...

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Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination,’ tamps down talk of revenge on agents

A top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to ...

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Bondi scraps Biden-era environmental justice enforcement policy

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a memo Wednesday that the Justice Department will reverse a Biden-era directive to ...

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Head of FBI Washington Field Office is forced out

David Sundberg headed the field office that investigated Donald Trump, whose administration has asked for the resignation of ...

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