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Trump acknowledges he is under investigation in Russia probe

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday he is under investigation in a probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race and possible collusion by his campaign - and seemed to assail the Justice Department official overseeing the inquiry.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:15

Trump Can Take Payments From Foreign Governments, U.S. Says

EghtesadOnline: George Washington did it, so Donald Trump can too. That’s the Justice Department’s take on why the 45th president isn’t violating the U.S. Constitution by accepting payments for goods and services from foreign governments without congressional approval.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 07:06

Justice Dossier Said Unlikely to Sway Lawmakers on Trump Wiretap

EghtesadOnline: A classified dossier the Justice Department sent to Congress isn’t likely to change the position of key lawmakers that there’s no evidence that President Donald Trump was placed under surveillance last year by his predecessor, according to a U.S. official.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 21:58

Justice Dept. delivers documents on wiretap claim to Congress

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it delivered documents to congressional committees responding to their request for information that could shed light on President Donald Trump's claims that former President Barack Obama ordered U.S. agencies to spy on him.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 09:15

Immigration judges headed to 12 U.S. cities to speed deportations

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes, according to two administration officials.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 09:09

Justice Department seeks more time on Trump wiretap evidence

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday it had asked for more time to respond to a request from lawmakers for evidence about President Donald Trump's allegation that then-President Barack Obama wiretapped him during the 2016 election campaign.
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Publish Date:14/March/2017 | 05:25

Volkswagen, Justice Dept. nearing $3 billion deal to resolve diesel allegations

EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department are nearing an agreement to resolve the government's civil and criminal investigations that would require the German automaker to pay a penalty of more than $3 billion, sources briefed on the talks said on Friday.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:39

Justice Department affirms no evidence Obama wiretapped Trump

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department said it had no evidence to support the unsubstantiated claim made in March by President Donald Trump that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:03/September/2017 | 07:36

Trump Could Force Out Rosenstein, Fail to Stop Russia Probe

EghtesadOnline: If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein or prods him into recusing himself from the Russia meddling investigation he oversees, the president risks creating chaos at the Justice Department while failing to stop the inquiry.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 04:16

Singled Out by Trump, Qatar Hires Former Top Law Man to Lobby

EghtesadOnline: Qatar, blockaded by its neighbors and singled out for supporting terror in recent days by U.S. President Donald Trump, hired former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s firm as its lobbyist, according to disclosures released by the Justice Department Friday.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 06:13

Travel Ban Block Appealed as Trump Slams ‘So-Called’ Judge

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department is filing an emergency appeal of a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump immigration restrictions, after a day in which visa holders and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim nations were able to resume travel to the U.S.
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Publish Date:05/February/2017 | 04:59