US Justice Department
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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-Preside…
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Trump tried to call New York prosecutor Bharara before firing him: officials
EghtesadOnline: Two days before U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was fired, President Donald Trump tried to call the high-profile New York prosecutor in what a White House official said was an effort…
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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…
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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…