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'Fatal' DOJ concession flagged that torpedoed Trump's Reflecting Pool case

The Justice Department is trying to revive its case against David Hearn despite admitting that it cannot prove he damaged the Reflecting Pool.

Legal analyst Adam Klasfeld offered updates on the DOJ's efforts after a judge grilled prosecutors during a hearing on Friday. Writing for All Rise News the same day, Klasfeld noted that the DOJ's concession that it can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hearn damaged the Reflecting Pool has proved "fatal."

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Embarrassing flub spotted in Trump DOJ revenge case

The Trump Justice Department was caught with an embarrassing typo in its latest court filing against ABC News.

The filing, submitted as part of a politically charged lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, asks the court to delay the agency’s deadline to respond to a motion to intervene. But the title refers to the government’s “oblitation” to respond — a word that does not exist.

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New DOJ probe opened into Jeffrey Epstein associates: report

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened a new investigation targeting two men who spent years managing Jeffrey Epstein's affairs — and now oversee his estate.

The Justice Department has launched a probe into Darren Indyke, Epstein's longtime lawyer, and Richard Kahn, his accountant, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter.

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Secret DOJ push for reporter’s LinkedIn data alarms federal judges

A secretive Justice Department push to obtain a reporter’s LinkedIn records is alarming federal judges who fear the “overbroad” demand could expose confidential sources unrelated to the investigation.

The dispute spilled into the public Tuesday during arguments before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prosecutors are seeking details about roughly 1,900 LinkedIn interactions involving six users as part of an undisclosed national security leak investigation, Politico reported.

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Supreme Court dumped Trump arch on DC with ballroom 'mandate': DOJ

The Justice Department told a federal judge that the Supreme Court's ballroom ruling requires her to throw out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch.

The argument came in a five-page notice filed Thursday with U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is deciding whether to dismiss a suit brought by three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian.

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Trump DOJ compares mail-vote scheme to transporting cremated remains

President Donald Trump's Justice Department defended new mail-in ballot restrictions by comparing election mail to cremated human remains and replica explosives.

The argument came in a combined opposition filed Thursday in Boston federal court, where the department is fighting two emergency motions to block a Postal Service rule governing federal ballot envelopes. The Postal Service said the requirements are now in effect, Reuters reported Thursday.

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'Extraordinary statement' from Trump DOJ jolts CNN reporter

CNN's Betsy Klein highlighted an "extraordinary statement" made by Attorney General Todd Blanche during an interview over the weekend.

Speaking to NBC News' "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker, the newly confirmed attorney general declined to say he would always act independently of President Donald Trump and the White House.

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'Reprehensible': Todd Blanche's DOJ under fire as prosecutor 'retires under protest'

Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department was blasted by a veteran prosecutor who retired "under protest," suggesting leadership had thrown her under the bus as a judge was considering a criminal probe of President Donald Trump's 2025 crackdown against immigrants on protesters in Chicago.

Sheri Mecklenburg, the former lead prosecutor in the "Broadview Six" protest case, made the accusations Thursday in a letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.

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