Former President Donald Trump was busy pushing out statements Thursday morning, including one urging President Joe Biden to fire his Joint Chiefs over comments about climate change,
The Biden administration’s decision to defend Donald Trump in a defamation suit filed by New York advice columnist E. Jean Carroll shows its priority is safeguarding the powers of the Oval Office rather than holding the former occupant accountable, legal experts say.
Paul Manafort, Rick Gates Turn Themselves in Over Tax Fraud, FARA Charges
It is important to note that the FBI investigation into Manafort and Gates occurred years ago and up to 11 years ago, long before a Trump campaign. Keep in mind that Jim Comey, then-FBI Director knew and never warned then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
According to The New York Times, Paul Manafort, 68, one of the most prominent lobbyists in D.C., and his business associate Rick Gates, 45, were ordered to turn themselves in to federal authorities Monday. The two are the first charged in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russian investigation.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a decision by the Justice Department to continue to defend Donald Trump against a lawsuit by a writer who accused him of raping her decades ago and defaming her during his presidency.
“The job of the Justice Department in making decisions of law is not to back any administration, previous or present. Our job is to represent the American people,” Garland said during testimony before a U.S. Senate appropriations panel.