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And it's not just Google that has been issued these requests. Apple, Uber, and Snapchat have all had the same details requested from law enforcement agencies.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has angered Trump critics and the Biden administration's most ardent supporters in his first three months of office, as his Department of Justice (DOJ) has shown an increased willingness to side in court with the T
The Justice Department's pledge that it will no longer secretly obtain the records of journalists has left a number of unanswered questions about the department's handling of leak investigations initiated under the Trump-era.It's not clear what high ranking Biden officials knew and when as DOJ proceeded with cases involving reporters from three different media outlets or why the department continued to push for gag orders in two cases even...
DOJ slow to resolve Trump-era legal battles Harper Neidig © Getty Images Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington President Biden's Justice Department is struggling to quickly resolve some of the high-profile court cases it inherited from the Trump administration concerning congressional demands for executive branch information. The Biden administration has been seeking delays in several cases as it negotiates with the House committees that brought the Trump-era lawsuits, prolonging the wait to see if Attorney General Merrick Garlan...
Capitol Riot Commission's Future Looks Bleak as Republicans, Democrats Disagree on Scope On 4/22/21 at 1:34 PM EDT More than 100 days after a violent siege at the U.S. Capitol that was meant to disrupt the certification of President Joe Biden's election, Congress continues to mull whether it will create a 9/11 Commission-style independent body to study what happened on January 6. Experts and government watchdogs say that a 1/6 Commission is necessary to set a definitive record and counter disinformation about the Capitol insurrection, but it could be a tall hurdle to get enough Republicans on...