Grinning Tom Homan sends chilling message on Ilhan Omar home raid: 'I know things'Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, issued a cryptic message Saturday that appeared to suggest Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) may be facing investigation for matters outside of her immigration status. Omar’s home was raided by federal agents this week as part of a criminal investigation, and while officials did not provide additional details,…Raw Story12h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentilhan omar home raid
Judge puts Trump DOJ on the clock over last-minute California voter ambushAfter the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration is violating a court order blocking it from rooting out noncitizens with states’ voter data. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Oct. 9 ruled against the Justice…Raw Story13h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter roll lawsuit
Trump judge gunning for Samuel Alito’s seat with ‘absurd’ rulings flagged by legal expertA legal expert who worked opposite a future Trump judge in the Senate says he's been angling for a Supreme Court seat. Lisa Graves, former chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Saturday's episode of "Unprecedented" with Michael Popok that Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho is gunning for Justice Samuel Alito's seat with…Raw Story16h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentsupreme court speculation
Trump's revenge probe rattled as loyalists bolt over behind-the-scenes pressure: reportPresident Donald Trump's push to prosecute the officials who once investigated him is losing key players, and the reasons are spilling out. Pressure to deliver indictments fast notably drove Joseph diGenova out as head of the Justice Department's Florida-based "grand conspiracy" investigation, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing two people…Raw Story17h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmenttrump revenge probe developments
'Troubling escalation': Reporter pinpoints terrifying 'signal' Trump DOJ just sentThe Justice Department official leading the Trump administration’s fight over California’s mail ballots isn’t from the division that usually handles voting cases. He runs its criminal side. A new report says that choice may be the point. R. Trent McCotter is the acting deputy attorney general, and he oversees both criminal and civil litigation. Democracy…Raw Story18h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter suppression lawsuit
Leaked audio exposes MAGA Senate candidate's plan to station cops at pollsA Trump-backed Senate candidate got caught on a leaked recording laying out his Election Day plan for a deeply Democratic city. Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), who is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, can be heard in audio posted by the Michigan Democratic Party on Saturday pitching the idea of stationing police officers as Republican poll…Raw Story21h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmichigan senate election controversy
Shaken Trump DOJ begs to ditch judge who grilled officials over razed golf course treesThe Trump administration is scrambling to dump a federal judge days before its top officials must answer her questions under oath.In a motion filed late Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Justice Department asked that Judge Ana C. Reyes be disqualified from a lawsuit...Raw Story22h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmenttrump admin vs judge reyes
'Borrowed time': Expert says architect of Trump's latest voting suit might not last longBill Essayli, the Trump administration prosecutor spearheading the legal case against California's voter rolls, is probably not going to last in office long before he can prove any of the far-fetched voter fraud schemes he's trying to litigate, Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News wrote on Friday. Klasfeld made his note in response to Essayli clashing with…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoter fraud lawsuit
Psychiatric hospital urged to sue MAGA smear artist ‘into bankruptcy’ by ex-DOJ officialA Justice Department veteran says a MAGA influencer's viral smear against a Senate candidate should cost him dearly in court. Lisa Graves, a former Justice Department official, told "Legal AF" host Michael Popok during Monday's live show that Ohio's Lindner Center of HOPE should take right-wing influencer Nick Sortor to court after he claimed Texas state…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →Justicedefamation lawsuit