Ryan Lucas
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How outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland fared in prosecuting war crimes
We look at what the Department of Justice has and hasn't done on war crimes under outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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Pam Bondi, Trump's choice for attorney general, testifies for confirmation hearing
Pam Bondi, Trump's pick for attorney general, discusses her approach to running the nation's premier defender of the law.
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FBI investigates New Orleans attack as terrorism, Las Vegas motive remains unclear
The FBI is investigating the Jan. 1 attack in New Orleans as an act of terrorism while the motivation for the Jan 1. truck explosion in Las Vegas is still unclear but appears to be mental illness.
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Steve Dettelbach, who Trump promises to fire, defends his job performance leading ATF
The president-elect has promised to fire the ATF Director Steve Dettelbach. Dettelbach, in an interview with NPR, defends his record and the agency's work in combating violent crime.
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FBI missed 'basic step' in its intelligence efforts ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The long-awaited report from DOJ Inspector General office comes nearly four years after a crowd of Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election win.
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FBI Director Wray says he'll step down when the Biden administration ends in January
Christopher Wray's decision is not a huge surprise. It comes less than two weeks after President-elect Donald Trump said he wants a veteran of his first term in office, Kash Patel, to replace Wray.
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FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration
Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he is resigning next month to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray." President-elect Donald Trump called the resignation "a great day for America."
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Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds
But the department's internal watchdog found no evidence of political motivation by federal prosecutors.
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After promising he wouldn't, President Biden pardons his son Hunter
President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter -- despite repeated pledges that he would not pardon him. Hunter Biden was convicted of gun crimes and pleaded guilty to tax crimes.
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President Biden pardons son Hunter
The pardon comes in the last weeks of President Biden's time in office and despite his public assurances in the past that he would neither pardon nor commute his son's sentence.
