Tag: Department of Justice

Watchdog group sues DOJ for records to determine if Erik Prince probe was ‘influenced’ by ‘officials seeking to accommodate’ Trump

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A government watchdog organization on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that the federal executive department violated the government’s public records law and failed to disclose non-exempt documents. 

According to Law & Crime, the documents focused on a probe into whether or not former President Donald Trump and his longtime ally Erik Prince provided false statements during the Russian investigation.

In the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) alleges that “the government had failed to follow the law by not providing responses to its requests for public information concerning the Prince probe and whether it may have been affected by the Blackwater founder’s close ties to the Trump administration.” Continue reading.

Trump Urges DOJ to Investigate His Political Foes

The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website November 3, 2017:

Rare move by a president follows Twitter rant before Asia trip

President Trump made his most clear statement yet about the Justice Department and how the Democratic Party handled the 2016 election, stopping just shy of directing a DOJ probe into the matter. Such a move is unusual for a sitting president.

“But honestly, they should be looking at the Democrats. They should be looking at [Tony] Podesta and all of that dishonesty,” Trump said of the Justice Department. “They should be looking at a lot of things. And a lot of people are disappointed in the Justice Department, including me.” Continue reading “Trump Urges DOJ to Investigate His Political Foes”

Justice releases anti-nepotism White House memos

The following article by Max Greenwood was posted on the Hill website October 3, 2017:

The Justice Department has released several legal memos issued under past administrations that found it is unlawful for presidents to appoint family members to White House positions or commissions.

The memos, issued to White Houses run by former Presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Obama, were overruled in January by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Koffsky, a longtime Justice Department lawyer. Continue reading “Justice releases anti-nepotism White House memos”