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Jan. 6 committee: No free pass for Trump

The committee clearly worries about politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene fomenting the next insurrection

Salon

The January 6 committee just gave a final blow to Trump’s very bad year

The committee referred Trump for possible criminal prosecution. And politically he looks like a loser

The Guardian - US

Panel urges prosecution of Trump, allies over Capitol attack, efforts to overturn election

A criminal referral is mostly symbolic; ultimately, the Justice Department decides whether to prosecute. The panel also released a summary of its final report, finding that Trump engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the election.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Jan. 6 panel pushes Trump's prosecution in forceful finish

The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation into the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection

The Independent UK

Garland moves to end disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

Attorney General Merrick Garland is moving to end sentencing disparities that have imposed harsher penalties for different forms of cocaine and worsened racial inequity in the U.S. justice system

The Independent UK

Attorney General Orders Prosecutors To End Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity as Congress Dithers

The move comes as legislation flounders in Congress to end the crack-powder sentencing disparity once and for all.

Reason

What Do Republicans Want to 'Prosecute Fauci' for, Exactly?

Elon Musk reignited the GOP’s interest to bring charges against Anthony Fauci.

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Special counsels, like the one leading the Department of Justice's investigation of Trump, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

When Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump on Nov. 18, 2022, Garland’s goal was to shield the probes from the appearance of partisanship.

The Conversation

Libyan Accused of Lockerbie Bombing Charged in US Court

An alleged former Libyan intelligence agent accused of making the bomb that blew up a Pan Am jet over Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, appeared in a US court Monday to face charges for the deadliest-ever terror attack in Britain. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi, who allegedly worked…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Special counsel "moving fast" on Trump

Don't expect the same approach as Bob Mueller from the new special counsel leading probes into the former president

Salon

Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange

Biden faces a renewed push, domestically and internationally, to drop charges against Assange, who is languishing in a UK jail

The Guardian - US

Garland: Justice Dept.'s civil rights work is key priority

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says the early work of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division meant confronting white supremacists who were intimidating Black voters, and the division's work remains urgent 65 years later amid a surge of hate crimes

The Independent UK

Trump's defense "utterly demolished"

Trump faces possible indictment after appeals court overturns Judge Aileen Cannon's special master order

Salon

Jan. 6 panel meets to mull potential criminal referrals for Trump, others

The House Select Jan. 6 panel will wrap up its investigation on Dec. 31. It's now in a race to issue its final recommendations and findings in the coming weeks.

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Salon

Oath Keepers verdict a message to Trump

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says DOJ just put Trump on notice

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: No surprise that trust in Supreme Court has slipped

Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters.

The Independent UK

Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system

The U.S. Justice Department has received a federal judge’s approval to carry out its proposal to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city

Salon

Will Trump's indictment break the spell?

Former associate White House counsel says Garland, DOJ are going "by the book" and have a "rock solid" case

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Axios

Trump's new nemesis: Special counsel 2.0 unlikely to be Mueller repeat

Trump and his allies are reviving an old playbook they used to attack Mueller

Chicago Sun-Times

Calm before the storm? Trump’s long-teased White House bid is uncharacteristically low key in first week

Donald Trump has never valued the cadence and organization associated with traditional campaigns. But his light-touch start reflects the rushed and chaotic nature of his announcement, which came as midterm election votes were still being counted. It also comes at a moment of unique political…

The Guardian - US

Justice department asks Pence to testify in Trump investigation

Ex-vice-president considering the request, according to sources, but said last week he would not testify to the January 6 panel

Salon

Trump attacks special counsel's wife

Trump and right-wingers claim special counsel Jack Smith's wife shows he can't be impartial

Tribune News Service

Noah Feldman: New Trump special prosecutor isn’t the Mueller sequel

To no one’s surprise, Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special prosecutor, Jack Smith, to investigate former President Donald Trump. You might think that you’ve seen this movie before. But there’s little reason to think this will be a repeat of the Robert Mueller investigation that declined to bring…

The Independent UK

Trump's long-teased White House bid is low key in 1st week

Donald Trump had teased a third presidential campaign from the moment he left the White House

The Independent UK

Conservatives complain about Trump special counsel wife’s links to Michelle Obama

Republicans cry foul and point to Democrats’ anger over Ginni Thomas’s efforts to overturn 2020 election

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