The Latest Breaking News from the Justice Department

Seven months after the horrific beating death by police of Memphis, Tennessee, motorist Tyre Nichols, the Justice Department, on July 27, 2023, launched a civil rights investigation into allegations the Memphis Police Department routinely used excessive force and, on a systemic basis, discriminated against Black residents.

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The former president is at the centre of several federal investigations and criminal cases

New charges — and a new defendant — added to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump underscore how the Mar-a-Lago investigation is still very much ongoing, even as the focus has been on an expected indictment in a separate case related to the 2020 election

Former president accused of violating Espionage Act, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements to investigators but has pled not guilty

The investigation centres on questions of discrimination in the wake of the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

The Justice Department said its investigation will focus on the Memphis Police Department's use of force, its stops and arrests and whether the department engages in discriminatory policing.

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