Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.
Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.
Lawyers for a Justice Department whistle-blower said that the department’s internal watchdog has seemingly ignored possible wrongdoing by the Trump administration.
The decision from the three-judge panel served to grant the Trump administration a reprieve from having one of its top immigration lawyers have to take the witness stand next week.
The decision from the three-judge panel served to grant the Trump administration a reprieve from having one of its top immigration lawyers have to take the witness stand next week.
The Justice Department’s request to the appeals court was not the first time it had sought to involve appellate judges in derailing the contempt investigation.
In this handout photograph provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, Venezuelan migrants arrive at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March.
The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?
The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?
Judge James E. Boasberg’s initial order laying out the contempt investigation outlined an aggressive process for figuring out what happened inside the administration.
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