After President Trump said last year that he wanted to be a dictator for a day, he insisted that he was only joking. Now he […]
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Justice Dept. Tries to Intervene on Trumpās Behalf in Jan. 6 Lawsuits
The Justice Department made an unusual effort on Thursday to short-circuit a series of civil lawsuits seeking to hold President Trump accountable for his supportersā […]
Emil Bove, Justice Dept.ās No. 2, Targets NY Office Where He Rose as a Prosecutor
Emil Bove III, the acting deputy attorney general, stood stone-faced and alone at the prosecution table inside the federal courthouse in Manhattan last week to […]
Right-Wing Commentator Named F.B.I. Deputy Director
Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of […]
Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a key Trump ally, spoke out Sunday against President Trumpās pardoning of violent rioters who stormed the Capitol on […]
Trump Supports the Police, Just as Long as They Support Him
On Monday, the Washington police union was decrying President Trumpās use of pardons when he let off rioters who attacked more than 150 officers on […]
Far-Right Leaders Granted Clemency by Trump for Jan. 6 Speak Out
Fresh from being freed by President Trumpās sweeping grants of clemency, two of the nationās most notorious far-right leaders ā Enrique Tarrio of the Proud […]
Joy, Anger and Little Remorse Outside D.C. Jail After Trumpās Jan. 6 Pardons
The crowd cheered and the music blared. On Monday night outside the D.C. jail, some of the family members, fervent supporters and former detainees gathered […]
Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters
President Donald J. Trump, in one of his first official acts, issued a sweeping grant of clemency on Monday to all of the nearly 1,600 […]
In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6
The dueling pardons issued Monday by the outgoing and incoming presidents were the latest and perhaps clearest reminders of how Donald J. Trumpās efforts to […]