A senior Justice Department immigration lawyer was put on indefinite leave Saturday after questioning the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El […]
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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump’s, […]
Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House
On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, a top White House official assured a Republican lobbyist that his client’s pardon application would be placed in […]
Trump names his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump named his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general. “I am pleased to announce that Todd Blanche will serve […]