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In 2016, FBI investigations marred an election. In 2020, they helped shore up public confidence

This is the tale of a presidential election, an investigation, wrangling between the Justice Department (DOJ) and the FBI, and the law of intended consequences. But it’s not about 2016; rather, …

Thu Aug 12, 2021

Morning Digest: Why one candidate's fealty to Trump has Pennsylvania Republicans looking elsewhere

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Matt Booker, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel …

Tue Jul 27, 2021

The DOJ is still fighting to help Donald Trump and Bill Barr, but Merrick Garland could make it stop

As more evidence surfaces, showing how former attorney general William Barr worked to make sure that the Mueller investigation couldn’t touch Donald Trump, the current Department of Justice is put in …

Sat May 29, 2021

Prosecutors investigating Giuliani seized wider array of materials than previously disclosed

Oopsies. Looks like the investigation into personal Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is broader than what was previously reported. A court document unsealed Tuesday revealed that federal prosecutors …

Tue May 25, 2021

The DOJ's war on an imaginary cow is anything but funny

The saga of Devin Nunes’ thin-skinned attempts to not just shut down a Twitter account belonging to an imaginary bovine, but sue the human being behind that account, are legendary. And hilarious. When …

Tue May 18, 2021