Evan Perez
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Justice Department appeals order blocking Biden officials from communicating with social media companies
The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s order prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content. → Read More
Man wanted on January 6-related charges arrested in Obama's DC neighborhood with guns and materials to make explosives
A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN. → Read More
Whistleblowers say IRS recommended far more charges, including felonies, against Hunter Biden
Two whistleblowers told Congress that IRS investigators recommended charging Hunter Biden with attempted tax evasion and other felonies, which are far more serious crimes than what the president’s son has agreed to plead guilty to, according to transcripts of their private interviews with lawmakers. → Read More
Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges, strikes deal on gun charge
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve a felony gun charge, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court filings. → Read More
DOJ expected to announce findings of review of Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd murder
Top Justice Department officials on Friday are expected to announce the findings of a two-year long investigation of the policing practices of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter said. → Read More
Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified documents case
Walt Nauta, an aide to former President Donald Trump, was indicted in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the mishandling of classified documents from the Trump White House, according to a source familiar. → Read More
Donald Trump indicted in classified documents probe, sources say
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the special counsel’s classified documents probe, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, a stunning development that marks the first time a former president has faced federal charges. → Read More
FBI is willing to allow full Oversight Committee to review Biden-related document
The FBI is willing to allow the full House Oversight Committee to review an internal law enforcement document that includes an unverified allegation that Joe Biden, while vice president, was involved in a bribery scheme involving a foreign national, sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. → Read More
Federal prosecutors using a second grand jury in Florida as part of Trump classified documents probe
A grand jury based in southern Florida has heard testimony from multiple witnesses in recent weeks as part of the federal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, sources told CNN. → Read More
IRS whistleblower says tensions flared in meeting between prosecutors and investigators over Hunter Biden
An attorney for an unnamed IRS whistleblower is shedding light on key meetings that exposed divisions between prosecutors and investigators on how to proceed with a criminal investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, according to a letter to a federal watchdog agency obtained by CNN. → Read More
Exclusive: New evidence in special counsel probe may undercut Trump’s claim documents he took were automatically declassified
The National Archives has informed former president Donald Trump that it is set to hand over to special counsel Jack Smith 16 records which show Trump and his top advisers had knowledge of the correct declassification process while he was president, according to multiple sources. → Read More
Durham interviewed Hillary Clinton on alleged plan to tie Trump to Russia, found no ‘provable criminal offense’
Clinton expressed sympathy for investigators, calling the questions, “really sad,” adding, “I get it, you have to go down every rabbit hole.” → Read More
Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe
Special counsel John Durham concluded that the FBI should never have launched a full investigation into connections between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, according to a report compiled over three years by the Trump-administration appointee and released on Monday. → Read More
FBI declines Comer's request for a document some Republicans claim will show Joe Biden was involved in an illegal scheme
The FBI declined Wednesday to provide House Oversight Chairman James Comer with an internal law enforcement document that some Republicans claim will show Joe Biden was involved in an illegal scheme involving a foreign national. → Read More
George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 federal charges, including fraud and money laundering
Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican, pleaded not guilty to allegations of fraud and money laundering in a Long Island courtroom Wednesday. → Read More
Exclusive: Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the Republican lawmaker whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications stunned even hardened politicos, according to three sources familiar with the matter. → Read More
IRS whistleblower’s attorneys meet with congressional investigators on Hunter Biden probe
Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower who allege there is political interference at the Justice Department in the Hunter Biden criminal investigation met with congressional investigators Friday to lay the groundwork for what their client hopes to share with Congress, according to sources familiar with the matter. → Read More
Top Republicans demand FBI document they claim describes ‘alleged criminal scheme’ related to Biden
Two top congressional Republicans are demanding internal FBI documents that an unnamed whistleblower claims will show then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a criminal scheme with a foreign national, according to a letter from the Republicans. → Read More
Credit Suisse’s efforts to resolve DOJ probe complicated by bank’s fall
Attorneys for Credit Suisse met with senior Justice Department officials Wednesday as turmoil in the banking industry throws new complications into efforts to resolve allegations that the bank continued to help wealthy clients evade taxes in violation of a years-old plea deal with the US, people briefed on the matter told CNN. → Read More
FBI has 'contained' cyber incident on bureau's computer network
The FBI, like any big government agency or corporation, has to deal with an array of online threats. → Read More