Justice Dept.’s Inspector General to Move to the Federal Reserve

Michael E. Horowitz, one of the few major watchdogs spared from a purge by President Trump, will also hunt for abuses at the Consumer Financial Protection Board — a Trump target.

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Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Andrew Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target

After killing a criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams, the Trump administration has begun investigating his chief rival in the New York City mayoral race over his testimony about the pandemic.

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Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge

The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.

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Watchdog Faults Trump Officials Over Coronavirus Inquiry at Nursing Homes

While the findings are dated, they come as many current and former Justice Department officials fear that the incoming Trump administration will run the department with an eye toward score-settling.

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F.B.I. Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence at Capitol, Report Says

The review acknowledged that several informants were in Washington on Jan. 6, but said that only a handful were collecting information for the F.B.I. that day, contrary to conspiracy theories.

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Trump-Era Leak Investigations Extended Deep Into Congress, Review Finds

Dozens of congressional staff members, including President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I., Kash Patel, had their records scrutinized. Mr. Trump has vowed to pursue leakers in his second term.

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