Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia

The proposal was the latest twist in a byzantine saga that has transformed the Salvadoran migrant into one of the best-known symbols of President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda.

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Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told top California leaders that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids.

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Unlike Trump, Most Who Seek Money for Official Misconduct Face Long Odds

The Federal Tort Claims Act, the law the president invoked to try to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars, is ordinarily a legal labyrinth that few can navigate.

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Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.

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Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals

Top officials, unwilling to fight for the historical independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit of controlling law enforcement.

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Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has helped usher in President Trump’s retribution campaign. But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures.

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Top Justice Dept. Officials Weren’t Told in Advance of James Indictment

Those in the dark included Attorney General Pam Bondi, people familiar with the matter said. The government shutdown, a rush to indict and internal divisions contributed to the lack of coordination.

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Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive

The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general.

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Inside the Trump Administration’s Push to Prosecute James Comey

President Trump’s campaign of retribution began to intensify in mid-July and hit a fever pitch over the last week, culminating in the indictment of one of his foremost enemies.

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Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.

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