Stalled Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights Springs Back to Life

The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?

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Prosecutor Who Quit Over Adams Case Joins a Firm Known for Independence

Danielle Sassoon resigned as an interim U.S. attorney rather than halt the prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams. Her new firm’s conservative principles have at times put it at odds with President Trump.

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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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Trump White House Exerts Enormous Influence Over FBI, Lawsuit Says

A sprawling suit by three fired F.B.I. officials provides a disturbing account of efforts by top Trump aides to strip the bureau of its independence.

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Emil Bove Continued to Work at Trump’s Justice Dept, Even After Judicial Confirmation

The code of conduct for federal judges does not appear to apply to Mr. Bove, who has yet to be sworn in. But his continued presence at the department has raised eyebrows.

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Former Adams Aide Pleads Guilty in Corruption Investigation

Mohamed Bahi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is one of several people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit who were swept up in investigations.

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Unnoticed Whistle-Blower Document Alarms Justice Department Veterans

A complaint concerning a top Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, went unnoticed for more than two months, raising worries that an internal watchdog has gone dormant.

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How Trump Is Attacking the Legal System, via the Legal System

The president has an outside-inside strategy to fight the judiciary.

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Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court

The Trump loyalist was narrowly approved as Republicans brushed aside concerns about his conduct as a senior Justice Department official.

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Grassley Spurns Whistle-Blowers in Bove Confirmation Fight

The senator’s treatment of whistle-blowers detailing allegations against Emil Bove, the Trump loyalist and appeals court nominee, has had a chilling effect, critics say.

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