White House eyes prosecutor in deputy AG's office for new fraud role, sources say

An ally of Deputy AG Todd Blanche is being considered for the newly created position of assistant attorney general, sources ...

Vance Announces New Justice Dept. Fraud Post to Be ‘Run Out of the White House’

The assertion was a brazen effort to toss out the traditional boundaries that have long existed between the White House and ...

The problem with the new Justice Department fraud division that reports to Trump and Vance

The new DOJ office will be run out of the White House, under the direct supervision of President Trump and Vice President JD ...

How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience

Michael Ben'Ary was driving one of his children to soccer practice on an October evening last year when he paused at a red ...

White House adviser Hassett supports DOJ probe of Fed's Powell over building costs

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday he was not involved in conversations with the Justice Department ...
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Trump administration ratchets up its use of Justice Department for political leverage

President Donald Trump’s efforts to leverage the Justice Department for political purposes and to exact retribution against his perceived foes haven’t suffered from a series of setbacks.