#doj-oversight tag

'There are a lot of people concerned he's not the same old Chuck Grassley': Where has the oversight chief gone under Trump 2.0? | Fortune

Sen. Chuck Grassley prioritizes oversight of past politicized investigations while expressing reluctance to confront the Trump administration and affirming support for whistleblowers.

fromemptywheel

4 weeks ago

Pam Bondi Replaces Her Embarrassing Reading Comprehension Failure with a 4A Violation - emptywheel

When Judge Cameron Currie surprised Pam Bondi's Counselor, Henry Whitaker, on Thursday with a question about whether DOJ believes Aileen Cannon wrongly dismissed Trump's stolen documents case, Whitaker claimed what distinguished Jack Smith from Lindsey Halligan is that Halligan is closely supervised. I do think that mostly what was driving Judge Cannon's decision in that case was sort of the unique and broad authority that the special counsel possessed sort of free of supervision, which, of course, is an element that we do not have here.

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fromwww.esquire.com

1 month ago

Republicans Inserted a Sinister Provision into the Shutdown Package

Senate Republican leader John Thune secured a provision shielding senators from DOJ scrutiny, inserted into a bipartisan appropriations minibus with seven Democrats' tacit approval.

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fromwww.mediaite.com

2 months ago

Ana Navarro Blasts Pam Bondi's Shameful' MAGA Makeover: Completely Different Than The Person I Knew'

Ana Navarro said Pam Bondi embracing SNL mockery boosts her MAGA standing but harms DOJ credibility and ranks among the worst attorney general congressional performances.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

2 months ago

Fired health official to testify to Senate committee about chaos in RFK Jr's department live

Two hearings at 10am ET address CDC leadership turmoil, vaccine policy conflicts, and DOJ personnel controversies, scrutinizing Susan Monarez, Debra Houry and Kash Patel.

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fromwww.mercurynews.com

3 months ago