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Several Aides Accuse Texas Attorney General of Bribery and Abuse of Power
A letter from several key aides accuses the attorney general of Texas of bribery, abuse of power and several other potentially criminal acts. According to the Austin American-Statesman, the letter was sent as a notice to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office that a “potential violation of law” had been reported to the “appropriate law enforcement…
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Is Expected to Resign or He's Being Fired. Either Way, He's Gone: Report [Updated]
According to several sources, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is out. Now, how he leaves his position is up for debate. According to Axios, Rosenstein is expected to resign. NBC News’ Pete Williams, however, reported that Rosenstein would not resign of his own accord and was headed to the White House on Monday, where he…
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Rides for Deputy Rod Rosenstein After Members of GOP Call for His Impeachment
The GOP attacks on America’s freedoms is starting to look a lot like 50 Cent’s beef with Floyd Mayweather: I have no idea when it started, but it’s heartless and petty. On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to publicly defend his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, after GOP Congressmen Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan introduced…
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DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons
The Department of Justice says it will stop using private prisons, saying that the facilities are less safe and less effective at providing correctional services than government-run prisons, the Washington Post reports. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates made the announcement Thursday in a memo that instructed officials to decline to renew contracts with private prisons…