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Top Trump official pressured DOJ to 'pursue president’s foes' even as career prosecutors refused
Top DOJ prosecutors in Virginia resisted political pressure to open probes into FBI’s Russia investigation, leading to forced resignations despite lack of prosecutable evidence, reports say.
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Trump admin ousted another prosecutor for refusing to hunt down his enemies
President Donald Trump triggered outrage for forcing out his own hand-picked federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia for failing to find the evidence to bring criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey. And a New York Times report on Tuesday revealed his federal prosecut...
Top Trump official pressured DOJ to 'pursue president’s foes' even as career prosecutors refused
FBI director Kash Patel pressured the Justice Department (DOJ) to open a criminal probe into how FBI officials handled classified documents tied to the Russia‑2016 investigation. But career prosecutors quietly declined, saying the case had no prosecutable evidence, the New York Times reported Tuesday.Despite this, DOJ leaders pushed for the case. They wanted those involved in the FBI’s handling of classified documents during and after the Russia…
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