Tag: Barr, William P

Trump May Pose a Test No Special Counsel Can Pass

Former President Donald J. Trump’s apparent plan to soon announce his candidacy is challenging Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s desire to show that the Justice Dept. can operate above partisanship.

Loss of Steele Dossier Source Damaged National Security, F.B.I. Agent Testifies

The agent denounced the exposure by the Trump Justice Department of Igor Danchenko, who was an F.B.I. informant but is now on trial on charges of lying to investigators.

Judge Narrows Trial of Analyst Who Gathered Steele Dossier Claims About Trump

Matters deemed tangential to the charges of making false statements, including a notorious and uncorroborated rumor of a sex tape, will be excluded from the case.

They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election — and Reaped the Rewards

On the day the Capitol was attacked, 139 Republicans in the House voted to dispute the Electoral College count. This is how they got there.

Trump Argues for Executive Privilege in Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago Inquiries

In both cases, former President Donald J. Trump is claiming a novel power to keep White House information from his time in office secret from the Justice Department.