The informant’s story was part of a series of explosive and unsubstantiated claims by Republicans that the Bidens engaged in potentially criminal activity.
Previously undisclosed letters show a testy exchange over whether the Justice Department violated its own guidelines in releasing a report with comments disparaging President Biden.
The decision to seek the execution of the man who carried out the slaughter in Buffalo is a first for the Biden administration. The president ran in open opposition to the death penalty.
The case involves eBay employees trying to intimidate a Massachusetts couple who write and produce an e-commerce newsletter. The company will pay a criminal penalty of $3 million.
A judge set a tentative trial date for June 20, raising the possibility that Mr. Biden could be on trial twice in the thick of the 2024 presidential campaign.