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Justice Department, Trump and foreign corrupt practices act

Trump's Justice Department hits the brakes on anti-corruption enforcement

The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening enforcement of laws meant to stop companies from bribing foreign officials to directing its prosecutors to drop a criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

CNN on MSN · 1h

How Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption

The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks.

The New Republic on MSN · 2d

Trump Won His War on the Justice Department

The once-independent agency has been forced to embrace a change of mission—serve the president’s exclusive interests, and carry out his revenge on the American people.

Voice of America · 2d

Trump pauses enforcement, orders review of foreign corruption act

Bribery is still illegal, warn lawyers, as Trump orders pause and review of law that has for decades defined US business activities overseas

Trump, Eric Adams

The New Republic on MSN · 15h

Trump Saved Eric Adams’s Butt More Than We Even Realized

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday, two days after acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered federal prosecutors in New York to drop the charges against Adams. Bove claimed that they hindered the mayor’s ability to target immigrants at Trump’s behest.

NBC News on MSN · 2h

Eric Adams case and other Trump moves threaten to open corruption floodgates, experts say

The leader of one watchdog group called the moves "the equivalent of putting up a neon sign telling foreign actors 'we are open for corruption.'"

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

Trump DOJ's Order to Drop Eric Adams Case Sparks Mass Resignations

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, the Trump administration's recent pick to temporarily lead the office prosecuting New York Mayor Eric Adams, resigned her post on Thursday, according to the memorandum by Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove,

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Trump stocks Justice Department with personal lawyers after loyalty complaints during his first term

Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was sworn in Wednesday, was part of Trump's legal team during his first impeachment and ...

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Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of ...

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Why Pam Bondi’s Early Days at the Justice Department Look So Incredibly Dangerous

Historically, the Justice Department has been understood by both Democrat and Republican administrations as serving the ...

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Trump's assertions of broad, unchecked executive power are a predictable result of the court's "immunity" decision

Trump's assertions of broad, unchecked executive power are a predictable result of the court's "immunity" decision ...

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Trump moves to fire Archivist of the United States

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of the United States, the director of the ...

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Trump’s former personal lawyer defends him at a Senate hearing and decries ‘partisan lawfare’

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, criticized the criminal cases against the Republican as ...

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Trump expresses desire to 'immediately' close the Department of Education

President Donald Trump would like the U.S. Department of Education closed "immediately," he told reporters while in the Oval ...

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Trump White House sends termination letters to some Biden-appointed US Attorneys, email shows

The Trump White House on Wednesday sent termination notices to at least some U.S. Attorneys around the country who had been ...

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