Rod Blagojevich—Not Alice Johnson—Is the True Face of Trump’s Criminal Justice Policies
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to his friends after giving a press conference at his Chicago home.Mark Welsh/Daily Herald/AP In a Fox News interview this week, White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley pushed back on criticism over President Donald Trump’s decision to grant clemency of Rod Blagojevich, the corrupt Illinois governor-turned-Celebrity Apprentice star. “The president is…
Julian Assange and Roger Stone Are Perfect Examples of How Trump Uses His Pardon Power
ulian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on April 11, 2019 in London.Jack Taylor/Getty Images A lawyer for Julian Assange claims that former Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher told the WikiLeaks founder in 2017 that he would receive a pardon from President Donald Trump if he…
Lev Parnas Wants to Be a Resistance Hero
Lev Parnas, center, and his attorney, Joseph Bondy, left, speak outside federal court in New York.Mariela Lombard/AP Last month, Lanny Davis placed a call to Joseph Bondy. Bondy’s legal client, Lev Parnas, had just appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show, and Davis was calling to dispute a claim that Parnas had made about him. But…
Report: Barr Protected Turkish Bank From Prosecution to Appease Erdogan
Drew Angerer/Getty President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday to claim he has a “legal right” to interfere in Justice Department cases, but insisted that he has “so far chosen not to.” Anyone following Trump’s social media presence knows that not to be the case. He regularly tweets about business before the Justice Department…
Trump Tweets Another Lie About One of His Favorite Enemies
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Before most of you were even awake, President Donald Trump tweeted another lie to his 72.5 million followers. His anger this morning was directed at the Justice Department for dropping its criminal investigation on Friday into former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. IG report on Andrew McCabe: Misled Investigators over roll in news…
Prosecutors Want to Put Roger Stone in Prison for Up to 9 Years
Roger Stone, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on November 15, 2019.Win McNamee/Getty Image The Justice Department released its sentencing memo for Roger Stone on Monday and it’s not looking great for the longtime Trump consigliere: Department prosecutors asked a federal judge for a sentence of up to nine years in prison. Stone was convicted in…