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October 21, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Attorney Freaks Out After Realizing Her Convo Was on the Record
Lindsey Halligan repeatedly texted a journalist to discuss an ongoing case.
October 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Kicks Out Another Prosecutor for Refusing to Heed His Whims
A second U.S. attorney has been forced to quit after refusing to go after Donald Trump’s enemies.
October 9, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Gets One Step Closer to Taking Revenge on Letitia James
Donald Trump finally found a stooge willing to indict the New York attorney general.
August 22, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Alina Habba Melts Down After Losing Her Job (Again)
Alina Habba is freaking out over a judge giving her the boot.
July 24, 2025
Rachel Kahn
Trump Team Pissed as L.A. Juries Refuse to Indict ICE Protesters
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli was reduced to screaming after his latest failure.
May 16, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Justice Department Is About to Charge a Democratic Congresswoman
Representative LaMonica McIver was one of three members of Congress who attempted to enter an ICE facility in New Jersey.
May 9, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Gives Failed Pro-Nazi D.C. Attorney Pick Another Powerful Job
Ed Martin isn’t going anywhere, it turns out.
March 24, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Gives His Dumbest Lawyer a Giant Promotion
Alina Habba just got a new job—and it guarantees disaster.
February 14, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Read This Powerful Resignation Letter Over Eric Adams’s Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten didn’t hold back.
February 13, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Shockingly Purges U.S. Attorneys With Unprecedented Move
Donald Trump continues to get rid of potential opponents.
November 10, 2009
Lydia DePillis
Board to Death
September 25, 2009
Michael Crowley
Toobin: Don't Torture Zazi

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