Mueller also detailed 10 instances Trump might have obstructed justice, though Attorney General William Barr determined Trump did not obstruct the investigation... ..…

One episode involved a resignation letter prepared by Jeff Sessions, then the attorney general, who had infuriated Trump by recusing himself from supervising the Russia investigation. . . . ..…

Mueller III's report made one thing quite Attorney General William Barr has gone out of his way to try to exonerate the president.. >> Ty Cobb, former lawyer for President Donald Trump. ..…

Brian Benczkowski, an assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the phony prescriptions could have yielded 'enough pills for every man, woman and child to get one dose across the five states.' . ... 'The opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug..…

From the start of his presidency in July 2016, Duterte has used dubious law to get at his enemies in ways that smack of the Marcos administration, keeping  his most distinguished critic, former Attorney General Leila de Lima, in jail without trial on charges of complicity in drug deals that..…

By the special counsel is not sufficient to establish that the After reviewing the facts and legal theories outlined in the report the attorney general and I concluded that the developedPresident committed obstruction of offense, Thursday.. ..…

President Trump did many things that influenced federal investigations into him and his aides, out, including firing FBI Director James Comey, attacking the counsel's work and pressuring former Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse from overseeing Mueller's investigation.. ... ..…

Gentry is the ex- CIA analyst to point out American leftward migration, and Attorney General William Barr is conducting probe into anti- Trump bias at FBI during the early days of 'Russiagate probe in 2016. ..…

., and Russian lawyer. According to Attorney General William Barr's of the report, Mueller's lack of legal conclusion leaves it to Attorney General to determine whether the conduct described in the report constitutes crime... ..…

By highlighting the simple conclusion that there is no collusion and no obstruction, We're pleased that Attorney General Barr saw through the smear of President Trump.  ... By finally initiating investigation of Attorney General Barr can begin restoring the..…

I’m fucked,' citing testimony from then Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ chief of staff. . ... That included Trump ordering then-White House Counsel Don McGahn to tell Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that 'Mueller has to go.' . ..…

Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday is expected to submit to Congress and make public a redacted version of the 400-page report written by special counsel Robert S. ..…

While Attorney General William Barr has essentially declared that Trump is legally in the clear, the report suggests Mueller’s team believed it had found compelling evidence that the president obstructed justice – reigniting the prospect of aggressive follow-up investigations by..…

The court enjoined section of law, SB 103, that requires California attorney general to investigate the circumstances of apprehension and transfer of immigrants. BigLaw firm is not liable to investors for lawyer's work for Ponzi, Circuit rules. ..…

JACKSON, Miss   — The office of Mississippi's Democratic attorney general filed papers this week defending law that bans most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy.. The office of Attorney General Jim Hood argues the state has in preserving fetal life that..…

From the moment he issued his letter on March 24 suggesting that Mueller document would clear the president, Barr has behaved less like attorney general than as lawyer doubling as the president's spokesman.. ..…

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal made headlines in January when he joined a multi-state lawsuit against the EPA, blaming the agency for inaction by failing to set stricter emission standards for states whose coal-burning power plants blow pollution across state lines. . ..…

They want both Mueller and Attorney General Barr to testify before Congress, but are divided on other next steps from the report. . ..…

Former Corey Lewandowski resisted effort by Trump to persuade Attorney General Jeff Sessions to un-recuse from the investigation and to limit the scope of Mueller's probe. ..…

McConnell was among several people the report said former White House Counsel Don McGahn had reached out to on behalf of the president when Trump was trying to stop then Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing at the start of Russia probe.. ..…

Attorney General William Barr said on April 18. . Nevertheless, in remarks on April 19 that dismissed the findings of the long-awaited Mueller report, a Russian Foreign Ministry official told journalists in Moscow that Mueller “admitted having no proof” of Russian interference. . ..…

In the hours some Democrats on Capitol Hill called not to impeach the President except for the removal of Attorney General William Barr... ... Barr then said in congressional hearing that spying did occur against Trump campaign, that Trump's team then used to assert that the..…

The president's actions at that time included: firing FBI Director James Comey, after seeking to have him drop the investigation of national security adviser Michael Flynn; telling White House counsel Donald McGahn to fire Mueller and then, following accurate press reports about Trump's order, directing..…

At one of our weekly meetings, then Senior Deputy of the Attorney General’s office (and current A-G), Avichai Mandeblitt, an expert on land issues, told me to be careful, but I did what I felt was right. . ..…

The devastating nature of the report makes the performance of the attorney general in characterizing it at his press conference prior to its release a particularly inappropriate spectacle. . ... Instead, by drawing broad conclusions from narrow legal analysis, the attorney..…

And at the center of the criticism is the artic­ulator of Bush's imperial presidency, the legal rationale for Gulf War, Panama invasion, and the officially sanctioned kidnapping of, foreign nationals abroad — Attorney General Wil­liam P. ... Writing in June memo, that both the..…

As Attorney General William Barr releases Robert Mueller’s long-anticipated report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky about what he sees as the political perils of “Russiagate.” . ..…

Next, Trump's to Attorney General Sessions's decision to recuse from Russia and Comey's in of FBI's into Russian interference. ... The two debated what Trump's original instructions had been On McGahn's account, him, Call Rod, tell Rod that Mueller has conflicts and ca not be the..…

By misrepresenting significant parts of the, The attorney general did grave disservice to the country Mueller report, .. ..…

and consultation with Office of Legal Counsel and other Department lawyers, the Deputy Attorney General and I concluded that the evidence developed by Special Counsel is not sufficient to establish that the President committed offense, .. ... Attorney General Barr..…

The president was so focused on generating positive coverage about Comey’s ouster that he pressed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to do media interviews and lie. ... And in the summer of 2017, Trump became fixated on getting rid of then-Attorney General Jeff..…

the attorney general and I disagreed with some of the counsel's legal theories, and felt that some of the episodes examined did not amount to obstruction as matter of law, we did not rely solely on that in making our decision, at press conference Thursday morning... ..…

These actions ranged from efforts to remove Special Counsel and to reverse the effect of Attorney General's to the attempted use of power to limit the scope of the investigation to direct and indirect contacts with witnesses with the potential to influence their testimony... ... Regarding..…

FILE PHOTO California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks about President Trump's proposal to weaken greenhouse gas emission and fuel efficiency regulations, at media conference Los Angeles, California, U.S. ... California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in..…