Experts say the failure to predict and prevent the violence on Jan. 6 means officials should prepare for the worst this time around.
Author: Kristine Phillips and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith sentenced to 1-year probation for altering Russia probe email
Kevin Clinesmith, the former FBI lawyer who altered an email during the Russia investigation that was used to justify the surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, was sentenced to one-year probation.
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Capitol Police officer’s death investigated as homicide; Trump’s legal exposure questioned
Any criminal charges related to Sicknick’s death will be federal because the events leading up to it happened on federal property, an official with knowledge of the matter said.
Can Trump pardon himself? What’s a preemptive pardon? Experts explain the sweeping power
Legal experts answer some of the most common questions about what Donald Trump can and cannot do with the broad pardon powers of the president.
British ISIS suspects known as the Beatles charged for the deaths of 2 American journalists, 2 aid workers
Among the American victims were journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and aid workers Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller.
Paul Manafort was ‘a grave counterintelligence threat,’ Republican-led Senate panel finds
The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee released a 996-page report delivering “irrefutable evidence of Russian meddling.”
Geoffrey Berman to testify before House Judiciary Committee on circumstances of his firing
Geoffrey Berman was fired by the president last month following an extraordinary and highly public clash with Attorney General William Barr.
Justice Department showed ‘gross abuse of prosecutorial power” in Michael Flynn case, court-appointed arbiter says
Retired federal judge John Gleeson said DOJ “had abdicated” its responsibility by attempting to provide special treatment to a presidential ally.
Ex-deputy AG Rod Rosenstein defends oversight of Russia probe but acknowledges flaws in FBI surveillance
Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein defended his oversight of the Russia probe, but acknowledged flaws in the FBI’s surveillance process.
Retired judge to examine if Michael Flynn should be held in contempt, challenge DOJ’s bid to drop case
Former federal judge John Gleeson was appointed by President Bill Clinton and served 22 years on the bench in New York.