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10.06.2022 / 04:53

Capitol riot hearing: Committee declares Jan. 6 riot an 'attempted coup'

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election declared at Thursday's prime-time hearing that the attack was an "attempted coup" that put "two and half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk."Rep.

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Barr says Trump conduct amid US Capitol violence 'betrayal' of presidency

US Attorney General Bill Barr holds a news conference to provide an update on the investigation of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on the 32nd anniversary of the attack, at the Department of Justice Dec. 21, 2020 in Washington, D..C.

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Attorney General Bill Barr to leave White House just before Christmas, Trump announces

US President Donald Trump (R) and US Attorney General William Barr step off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 1, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Monday that Attorney General William Barr will leave the White House just before Christmas.“Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House.

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Trust Index: No proof of voter fraud with election certification days away

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‘This has to stop’: U.S. election officials condemn Trump, allies as threats increase

election officials in the United States are expressing frustration as President Donald Trump and his allies continue to contest the results of the presidential race, particularly as violent threats against those workers increase.Tuesday brought two strong rebukes of the president’s behaviour in the wake of his election loss. In the Washington Post, former top election security official Christopher Krebs — who Trump fired last month — detailed how he and his team ensured the Nov.

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US Attorney General Bill Barr appoints special counsel to investigate Trump-Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr has given extra protection to the prosecutor he appointed to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, giving him the authority of a special counsel to complete the work without being easily fired.Barr told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he had appointed U.S.

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Attorney General Bill Barr says no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020 election

U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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U.S. election crimes official quits after AG Barr authorizes voter fraud probes

William Barr authorized federal prosecutors across the country to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential race is certified.The resignation was confirmed by the New York Times and CNN shortly after news of Barr’s memo was made public. The attorney general’s actions came despite no evidence of widespread fraud.It also comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the prospect that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the outcome.

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AG Barr announces $100M more in grants to fight human trafficking

WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says the federal government is awarding more than $100 million in grants to target human trafficking.The money will go to task forces combatting human trafficking, to victim services and victim housing.Barr made the announcement Monday in Atlanta with presidential adviser Ivanka Trump and Georgia Gov.

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William Barr under fire for comparing coronavirus lockdown to slavery

William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slavery.In remarks Wednesday night at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Barr had called the lockdown orders the “greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history” since slavery. U.S.

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Mayors of Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, other big cities demand 'federal forces' withdraw

demanding federal agents be withdrawn from their cities -- and any plans for more federal deployments be halted.In two separate letters -- one addressed to Attorney General Bill Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and the other to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both Democrats, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican -- the mayors expressed objection to the presence of federal agents conducting law enforcement activities in their cities without coordinating with local authorities."Deployment of federal forces in the streets of our communities has not been requested nor is it acceptable," the letter reads.Both letters are signed by Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler; Atlanta

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Barr to testify as Democrats examine DOJ politicization

FILE - US Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a roundtable meeting on seniors with US President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he will testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month for the first time as the panel examines whether he has inappropriately politicized the Justice Department.One of Barr's federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president.

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DOJ tries to oust US attorney investigating Trump allies

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 08: US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of WASHINGTON - The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday to oust Geoffrey S.

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U.S. attorney investigating Trump allies refuses to leave amid attempted ouster

Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue.“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Berman said.

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Tear gas, threats for protesters before Trump visits church

WASHINGTON – It began with Attorney General Bill Barr standing with his hands casually in his pockets, not wearing a tie, surveying the scene at Lafayette Park across from the White House, where several thousand protesters had gathered for more demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd.

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Tear gas, threats before President Trump visits church amid protests

President Donald Trump visited the 200-year-old church near the White House that was set on fire as demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend.

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Tear gas, threats before Trump visits church amid protests

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