Sessions responds to Nunes memo: ‘No department is perfect’ Attorney General Jeff Sessions responded on Friday to the release of a contentious memo by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee alleging intelligence abuses at the Justice Department, saying “no Department is perfect.” In a statement issued shortly after the memo’s […]

Paul Manafort’s lawyer chastised by judge Paul Manafort’s lawyer chastised by judge:- Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his former business associate, Rick Gates made their first appearance in court before the judge who will oversee their case, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, at the U.S. District Court in Washington, […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions hires private lawyer Attorney General Jeff Sessions has hired D.C. litigator Charles Cooper, CNBC has confirmed. Cooper, founding member and chairman of Cooper & Kirk, said he could not comment on confidential client matters. His name was among those floated as a potential pick for solicitor […]

Fired FBI director to brief Senate on encounters with Trump Former FBI director James Comey will finally make his much-anticipated appearance Thursday on Capitol Hill, providing dramatic testimony that President Trump pressed him to pledge his loyalty and drop the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn's ties to […]