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Top Justice Dept. Official Embraces Use of Sedition Charges for Protest Violence

InterNewsCast18th September 2020

by InterNewsCast18th September 202004

WASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official on Thursday supported a suggestion by Attorney General William P. Barr to consider bringing sedition charges for violent...

U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath

InterNewsCast17th September 2020

by InterNewsCast17th September 202007

In March, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they had won a major victory in the government’s fight to enforce sanctions on Iran when a jury...

Barr Told Prosecutors to Consider Sedition Charges for Protest Violence

InterNewsCast16th September 2020

by InterNewsCast16th September 202007

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr told federal prosecutors in a call last week that they should consider charging rioters and others who committed...

Top Aide in Review of Russia Inquiry Resigns From Justice Dept.

InterNewsCast12th September 2020

by InterNewsCast12th September 2020015

WASHINGTON — A top aide to the criminal prosecutor whom Attorney General William P. Barr assigned to scrutinize the Trump-Russia investigation has resigned unexpectedly from...