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Trump shakes up Justice Department he accused of 'weaponization'

Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling -- US President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him. Across the Justice Department a number of high-ranking officials have been demoted or reassigned in moves by the new administration that have unsettled career employees.

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Justice Department moves to fire at least 12 officials who investigated Trump

In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."

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Justice Department drops classified documents case against Trump co-defendants

Attorney General Merrick Garland had agreed not to make the special counsel's findings public while the Justice Department appealed a judge's dismissal of the case.

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DOJ and Illinois sheriff agree to policing upgrades after Sonya Massey killing

The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into ...

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Justice For Sonya Massey: Justice Dept. Reaches Agreement To Resolve Race Discrimination Investigation

Former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was fired, arrested, and charged with first-degree murder for killing Sonya Massey.

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US Justice Department, Illinois sheriff agree to policing upgrades after Sonya Massey shooting death

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff's office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in ...

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US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over ...

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