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Trump’s Attorney General Pick Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration
Gaetz was one of three cabinet picks who, like Trump himself, faced accusations of sexual misconduct.

Durbin Demands Gaetz Ethics Report Be Given to Senate for AG Confirmation
Upon being nominated to be attorney general, Gaetz resigned from the House, blocking the ethics report's publication.

DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Shutting Down His Work on Trump Criminal Cases
By ending the cases rather than waiting to be fired, Smith may be able to issue a final report to the public.

Supreme Court Delivers Anti-Democracy Win to Trump in Immunity Case
The Supreme Court had delayed any pre-trial actions in Trump's election subversion case by more than 100 days.

Lawmakers Refer Fossil Fuel Industry Climate Deception Investigation to the DOJ
Lawmakers have been calling for a Justice Department probe into Big Oil for nearly a decade.

Right-Wing SCOTUS Sounds Skeptical of Statute Used to Charge Capitol Attackers
The justices are trying to figure out how to let the rioters "off the hook on the obstruction charges,” said one report.

Jack Smith Tells SCOTUS to Reject Trump’s “Radical” Presidential Immunity Claims
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are set to take place on April 25.

Supreme Court Delays Trump’s Election Subversion Trial for Several More Months
Oral arguments before the High Court won't begin until mid-April, with an actual ruling likely coming well after that.

Trump Will Expand DOJ “Presidential Immunity” Memo If He’s Elected — Report
“What Trump wants is immunity from being scrutinized at all,” one legal critic has noted.

Durbin & Pressley Urge DOJ Not to Pursue Death Penalty for Buffalo Mass Shooter
In a joint statement, the lawmakers invoked President Biden's 2020 pledge to abolish use of the federal death penalty.