Attorney General Pam Bondi’s meager attempt at insult comedy in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week is the kind of thing that many political observers call “dramatic,” when in reality it was boring deflection and obfuscation punctuated by lazy scandalmongering. But there was something interesting going on in that hearing on the other side of the […]
Justice Department
Posted inLaw and Justice
We Obtained Thousands of New Epstein Documents
The mostly redacted documents pertain to a New Mexico attorney general investigation that was launched in 2019 but never led to criminal charges.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Justice Department Turmoil Bubbles Up to the Surface
While DOJ continues to weaponize the legal system, the resignation of Pam Bondi’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, signals possible accountability for pay-to-play corruption.
Posted inPolitics
The House Should Have the Votes to Release the Epstein Files in Two Weeks
Two House special elections are coming up that Democrats are certain to win.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Embarrassing Ruling Allows Google to Maintain Its Search Monopoly
Judge Amit Mehta found Google guilty of illegally monopolizing search, and then allowed the company to keep doing it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Republican Epstein Strategy Is Failing
We’re now on the third attempt to deflect from releasing the files. This one doesn’t appear to be working either.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape
Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Foot Soldiers of the Trump Mafiacracy
Pam Bondi’s underling in Nevada allowed an Israeli caught in an underage sex sting operation to return home. Her biggest campaign donors also once fled to Israel to avoid arrest.
Posted inTAP
The Smaller Trump Outrages
Today on TAP: In Trump’s march to dictatorship, the lesser outrages almost get lost. His presidency signals the cheapening of America.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Hit Job Against Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Today on TAP: The real fraud here is the misuse of confidential government data.