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Can Biden Resurrect the Justice Department ‘Slush Fund’?

The Crime Report

In 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions ended a controversial Bush- and Obama-era practice that allowed corporations to settle financial claims by making substantial “donations” to pre-selected non-profits. government is settled by a deposit into the U.S. and Smith write. Ordinarily, money owed to the U.S. Larkin, Jr.

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Spring Break: Christie’s Prediction of a Trump Conviction by Spring Just Hit a Snag

JonathanTurley

The interviews could magnify the difficulties for both Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Counsel Jack Smith in their respective prosecutions. Trump’s greatest threat of conviction remains in Florida, where he is facing federal charges related to his retention of classified documents.

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The Mar-a-Lago Raid: Criminal Prosecution or Political Indemnification?

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: The unprecedented raid on former President Trump’s home in Florida has set off firestorms of celebration and recrimination across the country. For Trump foes, it is the long-awaited moment of FBI agents swarming over Trump’s property in a concrete step toward criminal prosecution.