When Loretta Met Bill
The Editors · August 12, 2017 In many quarters of the American news media today, seasoned journalists seem incapable of pondering those parts of reality that don’t complement their political worldviews. It goes beyond “bias”—we’re all biased. This is negligence.
When Loretta Met Bill
The Editors · August 11, 2017 In many quarters of the American news media today, seasoned journalists seem incapable of pondering those parts of reality that don’t complement their political worldviews. It goes beyond “bias”—we’re all biased. This is negligence.
Donald Jr. and Team Trump's Shifting Russia Stories
Michael Warren · July 10, 2017 Three prominent figures in the Trump presidential campaign appear to have sought the assistance of a Russian political operative with ties to the Putin government months before last November’s election. This comes via reporting by the New York Times, which broke a story over the weekend that Donald…
Comey: Loretta Lynch Attempted to Influence Clinton Email Investigation
Mark Hemingway · June 8, 2017 Today's hearing with James Comey contains at least one rather revealing nugget unrelated to the Trump-Russia investigation—that the Obama Justice Department improperly tried to influence the the Clinton email investigation:
DOJ and FBI Department Struck 'Side Agreements' With Clinton Aides Given Immunity
Mark Hemingway · October 5, 2016 Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has released a letter addressed to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. In it, he asks Lynch a number of pointed questions about "side agreements" given to the Hillary Clinton aides who were also given immunity for cooperating in the email…
What the Rise in Murders Could Mean for the Election
Geoffrey Norman · September 28, 2016 The Guardian reports that "Murders in the US rose 10.8% last year, the biggest single-year percentage jump since 1971, according to data released Monday by the FBI."
Did the Justice Department Pressure Aetna On Obamacare?
Jeffrey Anderson · August 29, 2016 Many Obamacare supporters have been taking solace in their belief that Aetna's recent decision to pull out of all but four government-run exchanges was a result not of Obamacare's slow-motion death spiral but of Aetna's playing politics with the Department of Justice, which has blocked the…
Loretta Lynch: My Meeting with Bill Clinton 'Raises Questions and Concerns'
Michael Warren · July 1, 2016 Attorney General Loretta Lynch said her recent meeting with Bill Clinton at the Phoenix airport "raises questions and concerns." Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival Friday, Lynch was asked about her meeting with the former president whose wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, is under…
Breaking: Attorney General to Do Her Job
Ethan Epstein · July 1, 2016 My phone buzzed with a "news alert" from the New York Times Friday morning. Normally, these alerts are reserved for truly breaking, earth-shattering news, like the rise of "man buns" in Brooklyn.
Attorney General Won't Say If Grand Jury Has Been Convened in Hillary Investigation
Daniel Halper · February 29, 2016 Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to tell Fox News' Bret Baier whether a grand jury has been convened in the Hillary Clinton investigation.
Lynch: Justice Not Briefing White House on Hillary Investigation
Daniel Halper · February 29, 2016 Attorney General Loretta Lynch insisted to Fox News' Bret Baier that the Justice Department is not briefing the White House on the investigation into Hillary Clinton and her emails.
AG Lynch: FBI Still Conducting Hillary Investigation
Jim Swift · February 24, 2016 Testifying this morning before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Attorney General Loretta Lynch was asked by Rep. John Carter (R-TX) about the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server and its role in handling classified and secret information.
Lynch: Obama's Opinion of FBI's Hillary Investigation Has No Influence on DOJ
Daniel Halper · November 17, 2015 Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified on Capitol Hill today that President Obama's opinion of the ongoing investigation by the FBI related to Hillary Clinton has no influence on the Department of Justice. Lynch made the comments after being questioned by Rep. Bob Goodlatte:
Cruz Prepares For Shutdown II
Michael Warren · September 24, 2015 Something has gotten into Ted Cruz. The Republican senator is known as a conservative firebrand willing to take on his own party, but in a Thursday meeting with reporters in his Capitol Hill office, Cruz was sounding almost ecumenical. Maybe it was the presence of Pope Francis.
Senator Demands Top Cop Lynch Look Into Clinton Ties to Shady Uranium Deal
Daniel Halper · July 1, 2015 Senator Chuck Grassley has written a series of letters to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew demanding answers about a shady uranium deal with a company tied to the Clintons.
Lynch: Justice Dept. Has Opened Hate Crime Investigation Into South Carolina Shooting
Daniel Halper · June 18, 2015 Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the Justice Department has opened a hate crime investigation to look into the shooting last night at a South Carolina church:
Lynch to Meet with Obama in Oval Office
Daniel Halper · May 28, 2015 Days after the indictment of FIFA officials and just a day after the indictment of Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, Attorney General Loretta Lynch is scheduled to mee with President Barack Obama. The meeting with take place in the Oval Office.
Valerie Jarrett in 'Regular Contact' With Baltimore Mayor
Daniel Halper · April 29, 2015 Don't worry, Valerie Jarrett is in "regular contact" with the mayor of Baltimore, the White House announced late Tuesday night.
Lynch: 'Adhere to the Principles of Nonviolence'
Daniel Halper · April 28, 2015 Attorney General Loretta Lynch reponds to the violence in Baltimore:
Ask Lynch About the IRS Scandal
Joshua Gelernter · January 8, 2015 Confirming a new attorney general is near the top of the new Senate's to-do list. The power not to confirm the president's nominees is near the top of the Republicans' new consignment of political clout. Needless to say, without the White House, the GOP can't implement their preferred policies, but…