Author: Kristine Phillips and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY

Any criminal charges related to Sicknick’s death will be federal because the events leading up to it happened on federal property, an official with knowledge of the matter said.

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland to serve attorney general, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, a person familiar with the decision told USA TODAY.

Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his communications with a former Russian ambassador.

Legal experts answer some of the most common questions about what Donald Trump can and cannot do with the broad pardon powers of the president.

The hearing, billed as an oversight of the Justice Department, will touch on a long list of grievances, including federal deployments to Portland.

Geoffrey Berman was fired by the president last month following an extraordinary and highly public clash with Attorney General William Barr.

Retired federal judge John Gleeson said DOJ “had abdicated” its responsibility by attempting to provide special treatment to a presidential ally.

Former federal judge John Gleeson was appointed by President Bill Clinton and served 22 years on the bench in New York.

Robert Mueller repeatedly referred lawmakers back to his written report and deflected questions about how he conducted his investigation.

Congressional Democrats intensified their demands on Monday to see the full results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Trump, Russia.