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Trump’s feared DOJ enforcer has a secret

Trump’s feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He, too, investigated Jan. 6

The acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot worked on Jan. 6 cases himself.

DOJ official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself

The No. 2 acting official at the DOJ, Emil Bove, has been shaking up the agency and its past work on the 2021 Capitol riot. But he also has his own history with Jan. 6 cases. Support NPR and hear every episode sponsor-free with NPR+.

‘Traitor’: Trump’s DOJ enforcer targeting FBI agents actually investigated Jan. 6th himself

NBC Justice reporter Ryan Reilly joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss his new bombshell reporting that former Trump lawyer now spearheading a new Justice Department effort called the ‘Weaponization Working Group’ that is tasked with examining current and former prosecutors and FBI employees – seemingly over their involvement investigating January 6th – actually investigated cases involving the Capitol riot himself.

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New York prosecutors quit over DOJ move to drop Adams charges

A top federal prosecutor in New York and five senior Department of Justice officials have resigned after refusing to dismiss pending criminal charges against embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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Top DOJ officials, Manhattan federal prosecutor resign after receiving orders to drop Eric Adams case

The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the U.S. with immigration enforcement "in exchange for dismissal of his case."

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Acting Manhattan US Attorney Danielle Sassoon steps down after Trump DOJ orders Eric Adams case to be dropped

It was not immediately clear who would replace Sassoon, who was named as interim SDNY chief last month while the president’s pick to lead the office, Jay Clayton, awaits confirmation.

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Why Bove Wants Someone Else to Request Dismissal of Adams Charges

While it would be highly unusual for the acting No. 2 at the Justice Department to take such a role in a criminal case, there ...

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House Democrats demand DOJ watchdog probe Bove’s conflicts of interest

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) is leading a group of House Democrats in a letter demanding that the Justice Department‘s inspector ...

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Emil Bove Revived His Career Defending Trump. Now He’s Upending the Justice Department.

Lawyer Emil Bove went from a dreary Manhattan courtroom to upending the Justice Department in a matter of days. Fresh from ...

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Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown

A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a ...

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READ: Resignation letter from acting US attorney in New York and DOJ’s response

The acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned from her position in a letter to the ...

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Who is Emil Bove, the lawyer behind Trump's revamp of the US DOJ?

President Donald Trump's new administration has been racing to remake the Justice Department tasked with U.S. law enforcement ...

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Trump, who railed about weaponized justice, weaponizes the Adams corruption case

President Trump claims that he wants to end the politicization and weaponization of the Department of Justice, or so we ...

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Top Justice officials who played key roles in January 6 cases now leading ‘weaponization’ review

Emil Bove sat in lower Manhattan, watching on television as a pro-Trump mob invaded the US Capitol, violently attacking ...

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