Trump's DOJ keeping Eric Adams on ‘short leash’ by pushing to drop charges
A seventh prosecutor has now quit over Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove's order to drop criminal charges against New ...
'It's a really sad day': DOJ officials resign over Trump's order to drop Eric Adams' case
Six people resigned from the Department of Justice in protest over the Trump administration's order to drop New York City Mayor Eric Adams' case. NBC News White House correspondent Aaron Gilchrist, ...
Top DOJ officials resigning over Adams case makes Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre 'seem small'
A seventh prosecutor in the Department of Justice has quit over the DOJ's push to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, NBC News national law ...
Can Trump simply dismiss federal officials as he pleases?
Laws governing several, lesser-known agencies protect certain officials from removal, except for cause. Trump is betting ...
'I have concerns as an American': Fmr. Jan. 6 prosecutor on Trump's sweeping pardons
MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin interviews Alexis Loeb, a former federal prosecutor who worked on charging January 6th ...
'Never seen anything like this': Musk has been empowered to be 'virtual prime minister'
The House DOGE subcommittee is holding their first hearing today. This comes after Elon Musk was in the Oval Office with President Trump yesterday. NBC News senior White House correspondent Garrett ...
'Great time to be a corporate criminal': Weissmann reacts to Trump pardons
President Trump is pardoning officials charged with corruption and is halting a law banning bribery of foreign officials. NBC News correspondent Ken Dilanian, MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, The ...
Judge temporarily halts Trump federal buyout program
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's federal employee buyout program until Monday.
What legal footing does the Trump admin have to offer federal employee buyouts?
A judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's federal buyout program. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin breaks it ...
'Dismantling of the administrative state': Trump exec orders align with Project 2025
The slew of President Trump's actions and executive orders so far align with the Project 2025 blueprint. MSNBC legal ...
Checks and balances? Congress 'not going to stand up' to Trump
The Trump administration is freezing federal loans and grants but says social security, medicare and SNAP benefits are not impacted. NBC News senior White House correspondent Garrett Haake, MSNBC ...
Where are the guardrails? Trump admin in 'uncharted territory' with Musk
The Trump administration is facing new legal challenges around federal funding and the DOGE accessing sensitive treasury data. National Columnist for the Washington Post Philip Bump, MSNBC Legal ...