STATEMENT BY FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS  —  We are former federal prosecutors.  We served under both Republican and Democratic administrations at different levels of the federal system: as line attorneys, supervisors, special prosecutors, United States Attorneys, and senior officials at the Department of Justice.

DOJ moves to fend off Barr contempt vote  —  The Justice Department on Monday tried to head off a contempt of Congress proceeding against Attorney General William Barr, offering House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) the chance to negotiate about the committee's subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report.

With Mueller on Justice staff, Barr has sway over testimony  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller was expected to step down days after concluding his investigation in March.  Yet he remains a Justice Department employee — and the department won't say why.

Over 400 former prosecutors say Trump would be indicted if he weren't president  —  More than 400 former federal prosecutors have signed onto a statement asserting that if the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) did not prohibit a sitting president from being indicted …

U.S. Officials Raise Alarm of Iranian Threat Targeting American Troops in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — Senior American officials said on Monday that new threats by Iran against United States troops in Iraq were behind the sudden deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group and Air Force bombers to the Persian Gulf.

What happens if Donald Trump refuses to admit he lost in 2020? … Recalling her mindset in advance of the 2018 midterms, Pelosi told the New York Times: … That might sound like exaggeration from Pelosi — an attempt to gin up her base in advance of the 2020 presidential election.  It isn't.

Speaker's chief of staff says he doesn't recall sending racist texts  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada's chief of staff now says he cannot remember if he sent racist text messages to a former acquaintance.  —  Last week, Casada had accused NewsChannel 5 …