Category Archives: Department of Justice

House Intel schedules first Russia hearing for March 20th

Posted on March 7, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes announced Tuesday the first public hearing in their investigation into Russia’s meddling in the US election last year will be March 20. Nunes said he has invited FBI Director James Comey and … Continue reading →

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FBI asked #DOJ to publicly reject Trump wiretapping claims

Posted on March 5, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

There’s still no evidence — but an investigation into President Trump’s wild wiretapping claims might happen anyway. The White House on Sunday demanded that Congress look into Trump’s groundless accusations of former President Obama spying on him — and some … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Kremlin paid $40,000 to Michael Flynn for 2015 Moscow visit

Posted on February 21, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Six days ago, Michael Flynn resigned as Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser after it was exposed that he had colluded with the Russian ambassador, both before and after election day. It was then revealed that Flynn had also colluded by … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Report: Trump’s lawyer hand-delivered Michael Flynn a secret plan to lift sanctions on Russia

Posted on February 20, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Trump Organization lawyer Michel Cohen hand-delivered a “peace” plan for Russia and Ukraine to former national security adviser Michael Flynn before Flynn was asked to resign, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The plan, which involved lifting sanctions on … Continue reading →

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Breaking News | National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns

Posted on February 13, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

National security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned after reports he misled Trump administration officials about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. Flynn’s departure less than one month into the Trump administration marks an extraordinarily early shakeup in the … Continue reading →

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Breaking News | The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban

Posted on February 9, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban in a ruling issued Thursday evening. Trump is widely expected to challenge the court’s ruling in the Supreme Court. The executive order, Trump’s highest profile and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Trump fires acting AG who defied him on #MuslimBan

Posted on January 31, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

US President Donald Trump on Monday fired the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial executive order on immigration. “The acting attorney general, Sally Yates, has betrayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Department of Justice, Ethnic Cleansing, Foreign policy, Immigration, Institutional Racism, Muslims, News, Open Thread, Politics, prejudice, Racial Bias, US Department of Justice | Tagged , , , , , , , | 139 Comments

Roof Death Penalty Trial : #DylannRoof Wears Racist Symbols on Shoes in Court

Posted on January 9, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Dylann Roof, who was convicted in December of killing nine black parishoners in Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church in 2015, has been wearing shoes adorned with racist symbols to court as recently as Monday. Roof, who is representing himself in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, JusticeForEmanuel 9, Murder, News, Open Thread, racial hate, racial terror, Racism, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 78 Comments

#DylannRoof Death Penalty Trial | Day 7

Posted on December 15, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — Polly Sheppard dove under a table as soon as the bullets started flying. The stranger who had just been warmly welcomed into the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church began unloading his pistol on a Bible … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, JusticeForEmanuel 9, Murder, News, Open Thread, racial hate, racial terror, Racism, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 149 Comments

#DylannRoof Death Penalty Trial | Day 6

Posted on December 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

For more than six months, Dylann Roof traveled to historic sites of racial strife in South Carolina’s history, ending up again and again at the church where he later gunned down nine black worshipers during their weekly Bible Study. Data … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, JusticeForEmanuel 9, Murder, News, Open Thread, racial hate, racial terror, Racism, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 118 Comments