Outgoing Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has ruled that Donald Trump's attorney, Evan Corcoran, must provide additional testimony as part of an investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents. The decision is a significant development in the investigation into the Mar-a-Lago document scandal, and could potentially provide key evidence in the case. Trump's team is expected to appeal the ruling and ask for the decision to be overturned.
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The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Customers and employees of both banks will have full access to their deposits, including insured and uninsured deposits, and the FDIC is working to ensure that they have access to their money. The outcome of the investigation is still unclear, but customers and employees can rest assured that their deposits are safe.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Rite Aid Corp, accusing the pharmacy chain of illegally filling hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids, without recognizing "red flags". Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General, said that Rite Aid's pharmacists filled prescriptions with obvious red flags and intentionally deleted notes about suspicious prescribers. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is using every tool to confront the opioid epidemic. The lawsuit seeks civil penalties and other relief to ensure Rite Aid complies with all applicable laws and regulations in the future.
Federal prosecutors have pushed back against claims that a video of "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley exonerated anyone in the Capitol mob on January 6, 2021, arguing that the video lacked context and that Tucker Carlson's portrayal of the rioter's activities was misleading. The Justice Department also argued that the seditious conspiracy trial against the five Proud Boys leaders should not be dismissed based on the footage.
House Republicans have announced plans to investigate the select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, with the Justice Department arguing that defendants should not be allowed to delay their criminal trials. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has suggested the committee was politically biased and is looking into Capitol security and the legal treatment of the defendants. The outcome of the investigation is unknown and it is unclear how it will affect the Jan. 6 defendants.
The U.S. Department of Justice has released a report finding that the Louisville Metro Police Department and the city of Louisville have violated citizens' constitutional and civil rights through the use of unreasonable tactics such as unjustified neck restraints, police dogs, and tasers. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the findings and said the LMPD has made strides to improve its practices since the investigation began. The Justice Department, the city of Louisville, and the LMPD have agreed in principle to a consent degree.
Paul Manafort, former chairman of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, has agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle a civil case filed by the Justice Department. The case alleged that Manafort had willfully failed to disclose more than 20 offshore bank accounts and had filed false tax returns from 2006-2015. It is unclear if the settlement will have any impact on the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.