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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Bondi moves forward on Justice Department investigation into origins of Trump-Russia probe

August 4, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving forward with a Justice Department investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. Her action follows the recent release of documents by the Trump administration aimed at undermining the legitimacy of that inquiry. Bondi has directed a prosecutor to begin presenting evidence to a grand jury after referrals from the Trump administration’s top intelligence official. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press. Fox News first reported the development.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump listens, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

July 17, 2025

The controversy over President Donald Trump’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president. Trump threatened a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal on Thursday described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday. Trump denied writing the letter. Trump in recent days has berated supporters vying for more records from the Epstein probe, after years of courting political support from those who have stoked claims of a coverup in the case.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump listens, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Justice Dept. fires more prosecutors, support staff involved in Trump prosecutions, AP sources say

July 12, 2025

The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter. The overall number of terminations was not immediately clear. But they cut across both the classified documents and election interference prosecutions brought by Smith, and included a handful of prosecutors who were detailed to the probe as well as Justice Department support staff and other personnel who aided them. The people who confirmed the firings spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel moves that have not been publicly announced.

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