Linda Sun was accused by federal prosecutors of selling her allegiance and being rewarded handsomely for influence peddling. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Justice Department”
In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2025
Thursday demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system. Source: New York Times
Robert B. Fiske Jr., First to Lead Whitewater Investigation, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2025
He had overseen high-profile cases as a private lawyer and a U.S. attorney in New York when he was named to examine the role of Bill and Hillary Clinton in a failed development venture. Source: New York Times
Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia James
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2025
After a judge dismissed the Trump administration’s first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask a Court to Free Her From Prison
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2025
In a court filing, a lawyer for the onetime companion of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein said she would seek to be released from her minimum-security federal lockup. Source: New York Times
Trump’s Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Erases Top Loyalist’s Triumph
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2025
Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the former Honduran leader whom President Trump freed this week. Source: New York Times
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month. Source: New York Times
U.S. Defends Decision to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2025
Prosecutors argue that Mr. Mangione can receive a fair trial, despite his lawyers’ concerns about “damaging” statements from the attorney general about the murder case. Source: New York Times
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2025
The state law largely prohibits immigration arrests in state and local courthouses. A federal judge said it was not unconstitutional. Source: New York Times
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Says Housing Official Worked With Trump to Tarnish Her
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2025
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, sought to publicize the role of the housing official, Bill Pulte, in executing President Trump’s retribution agenda. Source: New York Times
Man Arrested After Appearing at Alina Habba’s Office With Bat, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Authorities said Keith Michael Lisa had a bat when he showed up at the office of the U.S. attorney for New Jersey on Wednesday. He was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility. Source: New York…
US Attorney Jay Clayton Under Pressure After Order to Investigate Democrats
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives. Now, come the hard choices. Source: New York Times
Letitia James’s Lawyers Say Fraud Case Against Her Was Fueled by Trump’s Animus
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2025
The argument came in a motion seeking to dismiss the case against her, citing a laundry list of statements President Trump has made about New York’s attorney general over the past six years. Source: New York Times
Alvin Bragg, Seeking Re-election, Is Not Mentioning His Best-Known Case
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2025
He is the only prosecutor to convict a president. But mentioning Donald Trump to him on the campaign trail is a conversation stopper. Source: New York Times
Appeals Court Weighs Whether Alina Habba Is a Lawful U.S. Attorney
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
President Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. A legal challenge could clarify the limits of his power to keep U.S. attorneys in office without Senate involvement. Source: New York Times