Katherine Faulders
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Evidence appears to undercut claims against Letitia James, prosecutors found: Sources
Prosecutors who investigated NY AG Letitia James for mortgage fraud found evidence that would appear to undercut some of the allegations in her indictment, sources say.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Prosecutors' memo to new US attorney found no probable cause to charge James Comey: Sources
In a memo this week, prosecutors in Virginia recommended against potential plans by the new U.S. attorney there to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, sources say.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Perhaps Halligan is not concerned about keeping her law license, but her new colleagues at the Justice Department sure seem to be. abcnews.go.com/US/prosecuto...
September 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Perhaps Halligan is not concerned about keeping her law license, but her new colleagues at the Justice Department sure seem to be. abcnews.go.com/US/prosecuto...
NEWS - President Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after his office was unable to find incriminating evidence of mortgage fraud against New York AG Letitia James, sources tell ABC. Reporting w/ @alexmallin.bsky.social & Peter Charalambous
September 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEWS - President Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after his office was unable to find incriminating evidence of mortgage fraud against New York AG Letitia James, sources tell ABC. Reporting w/ @alexmallin.bsky.social & Peter Charalambous
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September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.
It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.
DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders
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It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.
DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders
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Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
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May 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.
It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.
DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders
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It’s to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029.
DOJ insists it’s legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause. w/ @KFaulders
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NEW - Trump eyeing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC. Reporting w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/trump-eyi...
Trump eying Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC
President Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and ex-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sources say.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEW - Trump eyeing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC. Reporting w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/trump-eyi...
NEW - Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador abcnews.go.com/US/judge-ord...
Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador in violation of a previous court settlement.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
NEW - Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador abcnews.go.com/US/judge-ord...
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North Korea hosted its annual international marathon on Sunday for the first time in six years. Nearly 200 runners entered under an exemption allowing them to enter a country that has been closed to most international tourism since the pandemic.
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North Korea hosts international marathon after six-year pause
Nearly 200 international amateur runners participated under an exemption allowing them into a country that has been closed to most tourism since the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
North Korea hosted its annual international marathon on Sunday for the first time in six years. Nearly 200 runners entered under an exemption allowing them to enter a country that has been closed to most international tourism since the pandemic.
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NEW - The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump admin tells prosecutors to ease up on crypto enforcement
The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement
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April 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NEW - The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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NEW -- A former law clerk to Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the classified documents case against Pres. Donald Trump -- is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump's former defense lawyer-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche. W/ @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/former-cl...
Former clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ position
A former law clerk to Aileen Cannon, the judge who dismissed Donald Trump's classified documents case, is now serving in the DOJ under Trump's former defense lawyer.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
NEW -- A former law clerk to Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the classified documents case against Pres. Donald Trump -- is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump's former defense lawyer-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche. W/ @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/former-cl...
NEW -- A former law clerk to Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the classified documents case against Pres. Donald Trump -- is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump's former defense lawyer-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche. W/ @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/former-cl...
Former clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ position
A former law clerk to Aileen Cannon, the judge who dismissed Donald Trump's classified documents case, is now serving in the DOJ under Trump's former defense lawyer.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
NEW -- A former law clerk to Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed the classified documents case against Pres. Donald Trump -- is now serving in the Justice Department directly under Trump's former defense lawyer-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche. W/ @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/former-cl...
DOJ also placed the deputy director of the office of immigration litigation, August Flentje, on paid administrative leave for "failure to supervise a subordinate," sources familiar with the matter said.
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Sources said Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, was told by officials at the DOJ that he was being placed on leave over a "failure to zealously advocate" for the government's interests.
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DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case
The DOJ has placed on leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the U.S. in a lawsuit brought by a man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources told ABC News.
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April 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
DOJ also placed the deputy director of the office of immigration litigation, August Flentje, on paid administrative leave for "failure to supervise a subordinate," sources familiar with the matter said.
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Sources said Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, was told by officials at the DOJ that he was being placed on leave over a "failure to zealously advocate" for the government's interests.
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DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case
The DOJ has placed on leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the U.S. in a lawsuit brought by a man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources told ABC News.
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April 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sources said Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, was told by officials at the DOJ that he was being placed on leave over a "failure to zealously advocate" for the government's interests.
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Musk did not say how he came to know about the alleged planned arrest, but sources said he was referring to an ongoing federal investigation & said his public disclosure of it disturbed top law enforcement officials. W @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/kfau...
NEWS - Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources. Story w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social & @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/elon-musk...
Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources
Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to Social Security fraud, frustrating law enforcement officials, sources tell ABC News.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Musk did not say how he came to know about the alleged planned arrest, but sources said he was referring to an ongoing federal investigation & said his public disclosure of it disturbed top law enforcement officials. W @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/kfau...
NEWS - Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources. Story w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social & @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/elon-musk...
Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources
Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to Social Security fraud, frustrating law enforcement officials, sources tell ABC News.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEWS - Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources. Story w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social & @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/elon-musk...
DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters abcnews.go.com/US/doj-pushe...
DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters: Sources
The DOJ is urgently reviewing materials from the FBI investigation into Jeffrey Epstein as Attorney General Pam Bondi pushes for the release of more files, sources say.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters abcnews.go.com/US/doj-pushe...
NEWS -- White House orders halt to FBI background checks for dozens of top staffers, transfers process to Pentagon: Sources
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White House orders halt to FBI background checks for senior staff, transfers process to Pentagon: Sources
The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources say.
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March 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NEWS -- White House orders halt to FBI background checks for dozens of top staffers, transfers process to Pentagon: Sources
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Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
NEW -- DOJ has put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter tell me.
Two of the prosecutors – Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen – worked on the prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams.
Two of the prosecutors – Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen – worked on the prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams.
March 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW -- DOJ has put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter tell me.
Two of the prosecutors – Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen – worked on the prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams.
Two of the prosecutors – Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen – worked on the prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will sit out President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress as the designated survivor, I’m told.
March 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will sit out President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress as the designated survivor, I’m told.
AG Pam Bondi blindsided the White House when she handed out “Epstein Files” binders to MAGA influencers last week. Bondi told staff not to tell the White House, thinking the surprise would be well received, sources tell me @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social
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AG Bondi faces heat from White House, Trump allies over Epstein files release
AG Pam Bondi's decision to trumpet the release of Jeffrey Epstein files that contained little new information has ruffled feathers in the White House, sources say.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
AG Pam Bondi blindsided the White House when she handed out “Epstein Files” binders to MAGA influencers last week. Bondi told staff not to tell the White House, thinking the surprise would be well received, sources tell me @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social
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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will not run for his state’s open Senate seat in 2026 and will instead begin the process to seek a third term as governor, his spokesman said Wednesday.
Tim Walz Will Not Run for Minnesota’s Senate Seat
The Democrat, who rose from relative obscurity to be chosen as Kamala Harris’s running mate last year, says he will instead explore a third term as governor.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will not run for his state’s open Senate seat in 2026 and will instead begin the process to seek a third term as governor, his spokesman said Wednesday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, the man who had been sentenced to death in Oklahoma following a trial that was questioned by lawyers and advocates; lawmakers of both parties; independent reviews; and, eventually, the state’s Republican attorney general.
SCOTUS orders new trial for man Oklahoma courts would have allowed to be executed
Richard Glossip has long proclaimed his innocence, and he was joined by the state's Republican attorney general fighting his conviction at the Supreme Court.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, the man who had been sentenced to death in Oklahoma following a trial that was questioned by lawyers and advocates; lawmakers of both parties; independent reviews; and, eventually, the state’s Republican attorney general.
At one point shortly after the Sat. evening email, sources said senior White House staff debated issuing guidance to their own employees, informing them that they did not need to reply to the Musk-endorsed OPM email. More Reporting w @wsteaks.bsky.social — abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...
Musk's whirlwind approach sparks rift in the White House and in Trump's orbit: Sources
Musk’s whirlwind approach since coming to Washington has sparked a rift among some in the White House and Trump’s inner circle, sources told ABC News.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
At one point shortly after the Sat. evening email, sources said senior White House staff debated issuing guidance to their own employees, informing them that they did not need to reply to the Musk-endorsed OPM email. More Reporting w @wsteaks.bsky.social — abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...