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Illegal migrant involved in Times Square police attack was ordered to be deported 1 year prior: report

At least four of the illegal migrants who swarmed and beat up two NYPD officers in a shocking Times Square attack in Januarywere apprehended by federal law enforcement as far back as July 2022 but were released without being deported, according to an interim congressional report into the incident. The report also goes on to blast the Biden-Harris administration’s record …

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Bragg, Colangelo to testify at House Judiciary Committee hearing one day after Trump sentencing

EXCLUSIVE:Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo have agreed to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee next month, Fox News Digital has learned. The hearing is expected to take place on July 12 — just a day after the scheduled sentencing hearing for former President Trump, who was found guilty in New York on all counts of …

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Biden's attorney general is fighting back as the GOP-led House contemplates contempt

Attorney General Merrick Garland is fighting back. The Republican-led House of Representatives intends to hold him in contempt of Congress this week – if it can muster the votes. Remember, it’s all about the math. A senior House leadership source told Fox the vote would be Wednesday. But when asked, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wouldn’t quite commit to that. …

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg agrees to testify in House GOP probe, but not on their timetable

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday declined to testify about his prosecution of former President Donald Trump to House lawmakers next week. In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio., Bragg’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, said the district attorney has “scheduling conflicts” that will keep him from appearing before Congress. However, Dubeck indicated that Bragg may …

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Biden border chief must answer after Jordanian nationals nearly breach Quantico: senators

Exclusive: A group of Republican senators signed onto a letter to Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding more details on the two Jordanian nationals who were arrested after attempting to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. “This incident and a number of similar incidents in recent months are in stark contrast with your statements to Congress that the border is …

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Biden's 'privilege' claims sound like arguments Trump officials made before getting thrown in jail: attorney

President Biden’s assertion of executive privilege to prevent recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur from being released shares some similarities with former President Trump’s attempts to use privilege while in the White House, according to one legal expert. Though transcripts of Biden’s interview with Hur have already been released to a committee, the White House asserted executive …

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House Judiciary votes to hold AG Garland in contempt over audio of Biden's Hur interview

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s failure to produce the subpoenaed audio recording of President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. The House Judiciary Committee considered a resolution to hold the attorney general in contempt during a markup session Thursday. The vote advances the …

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Jim Jordan demands NY AG hand over documents related to former DOJ official at heart of NY v. Trump

Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James demanding her office turn over documents related to former Department of Justice official Matthew Colangelo, who now serves as lead prosector for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in the NY v. Trump case. “Mr. Colangelo’s recent employment history demonstrates his obsession with investigating …

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House GOP goes after 'convicted liar' Michael Cohen, urges Justice Department to investigate recent lies

EXCLUSIVE:Two Republican congressional committee chairmen are again referring ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen to the Justice Department for lying to Congress, Fox News Digital has learned. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., had previously referred Cohen to the Justice Department after Cohen allegedly lied to Congress in a February 2019 hearing. Cohen …

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House Judiciary Committee investigates 'manipulated' evidence seized by FBI in Trump classified records probe

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is investigating whether evidence seized by the FBI in its raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s classified records case was “altered or manipulated.” Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter to the Office of Professional Responsibility this week after Smith admitted that seized documents are no longer in …

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