Reposted by Katherine FauldersRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/10/2025More great reporting by @kfaulders.bsky.social et al. abcnews.go.com/US/evidence-...abcnews.go.comEvidence appears to undercut claims against Letitia James, prosecutors found: SourcesProsecutors 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. 14586145
Reposted by Katherine FauldersShane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Important new reporting from @kfaulders.bsky.social and her colleagues at ABC News. abcnews.go.com/US/prosecuto...abcnews.go.comProsecutors' memo to new US attorney found no probable cause to charge James Comey: SourcesIn 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. 6530116
Reposted by Katherine FauldersShane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Perhaps 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... 24637131
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 19/09/2025NEWS - 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 1812846
Reposted by Katherine FauldersRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 17/09/2025From ABC's @kfaulders.bsky.social : 37524
Reposted by Katherine FauldersJonathan Karl @jonathankarl.bsky.social · 11/05/2025ABC 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 abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...abcnews.go.comTrump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: SourcesPresident Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources 128311107
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 08/05/2025NEW - Trump eyeing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC. Reporting w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/trump-eyi...abcnews.go.comTrump eying Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DCPresident 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. 292
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 24/04/2025NEW - Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador abcnews.go.com/US/judge-ord...abcnews.go.comJudge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El SalvadorA 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. 092
Reposted by Katherine FauldersMichelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 08/04/2025North 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. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...washingtonpost.comNorth Korea hosts international marathon after six-year pauseNearly 200 international amateur runners participated under an exemption allowing them into a country that has been closed to most tourism since the coronavirus pandemic. 78216
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 08/04/2025NEW - The Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...abcnews.go.comTrump admin tells prosecutors to ease up on crypto enforcementThe Trump administration is pulling back its enforcement of crypto regulations, disbanding a unit dedicated to cryptocurrency enforcement 142
Reposted by Katherine FauldersKatherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 07/04/2025NEW -- 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...abcnews.go.comFormer clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ positionA 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. 12011
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 07/04/2025NEW -- 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...abcnews.go.comFormer clerk for judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case now in senior DOJ positionA 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. 12011
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 06/04/2025DOJ 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. bsky.app/profile/ivan... 43631223
Reposted by Katherine FauldersIvan Pereira @ivanper4.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Sources 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. via @kfaulders.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.socialabcnews.go.comDOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant caseThe 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. 32304107
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Musk 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... 042
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 01/04/2025NEWS - 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...abcnews.go.comElon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: SourcesElon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to Social Security fraud, frustrating law enforcement officials, sources tell ABC News. 173
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 20/03/2025DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters abcnews.go.com/US/doj-pushe...abcnews.go.comDOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters: SourcesThe 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. 482
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/03/2025NEWS -- White House orders halt to FBI background checks for dozens of top staffers, transfers process to Pentagon: Sources abcnews.go.com/Politics/whi...abcnews.go.comWhite House orders halt to FBI background checks for senior staff, transfers process to Pentagon: SourcesThe 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. 065
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...abcnews.go.comTrump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counselTrump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel. 021
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 07/03/2025NEW -- 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. 8271138
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will sit out President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress as the designated survivor, I’m told. 000
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 04/03/2025AG 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 abcnews.go.com/US/ag-bondi-...abcnews.go.comAG Bondi faces heat from White House, Trump allies over Epstein files releaseAG 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. 153
Reposted by Katherine FauldersThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/02/2025Gov. 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.nytimes.comTim Walz Will Not Run for Minnesota’s Senate SeatThe 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. 2069851
Reposted by Katherine FauldersChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The 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.lawdork.comSCOTUS orders new trial for man Oklahoma courts would have allowed to be executedRichard Glossip has long proclaimed his innocence, and he was joined by the state's Republican attorney general fighting his conviction at the Supreme Court. 519428
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 26/02/2025At 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...abcnews.go.comMusk's whirlwind approach sparks rift in the White House and in Trump's orbit: SourcesMusk’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. 022
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Woodward was granted a security clearance by the Biden administration due to his representation of Nauta. bsky.app/profile/kfau... 021
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Stanley Woodward, who represented Trump’s co-defendant & current White House aide Walt Nauta in Jack Smith's classified docs case was in the Oval Office when Trump issued a memo to strip Smith’s attorneys of their security clearances. 012
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 24/02/2025NEWS -- After clashes with AG's top aide, a White House liaison pushing 'loyalty' to Trump at DOJ is reassigned: Sources abcnews.go.com/US/after-cla...abcnews.go.comAfter clashes with AG's top aide, a White House liaison pushing 'loyalty' to Trump at DOJ is reassigned: SourcesEfforts by a White House intermediary to push the DOJ to hire candidates with "exceptional loyalty" to Trump sparked clashes with AG Pam Bondi's top aide, sources say. 031
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 22/02/2025NEW - President Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), according to sources familiar with the matter. A DOJ official says that Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting director early next week. 78335
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, is gaggling with reporters at the White House right now. Lindell pushed false and unsubstantiated claims that voting machines were manipulated to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. 130
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 21/02/2025DOJ moves to dismiss weapons charges against pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who was arrested after release from jail storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com 010
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 19/02/20253 migrants beat the Trump administration in court. They got deported the next day abcnews.go.com/US/3-migrant...abcnews.go.com3 migrants beat the Trump administration in court. They got deported the next dayThe future looked bright for Luis Eduardo Perez Parra, Leonel Rivas Gonzalez and Abrahan Josue Barrios last week. 043
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 18/02/2025A federal judge in New York has summoned the Justice Department and lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams to a hearing Wednesday to discuss the motion to dismiss. 052
Reposted by Katherine FauldersSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Chief Justice Roberts has ordered that a response to the government's emergency application in the Dellinger case be filed by 2 p.m. (ET) tomorrow. That quick turnaround suggests that #SCOTUS is hoping to rule sometime this week. For much more background, see: www.stevevladeck.com/p/125-the-co...stevevladeck.com125. The Court's First Trump II Case Won't Be a BellwetherThe challenge to Trump's removal of the head of the Office of Special Counsel raises unique procedural and substantive issues likely to prevent it from serving as a referendum—in either direction. 28406121
Reposted by Katherine FauldersRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Denying TRO to bar DOGE from Dept of Educ, Judge Moss delivers damaging ruling: "mere access" to data by "unauthorized personnel" without public dissemination does not establish irreparable harm. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 7023463
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Several former and current officials who spoke to ABC News on the condition of anonymity have already began dubbing the episode the ‘Thursday Afternoon Massacre’ — likening it to one of the most transformative moments in DOJ history, the ‘Saturday Night Massacre' bsky.app/profile/kfau... 0238
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Fallout over DOJ’s move to drop the criminal corruption prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams continues to have ripple effects, resulting now in the resignations of at least 6 top DOJ officials who have refused to sign onto the case’s dismissal, sources tell me @alexmallin.bsky.social & Mike Levine. 412426
Reposted by Katherine FauldersBeth Wilensky @bethwilensky.bsky.social · 13/02/2025And here's Danielle Sassoon's full letter that sparked her resignation. 210931
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/02/2025New - Acting DAG Emil Bove excoriates outgoing US attorney Daniel Sassoon in a letter accepting her resignation - accusing her of “insubordination” and outlining her multiple disagreements with DOJ in dropping the case against Mayor Adams. Pt. 1 of letter ⬇️ 74316
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/02/2025NEWS - As soon as DOJ's Public Integrity Section was informed it would be taking over Mayor Adams case, John Keller, the acting head of the unit and his boss, Kevin Driscoll, the senior most career official in DOJ's criminal division resigned, according to multiple sources. bsky.app/profile/kfau... 421727529
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as the acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. It follows the Justice Department’s directive to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams. 224141
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/02/2025If you have a tip you can reach me anonymously here ⬇️ 13216
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 13/02/2025President Trump met with the American Airlines CEO this afternoon — the 1st in person meeting since the deadly collision in DC. Trump met w Transpo Sec Duffy & Robert Isom today & discussed "ways to make investments in a state-of-the-art air traffic system that enhances aviation safety," per a spox 011
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 11/02/2025NEW - The Trump administration has removed the acting head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division after the career prosecutor served in the position for less than a month, sources tell ABC abcnews.go.com/US/trump-adm...abcnews.go.comTrump administration removes acting head of DOJ's National Security Division: SourcesThe Trump administration has removed the acting head of the DOJ's National Security Division after he served in the role for less than a month, sources say. 28428205
Reposted by Katherine FauldersWill Steakin @wsteaks.bsky.social · 31/01/2025NEW: Fallout from OMB federal funding freeze order has led to discussions about reassigning OMB General Counsel Mark Paoletta away from his position, sources tell me and @kfaulders.bsky.social more: abcnews.go.com/US/omb-gener...abcnews.go.comOMB general counsel faces backlash following federal funding freeze order: SourcesSenior White House officials had not reviewed the Office of Management and Budget's sweeping order freezing federal grants and loans before it was issued, sources say. 031
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 28/01/2025The memo blasted to all federal workers tonight offering buyouts is titled "Fork in the Road” and instructs employees to simply reply "Resign" in the message body if they plan to accept the buyout. 161
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Within minutes of the White House freezing billions in federal grants and loans, a federal judge temporarily blocked the funding pause from taking effect -- issuing a "brief administrative stay" -- until Monday at 5PM. 084
Reposted by Katherine FauldersKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 28/01/2025New lawsuit alleges Trump admin is steering info on federal employees to person who works for Musk, not the government. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 441669687
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Judge bars Stewart Rhodes and several of his associates -- whose sentences were commuted by President Trump -- to not enter the U.S. Capitol or Washington, D.C. without first getting permission. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com 1111
Katherine Faulders @kfaulders.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Trump advisers have discussed ousting independent watchdogs at several federal agencies: Sources. abcnews.go.com/US/after-rem...abcnews.go.comAfter removing veteran officials, new DOJ leadership tries to calm rattled national security teamNewly installed DOJ officials on Wednesday tried to ease concerns within the National Security Division after two of their top prosecutors were removed, sources said. 040