Trump news at a glance: Schumer says justice department has become a ‘personal attack dog’ after Letitia James indicted | Trump administration
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer accused Donald Trump and his administration of turning the Justice Department into “personal attack dogs against their political enemies” after New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted on fraud charges in Virginia.
Calling the move “scandalous,” Schumer was among those who called the move Trump’s latest attempt to use the department as a weapon to punish his political rivals.
James first drew Trump’s ire after leading a civil fraud case against the president and his company that resulted in a $500 million fine — a fine recently overturned by an appeals court.
Sen. Adam Schiff said it was “extremely dangerous” to have a Justice Department that does the president’s bidding to target his political enemies.
“But I can tell you,” he added. “Those of us on the president’s enemies list — and it’s a long and growing list — will not be intimidated. We will not be deterred. We will do our job. We will stand up to this president.”
Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest attempt to punish rivals
A federal grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday for bank fraud, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, personally presented the case to the grand jury on Thursday, the person said. U.S. attorneys generally do not appear before a grand jury.
“This is nothing more than the president’s continuation of the desperate weaponization of our justice system,” James said in a video statement recorded Thursday. “He’s forcing federal law enforcement to do what he wants, all because I did my job as attorney general of the state of New York.”
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Norway prepares for Trump’s reaction if he doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize
Norwegian politicians were bracing for potential repercussions on US-Norwegian relations if the Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded to Donald Trump on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee clearly stated that it had made a decision on Monday on the winner of the 2025 peace prize, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president’s Gaza plan.
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National Guard remains in Chicago area as judge to rule on Trump deployment
Hundreds of National Guard troops remained in the Chicago area as city and Illinois officials awaited a judge’s decision to halt Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city.
It remained unclear exactly where the Trump administration would send the troops, who were heading to a military training site southwest of Chicago that was loaded with additional fencing and tarps installed to prevent the public from viewing the installation late Wednesday night.
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Government shutdown extends to ninth day
The U.S. Senate remained deadlocked Thursday on legislation to end the government shutdown, as Donald Trump reiterated his threat to make Democrats pay for the funding shortfall that has shuttered federal agencies and furloughed workers across the country.
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Nearly Half of FBI Agents in Major Bureaus Reassigned to Immigration Services
Nearly half of FBI agents working in major U.S. field offices have been reassigned to help with immigration enforcement, according to newly released data, a stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns.
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