what news did the attorney general say today

What is Attorney General William Barr’s new election lawsuit all about?

Ramsey Clark, attorney general under LBJ, dies at 93. Transition 2021.

Why is Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeking testimony from Donald Trump?

Feb 17, 2022 · N.Y. attorney general fires back at Trump’s defense of financial statements. Former President Donald Trump issued a lengthy response Tuesday after the accounting firm Mazars USA said a decade ...

Can a party to a legal proceeding publicly disagree about facts?

Oct 27, 2021 · US Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn in before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the United States Department of Justice," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 27 ...

Who is the NAACP president?

NAACP President Derrick Johnson praised Garland's announcement in a statement on Friday, but said that it is "a race against time" to protect voting rights as more restrictive state laws on voting rights are implemented.

What is the 5 to 4 decision?

Holder in a 5 to 4 decision along ideological lines. The House subcommittee that oversees federal elections is currently conducting field hearings to compile evidence on whether racial discrimination in voting is occurring in certain jurisdictions, and create a new formula.

What is the formula for Section 5?

The Voting Rights Act established a formula to determine which areas should be covered by Section 5, which required jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination to submit any changes to voting laws to the Justice Department or a panel of federal judges for approval, a practice known as preclearance.

Will there be mail in voting in 2020?

There are currently several Republican-led states considering legislation that would add limits to voting access in the wake of President Trump's electoral loss and a rise in mail-in voting in the 2020 elections due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Who controls both chambers of Congress?

Democrats, who control both chambers of Congress, support the idea but have not yet introduced legislation on it this year. The attorney general also urged Congress to pass a separate voting rights bill that has bogged down in the Senate, where Democrats lack the votes to advance it.

Which states have restrictions on voting in 2020?

Following Trump's 2020 defeat, Republicans have passed a wave of new voting requirements and limits this year in battleground states such as Georgia, Florida and Arizona. Texas is expected to pass similar restrictions in coming months, over Democratic lawmakers' objections.

Who was the attorney general who rejected the plea deal?

Former Attorney General William Barr rejected a plea deal that a former Minneapolis police officer agreed to just days after the May 2020 death of George Floyd, according to a report.

When will the DOJ memo validate Barr's decision?

Former chairman of the House Rules Committee Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told Fox News on Wednesday that he predicts the DOJ memo from March 2019 will “validate” Barr’s decision to clear Trump from obstruction of justice charges.

What did Barr say about Trump?

Former Attorney General William Barr says President Donald Trump’s conduct as a violent mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol was a “betrayal of his office and supporters.”.

Who wrote the Mueller report?

Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson stopped short of ordering the Department of Justice to release the second part of a memo about the Mueller Report written by department lawyers to then-Attorney General William Barr, which argued that there was not enough evidence to prosecute former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice.

Who is William Barr?

William Barr, the former U.S. attorney general, said in an interview that aired Monday that he was not surprised to see “the kind of violence” that occurred at the Capitol earlier this month, and said questions about the election “precipitated the riots.”

Who was the President who did not charge Trump with obstruction of justice?

A judge has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over an internal memo from March 2019 that then-Attorney General Bill Barr cited as his reason not to charge former President Trump with obstruction of justice following the Mueller investigation.

Did Trump say the 2020 election was secure?

Trump has railed against the election in tweets and in interviews though his own administration has said the 2020 election was the most secure ever. Trump recently allowed his administration to begin the transition over to Biden, but has still refused to admit he lost.

Has the Justice Department audited voting machines?

The Justice Department also hasn’t audited any voting machines or used their subpoena powers to determine the truth," the statement read. The Trump campaign team led by Rudy Giuliani has been alleging a widespread conspiracy by Democrats to dump millions of illegal votes into the system with no evidence.

Did Barr say there is no evidence that would change the outcome of the election?

attorneys and FBI agents have been working to follow up specific complaints and information they’ve received, but they’ve uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election.