Trump Admin Revives Influential Criminal Justice Commission

Attorney General William Barr And FBI Director Christopher Wray Announce Crime Reduction Initiative In Detroit

Charles Fain Lehman
January 22, 2020 1:35 PM

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday officially announced the formation of a presidential commission on criminal justice, revitalizing an influential body that in the 1960s fundamentally altered the American criminal justice system.

MSNBC Anchor: ‘Bleak’ Future for Children, Grandchildren of Trump’s Defenders

Graham Piro
January 16, 2020 9:50 AM

Morning Joe co-anchor Joe Scarborough said on Thursday that history “will be bleak” for the children and grandchildren of President Donald Trump’s defenders.

FBI Committed ‘Significant Errors’ Wiretapping Trump Campaign Aide, IG Says

David Rutz
December 9, 2019 4:30 PM

A watchdog report ripped the FBI's handling of a request for court-ordered surveillance of a Trump campaign aide, identifying numerous inaccuracies and omissions in the department's application for a FISA warrant.

Trump Admin. Takes Federal Death Penalty to Supreme Court

Charles Fain Lehman
December 3, 2019 1:50 PM

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate the federal death penalty.

NBC News Exclusive: AG Bill Barr Blurbed a Book One Time

The book argued Obama-era directives led colleges to tar innocent men as rapists

Alex Griswold
September 19, 2019 4:00 PM

NBC News reported that, two years before he became attorney general, William Barr positively reviewed a book supporting due process protections for college students accused of sexual misconduct, a view he also espoused publicly during his confirmation hearing.

Arizona Progressives Seek to Censure Sinema for ‘Disappointing’ Voting Record

'We want Democrats to vote like Democrats'

Cameron Cawthorne
September 17, 2019 10:55 PM

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) is facing a censure vote from the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party, due to her support for some of President Donald Trump's nominees.

MSNBC Analyst: Trump, Barr ‘Facilitated’ Epstein Suicide

Chris Matthews says analyst is making a 'Hell of a leap'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 14, 2019 10:20 AM

MSNBC legal analyst Paul Butler on Tuesday night floated a conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr, saying they “facilitated Mr. Epstein's suicide.”

Barr Promises Fast Track for Federal Death Penalty

White House to propose expedition for cop killers, mass shooters

Charles Fain Lehman
August 13, 2019 3:45 PM

The Trump administration is pushing for legislation that would accelerate certain federal death penalty cases.

MSNBC Suggests Barr, Russia Could Be Responsible for Epstein Death

Reid floats theory about Barr protecting Trump from implication in Epstein scandal

Cameron Cawthorne
August 10, 2019 5:00 PM

Following the death of disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, MSNBC hosts have offered a variety of theories tying the incident to the Trump administration or to Russia.

Cotton Blasts Dem Nominees Over Death Penalty Criticism

'Dems have lost their mind since the 1990s'

Graham Piro
July 26, 2019 10:25 AM

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton blasted presidential hopefuls Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg for their criticisms of the death penalty. He described one of the inmate's heinous crimes and pointed out the inmate's conviction occurred under the Clinton Department of Justice.