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A U.S. Justice Department lawyer, Mary 'Maggie' Cleary, has been unexpectedly appointed as acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, replacing Erik Siebert amid tensions related to investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and other political figures, with Cleary alleging political targeting and sharing her experience of being falsely identified in the January 6 Capitol attack.
The US Senate confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for Washington, DC, after President Trump withdrew his initial pick, amid a background of her media career, political attempts, and legal controversies.
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pam Bondi, a staunch pro-Israel advocate, as the new US Attorney-General. Bondi, who has previously served as Florida's Attorney-General, has made controversial remarks about pro-Palestinian protesters, calling them "ignorant children" and suggesting they should be deported. Her appointment aligns with Trump's history of pro-Israel nominations, including John Ratcliffe for CIA Director and Mike Waltz for National Security Advisor.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the House Ethics Committee's report on Matt Gaetz a 'rough draft' and argues it should not be released, as Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress. The Ethics Committee was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct and other wrongdoings against Gaetz, who resigned before the report's release. Johnson suggests the Senate should conduct its own vetting process for Gaetz's nomination as U.S. Attorney General without relying on the unfinished report. Gaetz has denied all allegations.
A federal judge testified to a Senate panel that the Judicial Conference failed to inform its full membership of complaints raised by lawmakers and watchdog groups about Justice Clarence Thomas' pattern of nondisclosure on his financial reports more than 10 years ago. The complaints asked the conference to refer the matter to the US attorney general to probe whether the justice's behavior ran afoul of a federal ethics law. The Judicial Conference defended its decision more than 10 years ago to not refer Thomas to the DOJ to investigate allegations that his pattern of nondisclosure on his financial reports broke federal law.