The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Justice

President Donald Trump is accusing foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation

The alleged fraudsters stole $350 million and had attempted to steal a staggering €750 million as they targeted people in 193 countries

Lawmakers say Trump as president would decide whether Trump as claimant be paid for investigations into Trump as defendant

Donald Trump's $230 million claim against the US government has reignited outrage after the Supreme Court's expanded presidential immunity ruling, sparking fears that taxpayer funds could enrich a former president.

The Trump administration is coming under fire for politicising the Department of Justice (DoJ) and undermining the US government’s enshrined separation of powers, which relies on an independent system of justice. This is a central principle of the US constitution, without which a president could govern virtually unchecked.

Soon after President Donald Trump demanded in a social media post that the Department of Justice prosecute his perceived enemy, former FBI director James Comey, Comey was indicted on Sept. 25, 2025, for lying to a Congressional committee in 2020.

"The basic ethical rules for the federal government are just completely in tatters right now," one legal scholar said.

Mike Johnson has denied any knowledge about Donald Trump’s allegedly seeking $230 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for legal costs tied to federal investigations against him.

Survivors and Congress are demanding full disclosure of the 'Epstein files' as the DOJ resists broad unsealing; the House has released 33,295 pages and battles over grand jury secrecy and redaction protocols continue. DOJ and committee documents reviewed.