Glenn Thrush

Glenn Thrush

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Apologies if I offended — have great respect for the Montessori movement and understand its value — was just making what I assumed was an innocuous joke…

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NEWS: The DOJ prosecutor who questioned Trump admin's decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on indefinite paid leave for a “failure to zealously advocate” for the department — less than 24 hours after defending the gov’t in federal court. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

nytimes.comJustice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow OrdersErez Reuveni conceded in court that the deportation last month of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had a court order allowing him to stay in the United States, should never have taken place.
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NEWS: Ed Martin--far-right agitator w/no experience who tried to indict Chuck Schumer, purged J6 prosecutors & ppl who defied orders they deemed improper--WON'T have to face confirmation hearing to be US atty in DC and appears likely to be confirmed, per multiple sources.

nytimes.comTrump’s Pick for Top D.C. Prosecutor Faces Calls for Confirmation HearingCongressional aides of both parties believe that the nominee for U.S. attorney, Ed Martin, appears to have a solid chance of squeaking through on a party-line vote.
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NEWS: In any other administration, the FBI and DOJ would be investigating the Trump cabinet Signal fiasco — but Trump loyalists Pam Bondi and Kash Patel are (thus far) taking a pass (after demanding Hillary’s prosecution over emails). www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/u...

nytimes.comSignal Chat Disclosure Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised to administer impartial justice.

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Judge Boasberg: "The government has not been forthcoming with information, but I will get to the bottom of whether they violated my order and what the consequences will be."

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NEWS: DOJ is asking a federal court to unseal F.B.I. surveillance records of Martin Luther King Jr. -- over objections from the civil rights group he founded which fears the release is intended to tarnish his legacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...

nytimes.comJustice Department Moves to Unseal MLK Jr.’s FBI Surveillance RecordsThe request, which comes on the heels of an executive order by President Trump, represents a sharp reversal for the F.B.I. and the department.
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NEWS: Ed Martin, interim US atty in DC, quietly pushed a plan to impanel a grand jury to investigate a bellicose comment Chuck Schumer made (& retracted) in 2020, per sources. DOJ balked. But it underscored his plan to use fed law enforcement to target Trump’s foes. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

nytimes.comU.S. Attorney Rebuffed by Justice Dept. in Push to Escalate Inquiry Into SchumerEd Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in Washington, has been blocked so far in seeking a grand jury investigation into remarks made by Senator Chuck Schumer about Supreme Court justices.

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Ian Bassin
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Federal prisons are keeping thousands of people incarcerated for longer than the law allows. The ACLU just sued to fix it. The people impacted should be home with their families for Christmas but for an illegal bureaucratic move. Via @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/u...

nytimes.comU.S. Prisons Flout Law by Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, A.C.L.U. SaysTens of thousands of prisoners deemed to be at low risk of committing crimes again have languished in lockup for as long as a year after they reached their release date under the First Step Act.
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Contrast the transparency demanded by House Republicans to make public every aspect of the Hunter Biden case with their approach to airing information about Gaetz, who is asking to run the nation's most powerful law enforcement agencies.

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