Trump reportedly mulls firing Rosenstein; could the president appoint a replacement?

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the special counsel's investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. Trump is considering more aggressive action to rein in Robert Mueller after the FBI's Monday raids on the offices and temporary home of the president's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, two anonymous sources tell CNN .

Schumer Warns of ‘Constitutional Crisis’ 6 Times in 3 Minutes

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday warned President Trump not to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the man who appointed Mueller to lead the FBI's long-running Trump-Russia probe. A short time earlier, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a news conference he thinks Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation.

As Trump fumes over FBI raid, White House lawyers urge restraint

White House lawyers are trying to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from seeking to get rid of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, as Trump weighs options after the FBI raided his personal attorney's office and home, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. White House lawyers Ty Cobb and Donald McGahn have been telling Trump that firing Mueller would leave the president vulnerable to charges of obstruction of justice and have said that he must have "good cause" to order Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to oust Mueller, the officials said.

Two Associates of La Cosa Nostra Sentenced to Prison For Extortion-Related Charges

Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family were sentenced today in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling for the District of Massachusetts, Special Agent in Charge Harold H. Shaw of the FBI Boston Field Division, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni and Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the announcement.

Jerome Corsi: FBI Raid Proves ‘Deep State Is Out of Control’

Jerome R. Corsi, author of the New York Times bestseller "Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump," told Newsmax in in an exclusive interview Tuesday afternoon that the FBI's raids on President Trump's longtime attorney Michael Cohen are "a disgrace." Corsi likened the FBI's tactics to the KGB's methods under the Soviet Union, and called for the immediate resignation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen faces 30 years jail for paying porn star

Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen could face 30 years in jail if he is found to have used the equity in his home to have paid off Stormy Daniels, and lied about what the payment was for Donald Trump 's personal lawyer could face 30 years in prison if he is found to have used his home as equity to pay 'hush money' to a porn star who says she slept with the president. Michael Cohen is being probed by the FBI over bank fraud and campaign finance violations, amid claims he used home equity to borrow $130,000 to pay off Stormy Daniels in October 2016.

What to make of the FBI’s raid of Michael Cohen’s office

Monday's news that FBI special agents in New York executed search warrants on the office of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is just another reason why, as an old colleague of mine said recently, "If I were the subject of a Bob Mueller-led investigation, I'd be peeing my pants." What today's action demonstrates is that the special counsel is not only conducting a serious investigation of Russia interference in our democracy, and of those U.S. persons who may have colluded or conspired or otherwise enabled it, but a thorough one.

Justice taps prosecutor to speed Republican document demands

In this July 30, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh. The Justice Department has tapped a federal prosecutor in Chicago to help speed its response to Republican document demands related to the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation, after President Donald Trump accused officials of "slow walking" their release.

Gowdy accuses DOJ of stonewalling

Rep. Trey Gowdy, the House Oversight Committee chairman, said Sunday that he is displeased with how many documents the Department of Justice is withholding from members of the House and Senate intelligence committee members. In an interview on Fox News, the South Carolina Republican said the department is "going to have to do better than a thousand pages here and there."

Trump says DOJ is “slow walking” congressional document requests

President Trump, who is at the White House all weekend with no events on his public schedule, unleashed his Twitter account against the Department of Justice and FBI on Saturday afternoon, claiming they are "slow-walking" congressional document requests. Mr. Trump assailed the DOJ for missing a Thursday deadline for handing over "UNREDACTED Documents" about abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the FBI, fired FBI Director James Comey, fired Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Hillary Clinton's emails "and much more."

Trump blasts Justice Department for not releasing Hillary Clinton documents

President Donald Trump has again accused his own Justice Department and the FBI of 'having something to hide' by missing the deadline to turn over documents related to the Russia investigation and Hillary Clinton. 'Lawmakers of the House Judiciary Committee are angrily accusing the Department of Justice of missing the Thursday Deadline for turning over UNREDACTED Documents relating to FISA abuse, FBI, Comey, Lynch, McCabe, Clinton Emails and much more,' the president tweeted on Saturday.

‘Now no child will be sold for sex through this website’ – Backpage shut down by US authorities

US law enforcement agencies have seized the sex marketplace website Backpage.com as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a posting on the Backpage website on Friday. US law enforcement agencies have seized the sex marketplace website Backpage.com as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a posting on the Backpage website on Friday.

Feds seize Backpage.com, websites in enforcement action

Federal law enforcement authorities are in the process of seizing online classified site Backpage.com and its affiliated websites known for listing adult escort services. A notice that appeared Friday afternoon at Backpage.com says the websites are being seized as part of an enforcement action by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Internal Revenue Service.

Doctors charged with conspiracy, money laundering, in Birmingham ‘pill mill’

Four people, including two doctors, have been indicted on federal charges for a $7.8 million fraud conspiracy at a Birmingham clinic investigators called a "pill mill." The 44-count indictment was issued March 30. It charges Dr. Patrick Emeka Ifediba; his wife, Dr. Uchenna Grace Ifediba; Patrick Ifediba's sister Ngozi Justina Ozuligbo; and Clement Essien Ebio with the health care fraud conspiracy.

TBI seeks man wanted on felony forgery, lien charges

TBI seeks man wanted on felony forgery, lien charges Wanted by TBI, FBI on charges of unlawfully filing liens and making false entries into records Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public's assistance in locating a man wanted on numerous felony charges related to filing false liens and forgery. Mark Anthony McConnell, 61, of Knoxville, is wanted by the TBI and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of unlawfully filing liens and making false entries into records.