DOJ moves to seize property from Ukrainian oligarch linked to Rudy Giuliani

DOJ moves to seize property from Ukrainian oligarch linked to Rudy Giuliani

The Justice Department has moved to seize property from a powerful Ukrainian oligarch, according to court filings released Thursday. That oligarch, Igor Kolomoisky , has long been seen as allied with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Both men were important characters in the saga that led to President Donald Trump’s impeachment.

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Justice Dept. considering replacing outgoing US attorney in Brooklyn with Barr deputy: report

Justice Dept. considering replacing outgoing US attorney in Brooklyn with Barr deputy: report

U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced Thursday he would leave the Eastern District to serve as the Justice Department’s principal associate deputy attorney general, a spokesman told CNN. His predecessor in the Washington-based role, Seth DuCharme, is a favorite to replace him in New York, according to the network.

DuCharme, before assuming the deputy position last year, had served as a counselor to Barr on criminal and national security measures, although he also spent years as a prosecutor in the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office, according to CNN.

House Judiciary panel preparing to subpoena Barr

House Judiciary panel preparing to subpoena Barr

The House Judiciary Committee is preparing a subpoena to obtain Attorney General William Barr’s testimony July 2, Chairman Jerry Nadler said Monday night.

Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the idea over the weekend and decided “to be ready” in case Barr declined to show up to testify before the panel, according to Democratic sources familiar with their conversation.