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The Department of Justice said it is reaching out to Jeffrey Epstein's close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping Epstein recruit and traffic underage girls. During her trial, she denied any wrongdoing. Former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Top Justice Department officials are set to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell as House Speaker Mike Johnson shuts down the chamber early to avoid a vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files. Despite the DOJ digging deeper, the president is still trying to shift focus. He is calling on former President Obama to face criminal prosecution and is unveiling a string of new trade agreements. CBS News' Erica Brown, Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest.
President Trump on Tuesday said he "didn't know" his deputy attorney general planned to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, a former accomplice of child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Caitlin Huey-Burns have the latest. Then, Liz Oyer, a former Justice Department pardon attorney, joins with analysis.
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on the latest developments in the Trump administration's effort to unseal grand jury testimony related to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Then, Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, joins to discuss further.
A majority of Americans want the Justice Department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a CBS News poll. Meanwhile, President Trump filed a lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's report about him and Epstein. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more.
President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal's publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump. The president has denied the report, calling the letter a "FAKE." Nancy Cordes has the latest.
The Justice Department requested on Friday that a judge unseal grand jury records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Political strategists Joel Payne and Rina Shah join "The Takeout" to unpack the furor surrounding President Trump over the Epstein files.
Firings at the DOJ have ensnared a prosecutor who is pursuing a Florida man accused of treating a more than $100 million fund intended for children with special needs as a "personal piggy bank."
The Justice Department is asking a judge to sentence a former police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights to one day in prison, amounting to time served, and three years of supervised release. Taylor was killed during a botched 2020 raid in Louisville, Kentucky. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has the details.
Former Vice President Mike Pence joins "The Takeout" to explain why he opposes some of President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons and recent firings at the Justice Department.
The Justice Department, without warning or cause, has fired Maurene Comey, who assisted in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and was the top federal prosecutor in the Sean "Diddy" Combs case. Comey is also the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
The Senate on Thursday advanced the nomination of controversial Trump ally Emil Bove, while the Justice Department fired the daughter of a Trump rival, Maurene Comey. Meanwhile, President Trump has been diagnosed with a minor health condition related to his veins and on Capitol Hill, lawmakers moved forward with $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the details.
Video released by the Justice Department shows the outside of Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell hours before he was found dead. New reporting by Wired says the video had nearly three minutes cut out. Wired investigative data reporter Dhruv Mehrotra joins CBS News with more.
Maurene Comey is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, who was terminated by President Trump in 2017.
The Trump administration is facing criticism from some within the MAGA movement for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Former Vice President Mike Pence joins "The Takeout" with his perspective.
President Trump is calling the controversy swirling around his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files a "hoax." CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details.
In a notable break from President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa has more.
President Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane was at that news conference and has more.
Some in the MAGA movement are demanding more answers about the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. Then, Julie K. Brown, investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, joins to discuss further.
The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to lift an order restricting immigration raids in Southern California. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on that and about how the firings at the Justice Department have complicated a case against a Florida man accused of fleecing children with special needs.
More than 20 Justice Department employees who participated in investigations of President Trump and his allies were fired over the last week. Scott MacFarlane discusses what we know about the purge.
Sources told CBS News that among those fired were paralegals who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith's office, finance and support staff, and two additional Justice Department prosecutors in North Carolina and Florida.
There is new tension between the U.S. attorney general and the number two at the FBI over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The FBI's deputy director, Dan Bongino, did not show up to work Friday, fueling uncertainty at the department. Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more.
The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is investigating the possibility of using criminal charges against election officials. CBS News election law expert David Becker joins "The Takeout" to parse through the potential ramifications.
A review of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has sparked a conflict between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, sources say.
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Mr. Trump would be "talking about all of the great economic news."
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
President Trump's plans to ease the financial pressures on Americans are bold but could backfire, experts said.
The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia.