Author: Kristine Phillips and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY

Kevin Clinesmith had pleaded guilty to altering an email during the Russia investigation that was used to justify the surveillance of ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland to serve attorney general, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, a person familiar with the decision told USA TODAY.

Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his communications with a former Russian ambassador.

Legal experts answer some of the most common questions about what Donald Trump can and cannot do with the broad pardon powers of the president.

In an open letter, former Justice Department attorneys expressed concerns Thursday that Attorney General William Barr is using the power of the agency to help Trump win reelection.

Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein defended his oversight of the Russia probe, but acknowledged flaws in the FBI’s surveillance process.

Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort is serving more than 7 years in prison from two criminal cases that resulted from the Russia investigation.

The unusual move was met with swift backlash as Democrats accused the Justice Department of intervening in the work of career prosecutors.

The judge ordered the FBI to outline any changes it’s making to ensure the FISA court gets accurate information.

An employee or the Defense Intelligence Agency was charged with two counts of willful transmission of national defense information, DOJ announced.