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Now that the snowballing evidence of quid pro quo has become so rock solid that even Trump's most die-hard stalwarts feel political pressure to concede it, a question begs to be answered: Why hasn't the Department of Justice opened a formal criminal inquiry into Trump's conduct?

William Barr is "the president's hand – not the representative of the American people," Representative Adam Schiff warned.

Although, as white-collar crimes prosecutions languished in the early aughts, prosecutions overall surged.

Richard Sheridan and another Irish national purchased a libation cup made out of a protected rhinoceros horn from an auction house in Rockingham, North Carolina.

Representative Madeleine Dean argued that officials should be expected to "avoid even the appearance of impropriety."

"The line being drawn here makes no sense. This is very concerning," former federal prosecutor Mimi Rocah said.

The DOJ have been "instructed to examine whether there is a path forward, consistent with the Supreme Court's decision, that would allow us to include the citizenship question on the census," Joseph Hunt, an assistant attorney general with DOJ's civil division, said.

The Judiciary Committee says it's reached a long sought-after deal with the Justice Department to begin receiving underlying evidence from the Mueller report.

William Barr "thinks that he's a hero for helping to destroy the credibility of the DOJ," one user tweeted.

"I suspect that Democrats' heads on Capitol Hill were exploding," Fox News' Chris Wallace said following Attorney General William Barr's press conference on the Mueller report.

After hearing about Barr's press conference, Trump said, "maybe I'll do one after that, we'll see."

Attempting to make Trump unimpeachable would be nonsensical, corrupt and a terminal blow to America's rule of law.

"Their loyalty under law is not to him personally. It is to the Constitution of the United States and to the people of United States," Senator Elizabeth Warren said.

"I was very concerned that I was able to put the Russia case on absolutely solid ground, in an indelible fashion," former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told "60 Minutes."

Witt had top-level security clearance while working for the U.S. government.

Concerns still lingered among Democratic lawmakers whether Whitaker, a previously outspoken critic of Mueller's investigation, hindered the probe or discussed it with the president.

Justice Department lawyers representing Trump in a suit that claims he is making illegal financial gains from his Washington, D.C., hotel have asked a federal judge to postpone filings because of the government shutdown.

An unrelated court filing has exposed that U.S. prosecutors charged under seal WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Unions and organizations representing judges were quick to criticize Sessions's comments on Monday.

Unblocked accounts included journalists, writers, authors, bloggers and political commentators.

The Justice Department is currently led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a Trump-appointee and a former conservative Republican senator from Alabama.

Adam Purinton, 53, called Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, a "terrorist" and screamed at him to "get out of my country!" in a bar confrontation.

"We should not be encouraging people to try to take the law into their own hands, start a confrontation and then kill an unarmed black man," a lawyer for the family said.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump voters saw MS-13 differently.

Trump has been accused of violating the Constitution's Emolument's Clause.

The White House negotiated the deal on Monday.

The forms were referred to the Justice Department following a complaint by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

"You need to do your job," Fox News host said to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

It's official: Andrew McCabe lied.

Congress has demanded 1.2 million documents, and the FBI and Justice Department have appointed a prosecutor to oversee delivery.