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September 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A member of Elon Musk's U.S. Department of Government Efficiency helped steer the Justice Department's April termination of more than $811 million in grants.
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DOGE staffer advised on cuts to Justice Dept grants, document and source say
A member of Elon Musk's U.S. Department of Government Efficiency helped steer the Justice Department's April termination of more than $811 million in grants, including funding for Trump administration priorities such as aid to crime victims and police, according to a document and a person familiar with the matter.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The U.S. Justice Department is terminating $811 million in grants, including some impacting victim service programs ranging from trauma centers and crisis hotlines to sign language interpretation and police training, according to internal documents and two sources.

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Exclusive: US Justice Dept grant cuts valued at $811 million, people familiar say
The U.S. Justice Department is terminating grants totaling $811 million for a wide range of services to crime victims, including trauma recovery centers and sign language interpretation, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
At least 365 DOJ OJP grants were abruptly canceled late on Tuesday. Experts say the cuts, some of which involve non-taxpayer funded grants, could literally leave domestic violence victims out on the streets.

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US Justice Department cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims
The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, according to internal records and four people familiar with the matter.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheerleading Trump and castigating his opponents online.

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New US Justice Dept policy cracks down on social media posts
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. Justice Department employees not to post anything on social media related to their government work, after a wave of new political appointees took to cheerleading Trump and castigating his opponents online.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Michael Caputo, former Trump 2016 campaign adviser who was interviewed by Mueller team and former HHS spox under Trump, is now... working for Ed Martin. See: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/fron...
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March 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin tells prosecutors they must pursue all firearms cases, and they must seek pretrial detention for every firearms violation. "We will flood the federal district court with cases - to make our City safe," he wrote.

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Top federal prosecutor in Washington says his office will pursue all gun cases, memo shows
Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., were ordered on Monday to pursue every firearms case referred to them and to seek pretrial detention against every person charged with such an offense, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
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March 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Senior criminal prosecutor at U.S. Attorney's office in DC has resigned, after refusing to investigate and pursue an asset freeze into a govn't contract awarded during the Biden administration due to lack of evidence. Updates coming soon. www.reuters.com/world/us/sen...
Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract
The top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney's office resigned on Tuesday, citing what she described as an improper demand by Trump-appointed officials to launch a criminal probe and pursue an asset freeze.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
DC Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin today issued a letter on DOJ letterhead from his personal X account announcing he was launching a DOGE-related investigation based on referrals from Elon Musk

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Top Trump prosecutor in DC opens probe based on referral from Elon Musk
Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's top federal prosecutor in Washington, announced on Friday he has launched an investigation into government employees accused of stealing property and making threats based on a referral by Elon Musk.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Washington D.C.'s top federal prosecutor filed a motion to dismiss a Jan. 6 case. The defendant? His own client. More here: www.reuters.com/world/us/top...
Top Trump prosecutor in DC dropped federal case against Capitol rioter he represented
As President Donald Trump moved last month to free the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol, his newly appointed top prosecutor in Washington put his name on a request that a judge drop charges against one of them he represented as a defense attorney.
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February 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM