Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

Oath Keepers planned an armed rebellion, prosecutor tells jury in sedition case

Monday, October 03, 2022

Using text messages, video and recorded calls, the DOJ is arguing that the defendants set out to overturn the 2020 election results by storming the Capitol and interrupting the electoral vote count.

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Casino mogul Steve Wynn is fighting a DOJ demand that he register as a foreign agent

Thursday, September 29, 2022

The Justice Department has filed the first civil lawsuit alleging violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act since 1991, against Steve Wynn, who is fighting the case.

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Jury selection is underway in the Jan. 6 riot trial of Oath Keepers members

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Jury selection is underway in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

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DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law

Friday, September 23, 2022

The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

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Trump has taken 2 big legal blows

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Former President Donald Trump suffered a pair of significant legal hits. A federal appeals court let prosecutors review classified material from Mar-a-Lago and New York's attorney general sued him.

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U.S. charges dozens of people in $250 million pandemic fraud scheme

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Federal authorities have uncovered massive fraud in programs designed to feed poor children. The defendants allegedly stole more than $250 million intended to feed needy kids in Minnesota.

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110 people once sentenced to life in prison gathered to share their story

Sunday, September 18, 2022

More than 100 people, once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles, gathered in the nation's capital recently to celebrate and continue their legal and legislative fight.

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110 people once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles convene for 'freedom party'

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

More than 100 people once sentenced to life in prison as juveniles gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to celebrate and continue their legal and legislative fight.

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DOJ officials appeal special master review of documents seized by the FBI

Friday, September 09, 2022

The Justice Department has filed an appeal and asked a federal judge to halt the order for a special master to review classified documents that it seized at ex-President Trump's Mar-a-largo estate.

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Dept. of Justice appeals special master review of classified documents seized by FBI

Thursday, September 08, 2022

The Justice Department is appealing part of a judge's order that would give a special master authority to review documents the FBI collected at Mar-a-Lago last month.

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Justice Department appeals order to create special master for Mar-a-Lago documents

Thursday, September 08, 2022

The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order that would create a special master to review documents that the FBI found at former President Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.

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A judge grants Trump's special master request to review Mar-a-Lago materials

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

A federal judge ruled in favor of former President Trump on Monday, ordering an independent review of materials seized by the FBI at Trump's Florida home. It's a temporary setback for investigators.

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Federal judge grants Trump's special master request to review Mar-a-Lago materials

Monday, September 05, 2022

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago last month.

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Justice Department filing on Mar-a-Lago documents puts Trump's lawyers in focus

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

With more details emerging about the Justice Department probe of how top secret documents came to be stored at Trump's Florida resort, his legal representatives are once again under scrutiny.

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In filings, Justice Department rebuts Trump's claims on Mar-a-Lago search

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

In a late-night filing, prosecutors blasted what they called "wide ranging meritless accusations leveled against the government."

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DOJ reveals more evidence of obstruction in Mar-a-Lago probe

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

The Justice Department pushed back on claims from former President Donald Trump. And the DOJ provided new evidence about possible obstruction of the probe into top secret documents at Mar-a-Lago.

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A sudden homecoming for one of the people sent back to prison with no warning

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Hours after a story aired on NPR's Morning Edition last week, a federal judge found "extraordinary circumstances" that called for Eva Cardoza's release from a federal prison in Connecticut.

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Released during COVID, some people are sent back to prison with little or no warning

Monday, August 22, 2022

"Where is the fairness?" One mother was sent back after a single failed drug test, and her family's life has now been turned upside down for more than a year.

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Attorney General Garland is 18 months into his promise to return the DOJ to normal

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Nearly 18 months into his tenure at DOJ, Attorney General Merrick Garland faces consequential decisions about the Jan. 6 attack and former President Donald Trump.

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Federal judge creates a path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search

Friday, August 19, 2022

A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.

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