Why encouraging words from a top DOJ official give me hope that it will.
Jennifer Taub
Jennifer Taub is a law professor and author of Other People’s Houses (about the 2008 financial crisis) and Big Dirty Money. Follow Jennifer on Twitter @jentaub.
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Are Criminal Investigations Closing In on Donald Trump?
Here’s what we know and don’t know about the many cases against him.
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The Capitol’s Defenders In Their Own Words
Scenes from a “peaceful” protest.
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How to Understand the Trump Tax Indictment
A best-selling scholar on white-collar and financial crimes examines Alan Weisselberg’s indictment, the possible demise of Trump’s business, and the dangers ahead for the ex-president.
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Why Is Merrick Garland Defending Bill Barr’s Policies?
Biden’s attorney general is siding with Donald Trump’s Justice Department on everything from the Mueller Report to a rape accusation.
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Starting with Trump, It’s Time for a White Collar Crime Crackdown
This week, a federal judge slammed Bill Barr over the Mueller investigation. Hopefully, Merrick Garland’s Justice Department will stay on Barr and give financial crimes the attention they deserve.
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What Joe Biden Could Learn From Abraham Lincoln About White-Collar Crime
White-collar crime has real victims. Expanding a Civil War-era law aimed at profiteers would help citizens fight back.
