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Is the Justice Department Really Serious?

Is the Justice Department Really Serious?

Plus: Elon Musk's risk of deportation, the White House press ban, and Congress' Jeffrey Epstein investigation

Ankush Khardori
Ankush Khardori

Oct 30, 2026

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7 min read

The Trump Justice Department Is Flailing

The Trump Justice Department Is Flailing

Todd Blanche’s combative interviews over the weekend were inadvertently revealing

Oct 26, 2026

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5 min read

How the Next Congress Should Investigate the Trump Administration

How the Next Congress Should Investigate the Trump Administration

The Jan. 6 committee’s chief investigator discusses the oversight agenda that House Democrats should pursue if they win in November

Oct 22, 2026

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14 min read

4 Problems Waiting for a Democratic House

4 Problems Waiting for a Democratic House

Plus: Todd Blanche on Newsmax, frivolous DOJ threats, and golf course hijinks

Oct 19, 2026

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6 min read

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Trump Opens a New Front in His War on the Press

Plus: the case for deporting Melania

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The Trump Administration’s ‘Rule by Law’

Plus: the Nobel Peace Prize, Todd Blanche's story time, and Marco Rubio's international flop

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‘This Is Not His House’

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13 min read

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The Epstein Law Was a Historic Mistake

The measure failed to expose the promised sex-trafficking ring — and did a lot of collateral damage

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The Epstein Law Was a Historic Mistake

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‘They Are Skilled at Chaos and Cruelty’

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver opens up about the Trump DOJ’s criminal case against her and the latest killings by ICE officers

Inside the Court Case that Could End Super PACs

Plus: the latest on Todd Blanche

What I Learned By Watching Every Todd Blanche Appearance

The acting AG’s nomination for the permanent position may be in serious trouble, particularly given the ongoing instability of the Senate Republican conference

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What this is, what to expect, and why I'm starting it now

Ankush Khardori

Ankush Khardori is a former federal prosecutor writing about national legal affairs — the Justice Department, the courts, and the intersection of law and politics.

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Open File

Analysis and commentary on national legal affairs — covering the Justice Department, the courts, and the intersection of law and politics — from former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.

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