https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP1FapQIwOM/barbara-l-mcquade RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 00:07:28 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/doj-s-comey-indictment-blanche-is-breaking-media-rules https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-06/doj-s-comey-indictment-blanche-is-breaking-media-rules Wed, 06 May 2026 11:00:20 GMT You would think federal prosecutors would follow policy. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-18/doj-s-jan-6-and-abortion-moves-normalize-vigilantism https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-18/doj-s-jan-6-and-abortion-moves-normalize-vigilantism Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:08 GMT FOR USE ONLY WITH YEAR IN PHOTOS 2025: Washington, United States - February 21 : From left to right are Stewart Rhodes, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. The Proud boys with Enrique Tarrio, Stewart Rhodes, Ivan Raiklin, Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Zach Rehl, and Dom Pezzola held a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday February 21, 2025. Leaders of the Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 attack have returned to Washington for CPAC, proudly calling themselves "The Seditious 5." Extremism researchers say their trip to Washington for the annual conservative conference is the latest example of how far-right extremists, as well as anti-government and neo-Nazi groups, have become emboldened and encouraged by the new administration. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/bondi-s-successor-at-the-doj-blanche-is-more-dangerous https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/bondi-s-successor-at-the-doj-blanche-is-more-dangerous Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:07 GMT UNITED STATES - APRIL 7: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice about the Trump Administration's anti-fraud efforts on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/pam-bondi-fired-it-s-good-news-for-doj-independence-from-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/pam-bondi-fired-it-s-good-news-for-doj-independence-from-trump Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:56:53 GMT Pam Bondi, US attorney general, during an event with Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Inter Miami CF is visiting the White House to celebrate their 2025 championship win. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-29/rogue-judges-comments-from-trump-invite-political-violence https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-29/rogue-judges-comments-from-trump-invite-political-violence Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:09 GMT What did the president of the United States just say? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/the-doj-isn-t-enforcing-the-law-it-s-protecting-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/the-doj-isn-t-enforcing-the-law-it-s-protecting-trump Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:02 GMT Team America or Team Trump? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-15/how-to-safeguard-the-doj-against-the-next-trump https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-15/how-to-safeguard-the-doj-against-the-next-trump Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:00:15 GMT Can the damage she and her boss have done to a storied institution be repaired? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/why-bondi-chose-a-missouri-prosecutor-for-georgia-election-case https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/why-bondi-chose-a-missouri-prosecutor-for-georgia-election-case Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:30:26 GMT Seeking justice or a do-over for the 2020 election? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/bondi-s-shakedown-for-minnesota-voter-records https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/bondi-s-shakedown-for-minnesota-voter-records Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:32 GMT Pam Bondi, US attorney general, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. US President Donald US President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his selection to lead the Federal Reserve in early 2026, fueling further speculation about the next leader of the US central bank. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-09/doj-voter-database-lawsuit-is-a-dangerous-idea https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-09/doj-voter-database-lawsuit-is-a-dangerous-idea Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:30:15 GMT On dangerous ground. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-19/jack-smith-deposition-about-trump-investigation-must-be-made-public https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-19/jack-smith-deposition-about-trump-investigation-must-be-made-public Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:50:36 GMT The public deserves to know what he had to say. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-04/habba-lost-white-house-game-of-rock-paper-scissors https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-04/habba-lost-white-house-game-of-rock-paper-scissors Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:12 GMT Unqualified for the job and appointed unlawfully. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-25/comey-and-letitia-james-case-dismissals-aren-t-clear-from-doj https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-25/comey-and-letitia-james-case-dismissals-aren-t-clear-from-doj Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:23:57 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice Building on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bondi held the news conference to announce charges against the state of New York for failure to enforce federal immigration laws. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-19/the-doj-is-broken-what-happens-now https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-19/the-doj-is-broken-what-happens-now Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:36 GMT The US attorney general or the president’s personal lawyer? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-11/trump-s-justice-department-has-declared-war-on-the-judiciary https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-11/trump-s-justice-department-has-declared-war-on-the-judiciary Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:12 GMT Are they the president’s enforcers or do they work for the American people? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-22/trump-is-still-trying-to-rewrite-history-using-the-doj https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-22/trump-is-still-trying-to-rewrite-history-using-the-doj Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:56:31 GMT Conflict? What conflict? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-10/convicting-letitia-james-will-be-an-uphill-battle https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-10/convicting-letitia-james-will-be-an-uphill-battle Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:13:25 GMT Justice may still prevail over retribution. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-06/fbi-comey-perp-walk-is-political-spectacle-not-law-enforcement https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-06/fbi-comey-perp-walk-is-political-spectacle-not-law-enforcement Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:30:10 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 11: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced he will use his authority to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital, and that the National Guard will be deployed to DC. Also pictured are Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L), Attorney General Pam Bondi (C), FBI Director Kash Patel (2nd R) and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-26/comey-indictment-if-everyone-is-guilty-no-one-is-accountable https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-26/comey-indictment-if-everyone-is-guilty-no-one-is-accountable Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:49:33 GMT It’s about perception, not reality. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-22/trump-post-to-pam-bondi-ordering-prosecutions-goes-too-far https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-22/trump-post-to-pam-bondi-ordering-prosecutions-goes-too-far Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:30:28 GMT US President Donald Trump, left, and Pam Bondi, US attorney general, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Trump says he will deploy the DC National Guard to Washington, DC, and place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control in a push to reduce crime in the nation's capital.