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Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General, speaks to reporters outside an election integrity volunteer training, June 18, 2024, in Newtown, Pa.

Trump taps his former lawyer Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Matt Gaetz, unable to escape sexual misconduct allegations, withdraws as Department of Justice lead

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) reaches over Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan to shake hands with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker during a meeting of Trump's cabinet in the Cabinet Room at the White House February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Who is Matt Whitaker? Former football player with a controversial past and now Trump’s NATO pick

By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, and others

Trump appears with his mouth open and a MAGA hat

Donald Trump assassination plot foiled by FBI in days leading up to election—prominent Iranian American journalist linked to murder-for-hire scheme

By Eric Tucker, Larry Neumeister, and others

The criminal complaint, filed by the Justice Department, against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27,of Oklahoma City is photographed Tuesday, Oct. 8, after the FBI arrested the man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

FBI arrests Afghan man officials say was plotting Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at Pubkey Bar and Media House, Wednesday, Sept.18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Iranian hackers tried to sell stolen Trump info to Biden campaign but failed, FBI says

By Eric Tucker and David Klepper

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to the U.S. Attorneys who have gathered for their annual conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in Iran hack that targeted Trump campaign

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta blocked an Iranian hacking network posing as tech support from Microsoft and Google

By Eric Tucker, David Klepper, and others

U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, left, and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate are sworn in before they testify before a Joint Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing examining the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Secret Service acting director says he is ‘ashamed’ over Trump shooting and blames agency’s ‘failure to challenge our assumptions’

By Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, and others

Donald Trump stands in front of a microphone

Donald Trump agrees to FBI interview about his attempted assassination

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, listens as U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Donald Trump agrees to FBI interview for assassination attempt probe while gunman’s motive remains a mystery

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew

TikTok sent sensitive data on U.S. users to parent company ByteDance in China, DoJ says

By Haleluya Hadero, Eric Tucker, and others

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House committee about the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill. Wray said that the FBI will “leave no stone unturned” in its investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump rally gunman trawled the web for JFK assassination information, FBI director says: ‘How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?’

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

overhead view of campaign site

Gunman in Trump assassination attempt flew a drone over the rally site ahead of shooting, official says

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press

Donald Trump gives thumbs up

Donald Trump scores mammoth legal victory as federal judge dismisses classified documents case

By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press