White supremacists spin a Justice Department indictment against a hate-monitoring group to legitimize extremism and expand recruitment

Attorney General Todd Blanche announces the indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center on April 21, 2026, in Washington. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit m

Justice Department attempts to distance Attorney General Todd Blanche from Comey’s ‘8647’ seashell threat indictment  CNN

The Justice Department is expanding the reach of its new fraud division, allowing the office to prosecute any federal offenses uncovered during investigations that begin with suspected fraud, according to a final rule scheduled for publication Tuesday. The 10-page final rule formalizes powers held by Assistant Attorney

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is President Trump's former personal lawyer, said in an interview that no attorney general should pledge independence from White House. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.