Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.

The United States Justice Department sent out a statement announcing an agreement reached with the University of Virginia.

President Donald Trump is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from the Justice Department for federal investigations into him, according to reporting from The New York Times.

Former FBI Director James Comey moved to dismiss the Justice Department indictment against him, arguing that he was a victim of a vindictive prosecution by President Donald Trump and challenging the appointment of the prosecutor who brought the case.

The University of Virginia and the U. S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement to resolve discrimination investigations against the school.

Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni is speaking out about a pattern of troubling behavior he says he witnessed inside the DOJ that undermined the rule of law.

The United States Justice Department sent out a statement announcing an agreement reached with the University of Virginia.

President Donald Trump wants the Justice Department to pay roughly $230 million as a settlement for investigations he previously faced, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.