Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

Former Clinton Aide Who Built Private Email Server Pleads The 5th

Thursday, September 03, 2015

A former aide to Hillary Clinton said he will invoke his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and not answer questions from Congress.

The aide, Bryan Pagliano, helped set up Clinton's private email server. Clinton has faced months of scrutiny for using her home server and a private email address ...

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Denounces Recent Attacks On Police Officers

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, sworn in on the day of Baltimore unrest, again confronts tension between minority communities and police. Lynch condemns recent police killings and cal...

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U.S. Attorney General: 'This Violence Against All Of Us' Must End

Wednesday, September 02, 2015

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has strongly condemned shootings of law enforcement officers in Texas and Illinois and issued an unequivocal message of support for police.

"We have had four more guardians slain, and frankly our hearts are broken," the attorney general said Wednesday in remarks to a fair housing ...

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California Prisons To Limit Number Of Inmates In Solitary Confinement

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Under a new settlement, state authorities will send inmates to isolation only if they commit new and serious crimes in prison, like murders or violent assaults. The move could have wide effects.

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Notorious Cocaine Dealers' Release Requests Test New Sentencing Guidelines

Monday, August 31, 2015

A longtime federal judge struggled Monday over what constitutes justice for members of one of Washington, D.C.'s most notorious drug rings.

Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth pressed a public defender about the fate of Melvin Butler, a man who helped flood the city with cocaine that contributed to ...

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#NPRreads: Middle East Air Quality, Lead Poisoning, And Jell-O

Friday, August 28, 2015

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. On Fridays, we highlight some of the best stories.

This week, we bring you three ...

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Indicted Congressman Challenges Limits On Contact With Colleagues

Friday, August 28, 2015

A 20-year member of Congress indicted on racketeering charges is challenging restrictions on his ability to meet with colleagues as "an undue and unnecessary burden...that is effectively impairing his ability" to do his job.

Last month, a federal grand jury in Philadelphia indicted Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Penn., on conspiracy, bribery, ...

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Associated Press Files Suit; Demands FBI Arrest Records

Friday, August 28, 2015

The Associated Press has filed suit against the Justice Department, accusing the FBI of creating fake news in order to entrap a criminal suspect. The AP is demanding more information about the ruse.

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Crime Program Aims To Close Trust Gap Between Government, Tribes

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Native American tribes can be hampered trying to fight crime on reservations because they don't have access to federal databases. The Justice Department wants to help.

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Sen. Menendez Bribery Case Heats Up With New Justice Filing

Monday, August 24, 2015

This post was updated at 2:30 p.m. ET with comment from Sen. Menendez's spokesperson.

The Justice Department forcefully defended its prosecutors Monday against allegations of misconduct and perjury lodged by lawyers for Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and an eye doctor who served as one of his longtime donors.

Prosecutors said ...

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Government Inquiry Into Clinton Emails Likely To Widen

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

For now, federal authorities characterize the Justice Department inquiry into Hillary Clinton's private email server as a security situation: a simple matter of finding out whether classified information leaked out during her tenure as secretary of state, and where it went.

Except, former government officials said, that's not going to ...

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Justice Department Inquiry Into Hillary Clinton Email Server Continues

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

The Justice Department, Congress and inspector general watchdogs are looking at the email practices of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton even as the 2016 presidential race intensifies.

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Black Men Who Are Crime Victims Have Few Places To Turn

Monday, August 17, 2015

Advocates for survivors of violent crime say there are too few credible programs to help black men — and they're trying to change that.

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DOJ Says It's Unconstitutional To Ban The Homeless From Sleeping Outside

Friday, August 14, 2015

The Justice Department weighs in on an Idaho case, arguing that homeless people should not be charged with crimes for sleeping outdoors when there is not enough housing in their communities.

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Professor Sues Religious University After Allegedly Being Fired For Getting Pregnant

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

A former professor at Northwest Christian University in Oregon is suing the school for allegedly firing her for being pregnant and unmarried, violating the faith-based values of the institution. She says it's discrimination.

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#NPRreads: Cecil's Zimbabwe And UCLA Tracks A Superbug

Friday, August 07, 2015

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers throughout our newsroom share pieces that have kept them reading. They share tidbits using the #NPRreads hashtag — and on Fridays, we highlight some of the best stories.

This week, ...

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Despite High Expectations, Sentencing Reform Proposals Still On Ice

Friday, July 31, 2015

Advocates and inmates working to overhaul the criminal justice system will have to wait at least a little longer for congressional action.

The Republican leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Charles Grassley, said he won't hold a public event on sentencing reform proposals until after the August recess, as language ...

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Justice Dept. Hires Compliance Expert In Fight Against Corporate Crime

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Justice Department lawyers who prosecute errant corporations and executives are bringing in a new member to the team — a full-time expert in compliance programs.

Andrew Weissmann, who leads the Fraud Section in the criminal division at the Justice Department, said the new hire is all part of a plan ...

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Rep. Chaka Fattah Sr. Charged For Political Corruption

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Rep. Fattah, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, was indicted Wednesday over alleged involvement in a scheme that included bribery, illegal use of campaign contributions and theft of charitable funds.

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Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard To Be Released From Prison In November

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is expected to be released from prison in November, after serving 30 years of a life sentence.

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