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Donald Trump achievements: Criminal justice, law enforcement, and other DOJ matters (view source)
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*June 7, 2017—Attorney General Sessions ended a policy begun by Eric Holder where the Justice Department would reach settlements with companies that required them to pay third-party groups, many of which were left-wing organizations.<ref>Multiple references:
*June 7, 2017—Attorney General Sessions ended a policy begun by Eric Holder where the Justice Department would reach settlements with companies that required them to pay third-party groups, many of which were left-wing organizations.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/07/doj-ends-holder-era-slush-fund-payouts-to-outside-groups.html DOJ ends Holder-era ‘slush fund’ payouts to outside groups]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/07/doj-ends-holder-era-slush-fund-payouts-to-outside-groups.html DOJ ends Holder-era ‘slush fund’ payouts to outside groups]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
*Mason, Ian (June 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/07/sessions-ends-doj-handouts-leftist-groups/ Jeff Sessions Ends DOJ Handouts for Leftist Groups]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref>
*Mason, Ian (June 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/07/sessions-ends-doj-handouts-leftist-groups/ Jeff Sessions Ends DOJ Handouts for Leftist Groups]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> It was reported in August 2017 that the DOJ was investigating Holder's policy.<ref>Mason, Ian (August 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/04/sessions-orders-doj-recount-slush-fund-payments-leftists/ Exclusive – Jeff Sessions Orders Look into ‘DOJ Slush Fund’ Payments to Leftists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 4, 2017.</ref>
*June 20, 2017—Attorney General Sessions launched the National Public Safety Partnership as part of a wider DOJ effort at countering violent crime.<ref>Mason, Ian (June 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/20/jeff-sessions-launches-national-public-safety-partnership/ AG Jeff Sessions Vows to Counter Rise in Violent Crime, Launches ‘National Public Safety Partnership’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 21, 2017.</ref>
*June 20, 2017—Attorney General Sessions launched the National Public Safety Partnership as part of a wider DOJ effort at countering violent crime.<ref>Mason, Ian (June 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/20/jeff-sessions-launches-national-public-safety-partnership/ AG Jeff Sessions Vows to Counter Rise in Violent Crime, Launches ‘National Public Safety Partnership’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 21, 2017.</ref>
*June 30, 2017—The Trump Administration sent 20 [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]] agents to [[Chicago]] to help the city fight gun violence.<ref>Multiple references:
*June 30, 2017—The Trump Administration sent 20 [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]] agents to [[Chicago]] to help the city fight gun violence.<ref>Multiple references:
*Cohen, Kelly (August 2, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/justice-department-launches-opioid-fraud-and-abuse-detection-unit/article/2630418 Justice Department launches Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
*Cohen, Kelly (August 2, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/justice-department-launches-opioid-fraud-and-abuse-detection-unit/article/2630418 Justice Department launches Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
*Tillett, Emily (August 2, 2017). [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-announces-new-doj-opioid-fraud-and-abuse-detection-unit/ Sessions announces new DOJ opioid fraud and abuse detection unit]. ''CBS News''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.</ref>
*Tillett, Emily (August 2, 2017). [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-announces-new-doj-opioid-fraud-and-abuse-detection-unit/ Sessions announces new DOJ opioid fraud and abuse detection unit]. ''CBS News''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.</ref>
*August 4, 2017—Attorney General Sessions and the DOJ cracked down on illegal leaks of classified information from within the government, taking actions such as actively pursuing three times more investigations in the first six months of the Trump Administration than had been open at the end of the Obama Administration and by creating a counterintelligence unit in the FBI for these investigations.<ref>Multiple references:
*Chakraborty, Barnini (August 4, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/04/sessions-announces-hunt-for-leakers-says-cases-have-exploded.html Sessions announces hunt for leakers, says cases have 'exploded']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
*[https://www.voanews.com/a/session-classified-leaks-/3972547.html Trump Administration Cracks Down on Leakers]. ''Voice of America''. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
*Noble, Andrea (August 4, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/4/jeff-sessions-announces-doj-crackdown-leaks/ Sessions announces DOJ crackdown on leaks: ‘We are taking a stand’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
*Mason, Ian (August 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/04/dont-do-it-jeff-sessions-intel-chiefs-promise-to-prosecute-leakers/ ‘Don’t Do It’: Jeff Sessions, Intel Chiefs Promise to Prosecute Leakers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
*Savage, Charlie; Sullivan, Eileen (August 4, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/us/politics/jeff-sessions-trump-leaks-attorney-general.html Leak Investigations Triple Under Trump, Sessions Says]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 4, 2017.</ref>
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