Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement on Special Counsel Jack Smith moving to drop all charges against President Donald Trump: At last this egregious political persecution comes to an end. This is a good day for the rule of law. The political decision to seek this dismissal is forced recognition that the American people essentially found President Trump innocent of the political and baseless lawfare charges brought against him by the Democratic Party machine.

Thankfully, some positive news involving the national epidemic of local governments that protect criminal aliens from federal authorities. Legislators in North Carolina overrode the veto of the state’s Democratic governor to pass a bill that requires all local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Under a program known as 287(g) local authorities are supposed to notify ICE of jail inmates in the country illegally, enhancing the safety and security of communities by creating partnerships with state and local police to identify and deport dangerous migrants amenable to removal from the United States.

Judicial Watch announced recently that it received 274 pages of records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealing an extensive effort by government and non-government entities to monitor and censor social media posts on fraud during the 2020 election.

Judicial Watch announced recently that through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), after almost 19 years, the Department of Defense produced 62 pages of records out of hundreds of previously withheld documents regarding the U.S. intelligence program “Operation Able Danger.” The Defense Department identified hundreds of pages of responsive records but withheld them, claiming the overwhelming majority are still classified to this day.