Hannah Rabinowitz - Reporter
Hannah Rabinowitz
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Hannah Rabinowitz is a reporter for CNN covering the Justice Department.
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Justice Department sues Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 ballot stubs and other election recordsDec 12, 2025The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, seeking records related to the 2020 election as efforts continue to prove President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen from him. -
The Justice Department can keep trying to reindict Letitia James, but is it worth the risks?Dec 12, 2025The Justice Department’s mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James is on life support after a grand jury, for the second time, rejected an indictment that would have revived charges against her. -
Justice Department fails to reindict Letitia James for a second timeDec 11, 2025A grand jury, for a second time, declined to bring a new indictment against Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated President Donald Trump and his company in court, according to multiple sources. -
Justice Department is investigating handling of Adam Schiff mortgage fraud probe led by Ed Martin and Bill PulteDec 11, 2025The Justice Department is investigating whether people impersonated federal agents in mortgage fraud probes of prominent Democrats, a development that could complicate efforts to prosecute political enemies of President Donald Trump, people briefed on the matter told CNN. -
Third federal judge grants request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein-related court recordsDec 10, 2025A federal judge on Wednesday approved the unsealing of documents from the investigation and criminal prosecution of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. -
Judge says Ghislaine Maxwell court documents can be released as part of the push for information on Jeffrey EpsteinDec 9, 2025A federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal records from the investigation and criminal prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell. -
Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New JerseyDec 8, 2025Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has resigned as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully. -
Bondi says judges are engaging in an ‘unconscionable campaign of bias’ against Lindsey HalliganDec 8, 2025Attorney General Pam Bondi denounced federal judges in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, saying that they had launched an “unconscionable campaign of bias and hostility” against Lindsey Halligan, who was recently stripped of her US attorney title. -
Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources sayDec 5, 2025During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and RNC headquarters, people briefed on the matter told CNN. -
Hardware purchases and location data: How the FBI says it made an arrest in the DC pipe bomb case, nearly five years laterDec 5, 2025The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted Thursday by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage, rifles trained on a house. -
FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigationDec 4, 2025The FBI arrested a man from Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday who investigators believe planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot, according to two law enforcement sources. -
How Trump reversed course on the Epstein files as his administration faces lingering suspicion about their releaseNov 20, 2025President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to bring a swift end to perhaps the most damaging saga of his term, signing a measure compelling the release of the Epstein files after losing a monthslong, tooth-and-nail fight to prevent their disclosure. -
Federal officials unveil more charges against the former Olympic snowboarder accused of running international drug ringNov 20, 2025Federal officials unveiled additional charges on Wednesday against a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who has been wanted for allegedly running a drug trafficking ring. -
What to know about Lindsey Halligan’s big grand jury revelation at James Comey’s vindictive-prosecution hearingNov 19, 2025The hearing Wednesday morning in the case against former FBI Director James Comey ended with a revelation by prosecutors and a conundrum: if a full grand jury never reviewed the final set of charges handed up against Comey, are they void? -
FBI and Justice Department struggle to beat back conspiracies their leaders once fannedNov 18, 2025When the FBI director came back from Asia touting a major win for the administration’s drug crackdown last week, his victory lap was cut short by yet another development in the Jeffrey Epstein saga. -
After being denied a meeting with Alina Habba, a person ransacked the New Jersey federal prosecutor’s office buildingNov 15, 2025A person ransacked the New Jersey federal prosecutor’s office building on Wednesday after they were denied a meeting with US Attorney Alina Habba, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Hannah Rabinowitz is a reporter for CNN covering the Justice Department.
Based in Washington DC, Rabinowitz previously worked as a producer covering the Department of Justice, law enforcement and legal matters.
