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Ketan Bhirud
Government Official · Senior Advisor, Department of Justice
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Ketan Bhirud is an American lawyer who serves as Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration, where he advises Department leadership on oversight of the Antitrust, Tax, Civil Rights, and Energy and Natural Resources divisions. He previously served as Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and as General Counsel in the Office of the Nevada Attorney General. He holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.
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Trump DOJ drops Abbott baby-formula criminal probe for civil deal
via Department of Justice — Closed a multi-year criminal investigation that some of its own prosecutors and supervisors believed was chargeable, and pursued only a civil settlement clawing back money Abbott earned through federal child-nutrition programs.
Trump's DOJ closes Paramount-Warner probe before staff could object
via Department of Justice — The Justice Department's senior leadership closed the antitrust division's investigation of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on June 12, 2026, clearing it federally before career staff who were leaning toward recommending a challenge had formally weighed in, and issued a public statement supporting the deal.
Trump's DOJ drops the FIFA bribery case, calls bribery no priority
via Department of Justice — Moved to dismiss the convictions of López and Full Play with prejudice, telling the court the bribery prosecution no longer fit the administration's priorities, and abandoning convictions a federal appeals court had reinstated.
Trump's DOJ forever-bars IRS claims against Trump and family
via Department of Justice — Institutional vehicle through which the settlement and the bar on IRS and other-agency claims against the Trump plaintiffs were effected. Signed by Acting AG Todd Blanche.
Trump's DOJ drops bribery case against billionaire Gautam Adani
via Department of Justice — Institutional vehicle for the dismissal; senior officials in Washington moved to drop the October 2024 indictment after presentations from the Adani Group's lawyers in February and April 2026, over the objection of the line prosecutors who brought the case and declined to sign the motion.
Trump's Justice Department drops kratom case against Botanic Tonics
via Department of Justice — Prosecuted Botanic Tonics over its Feel Free kratom products, then in December 2025 moved to drop the case, telling the court the seized supplements had expired and that sustaining the action was not a prudent use of government resources.
Trump DOJ drops Roger Ver tax case for $49.9M, no guilty plea
As Associate Deputy Attorney General overseeing the criminal tax division, negotiated the deferred prosecution agreement line by line with Ver's team, excluded career prosecutors from key meetings, and publicly announced the resolution as a DOJ success.
DOJ drops Polymarket probe, clearing path for US reentry
via Department of Justice — Ended its investigation into Polymarket without filing charges, removing a major legal barrier to the platform's return to the US market.
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- Dietary Supplements & Wellness
- Energy & Environment
- Federal Government
- Financial Services
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- Pharma & Biotech Manufacturing
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
- Prediction Markets
- Professional Services
- Professional Sports
- Telecommunications
- Trump Family Business