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T. Elliot Gaiser
Government Official · Director, Department of Justice
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T. Elliot Gaiser is a conservative attorney known for appellate and constitutional litigation. He clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and federal appellate judges, served as Solicitor General of Ohio, and leads the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel as Assistant Attorney General.
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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
Head of DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel; approved the fund proposal, agreeing the Obama-era Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement could serve as a legal model. A former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito.
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
via Department of Justice — Executed the deferred prosecution agreement, abandoning an eight-year criminal tax indictment and accepting a monetary payment in lieu of a guilty plea or prison sentence — the only tax prosecution the administration killed outright.
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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- Trump Family Business