The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 23, 2016 Justice Department Lawsuit Targets Barclays over Mortgages ---------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, the Justice Department filed suit against British bank Barclays and two of its former executives Thursday, charging they misled the public over the sale of tens of billions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities. .