Epstein Secrets

M) reports Garland "vowed to uphold the independence of a Justice Department that had suffered deep politicization under the Trump administration." USA Today (2/22, Behrmann, Santucci, 12.7M) reports, "Garland was often pressed by Republican senators over the political independence of the Justice Departm

ee "received a mostly warm reception during his daylong confirmation hearing." The Los Angeles Times (2/22, 3.37M) reports Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard Durbin "told reporters he expected his panel would vote on the nomination early next week, with a floor vote coming a few days later." Jennifer Rubin wri

ed "the improved collection of data critical to understanding the evolving nature and extent of hate crimes and hate incidents in all their forms." USA Today (3/30, Johnson, 12.7M) reports that "citing an `urgent' need to reset hate crime enforcement strategy," Garland also "vowed to 'seek justice for th

er New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele," wrote letters to Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin and ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) last month expressing support for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights-designate Kristen Cla

Afghan government and its supporters discouraged us from organizing a mass exodus to avoid triggering, as they said, a mass crisis of confidence." USA Today (8/16, Groppe, Jackson, 12.7M) reports the President "interrupted a working vacation at Camp David to make his first public comments about the Tali

ry and increasingly public criticism from lawmakers in both parties over the chaos descending on Kabul." While some Democratic leaders, such as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), defended the President, other lawmakers 'were unmollified. Many moderate Democrats remained furious at the Biden administration for what th