Epstein Secrets

uzzle its criticisms of Beijing's attacks on Hong Kong's already limited freedoms while trade talks are ongoing. That reportedly led Mike Pompeo's State Department to nix a planned speech by the outgoing U.S. consul general for Hong Kong that would have offered support for the protest movement, despite Pompeo

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muzzle its criticisms of Beijing's attacks on Hong Kong's already limited freedoms while trade talks are ongoing. That reportedly led Mike Pompeo's State Department to nix a planned speech by the outgoing U.S. consul general for Hong Kong that would have offered support for the protest movement, despite Pompeo'

is now out of government, has chosen to go public with his concerns this morning. "Put the short-term politics aside," Tong pleads in a piece for Bloomberg Opinion that just posted. "The U.S. has more at stake here than many Americans realize. Opening doors to free and fair trade, with China and other partners

nappropriate, it was improper for the president to request, to demand an investigation into a political opponent," he said. • Jennifer Williams, a State Department employee assigned to VP Mike Pence's office who also listened in, said the call was outside the bounds of typical presidential interactions since "

nt bank being involved— raises awkward questions about the effectiveness of mammoth syndicates of advisers and bookrunners, Chris Hughes writes for Bloomberg Opinion. Diluted accountability makes it unlikely that anyone will deliver an unpopular message, like that the deal isn't worth $2 trillion. And many, many