Epstein Secrets

related to whether Trump obstructed justice — and why the former special counsel refused to draw a conclusion from the evidence his team gathered. Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger_report: "Mueller failed to deliver a clear answer to either — frustrating Democrats who hope to spotlight what they consider ampl

ment said." -- North Korea fired a "new type of ballistic missile" into the sea, toward Japan. Simon Denyer and John Hudson report: "South Korea's National Security Council said it had assessed the projectiles to be a `new type of short-range ballistic missile,' but said it would make a final conclusion in coordinatio

act justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records. Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger scoop: "The research by the White House Counsel's Office ... includes early Ai mi Ist email pyrhpnnpc Nal-NA/pen prtinn rhipf of

ent of the reasoning or legal justification ... Emails show Vought and OMB staffers arguing that withholding aid was legal, while officials at the National Security Council and State Department protested. OMB lawyers said that it was legal to withhold the aid, as long as they deemed it a 'temporary' hold ... "Mulvaney

reporting on Snowden’s childhood was done by Suzanne Andrews. See Burrough, Ellison, and Andrews, “Snowden Saga.” 16 Brad Gunson, who knew Snowden: Carol D. Leonnig, Jenna Johnson, and Mare Fisher, “Who Is Edward Snowden?,” Washington Post, June 15, 2013. 16 Snowden stayed home: Kinsey, interview with author. 1

ties”: Chris Strohm and Gopal Ratnam, “NSA Leader Seeks Openness on Secret Surveillance Orders,” Bloomberg News, June 13, 2013. Also, staff member of National Security Council who requested anonymity, interview with author. CHAPTER 18 The Unheeded Warning 185 “The NSA—the world’s”: Morell, Great War of Our Time, 287. 185