Epstein Secrets

rted nominees" sought to "assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically independent on his watch." The New York Times (2/22, Benner, Savage, 20.6M) reports Garland "vowed to uphold the independence of a Justice Department that had suffered deep politicization under the Trump adm

rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear

Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ

t bring accountability." The New York Times <https://vvwvv.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/health/purdue-opioids-criminal-charges.html> (10/21, Al, Hoffman, Benner, 18.61M) reports that on Wednesday, the Justice Department announced that Purdue Pharma "has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and face pen

0 Democrats will boycott, Schumer highlighted" Senate Majority Leader McConnell's actions in 2016 "when he refused to consider Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, the choice of President Barack Obama to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February." Reuters <https://www.reuters

nal, which first reported the complaint." More States Passing Anti-Coercive Control Legislation in Domestic Abuse. The New York Times (1/22, Ryzik, Benner, 20.6M) reports that a string of recent efforts by states passing laws that allow "coercive control behaviors, such as isolating partners, to be in

of a 10-year term for the FBI director serves the important purpose of insulating the bureau from political pressure." Along with Biden's chose of Merrick Garland, who didn't endorse Biden, as his attorney general, the "decisions send a signal that the new president is serious about not interfering in prosecu