Epstein Secrets

tion grew from an investigation that also examined the president's conduct." In an analysis, Washington Post (7/11, 14.2M) senior political reporter Aaron Blake says that while Trump "has attempted to make law and order his calling card in the 2020 election," he "just commuted the sentence of a political al

f the very few people to receive clemency from Trump, with most being political allies who appealed directly to the White House instead of following Justice Department protocol." However, the Post adds Stone also "stands out as the first whose conviction grew from an investigation that also examined the president's

el Flynn Case. EFTA00150698 The Washington Examiner (7/10, Chaitin, 448K) reported an appeals court "stayed a decision ordering a judge to accept the Justice Department's motion to dismiss its criminal case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn." The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit "issued an order on Friday

id he would testify on July 20" only if the panel proceeds with "hearings for Trump administration nominees for the ambassadors to Ukraine and Peru, the State Department legal adviser, an undersecretary and an assistant secretary." Bloomberg describes the letter as "an unusual challenge to congressional oversight, p

sta-area men were among ten defendants indicted in federal court on drug and gun charges." According to the Chronicle, "The indictments are part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Guardian, an initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Most of the indictments targeted previously convicted fel

ual. "Impeachment was so partisan that there were as many members who switched party over impeachment — two — as there were other crossover votes," Aaron Blake notes. "Those party-switchers were Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), who went from Republican to independent, and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.), who is moving

and whether the cases, set to be argued on Jan. 3, should still be considered on an expedited basis. The court is demanding answers, and views from the Justice Department, by Monday afternoon." — More team coverage: • Rachael Bade, Mike DeBonis and Josh Dawsey: "Inside the decision to impeach Trump: How both parties

e federal Vacancies Act, he could have retained his position in Kyiv until Jan. 8, and can serve longer in other capacities under his contract with the State Department. But Ulrich Brechbuhl, a key aide to Mr. Pompeo who serves as State Department counselor, informed Mr. Taylor on Dec. 11 that Mr. Pompeo had instru

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ministration's inaction. [Continue Reading] WaPo: "The plot thickens on Attorney General William Barr's removal of a prosecutor who probed Trump," Aaron Blake, July 09, 2020, 3:43 PM A few weeks ago, bizarre scenes erupted within the Justice Department. Attorney General William P. Barr announced that U.S.

Thomas, Lucien Bruggeman, Jack Date, Alexander Mallin, Luke Barr, July 09, 2020, 4:09 PM Attorney General William Barr offered a forceful defense of the Justice Department's independence on Wednesday amid criticism that its work has been leveraged as a political tool for President Donald Trump. "Where independence is mo

uly 09, 2020, 11:00 PM A Wilkes-Barre woman pleaded guilty this week to making false statements in connection with firearms purchases, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Laquanna Bacote, 25, entered a guilty plea in federal court on Tuesday, the Justice Department said, in a news release. In October 2019, a grand ju

e kept a campaign promise because he seems really, really interested in doing that. I'm just sorry for all the carnage left behind because he did." Aaron Blake writes for the Washington Post (8/16, 10.52M) that while the President said "the buck stops with me" near the end of his address, the "vast majority

ng on January 6 and physically fought against the front line of officers. Klein, who previously worked on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, joined the State Department as a staff assistant shortly after Trump was inaugurated in 2017, according to USA Today. At the time of the January 6 siege, Klein held a 'top secr

crats, EFTA00046069 which suggests that a steady stream of coverage in conservative media has elevated them as potential Democratic bogeywomen," Aaron Blake observes. "Trump is tilling fertile soil. ... If you adjust their `very unfavorable' ratings for the percentage who have actually heard enough to r

to the EFTA00046079 2020 Census. "The impact of the contempt vote is largely symbolic. Those found in criminal contempt are normally referred to the Justice Department for prosecution; in this instance, the Justice Department would not prosecute itself," Felicia Sonmez notes. Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein speak

was a major topic at the Democratic debate." • Read the complete transcript here. -- What pundits are saying about who won and lost: • The Fix's Aaron Blake names Sanders and Warren as the winners of the debate's second round, despite not being onstage, because "their performances were even better in c

f those stops reviewed as illegal. You found yourself in a situation where three times as many African American kids were caught in that chain. ... The Justice Department came after you for engaging in behavior that was inappropriate, and then, in fact, nothing happened the entire time you were mayor." Booker: 'You'

ext year, partly as a result of the trade war and a global economic slowdown. (CNBC) -- Such a recession could undermine Trump's reelection, writes Aaron Blake: "His approval rating already languishes in the low to mid- 40s, even with a strong economy and an unemployment rate at 3.7 percent. ... We're so po

sanitary conditions. The federal government is required under a consent decree to provide "safe and sanitary" conditions to migrant children. But a Justice Department lawyer argued during a June court hearing, which went EFTA00044775 viral, that the federal government is not legally required to provide toothbru

00047034 ,., focus of the debate. Our liveblog rounds up all the highlights. Read the full transcript here. -- What pundits are saying: The Fbes Aaron Blake picks Buttigieg and Klobuchar as the winners, and he writes that Biden and Gabbard were the losers. CNN says Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Harris and Andre

money. Lawmakers also heard last night from Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs. Hale, the third-highest- ranking official at the State Department, shed more light on the dismissal of Marie Yovanovitch as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine: "'I believe she should have been able to stay at the post and

ther, was the focus of the debate. Our liveblog rounds up all the highlights. Read the full transcript here. -- What pundits are saying: The Fix's Aaron Blake picks Buttigieg and Klobuchar as the winners, and he writes that Biden and Gabbard were the losers. CNN says Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Harris and Andre

money. Lawmakers also heard last night from Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs. Hale, the third-highest-ranking official at the State Department, shed more light on the dismissal of Marie Yovanovitch as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine: "'I believe she should have been able to stay at the post and

al. "Impeachment was so partisan that there were as many members who switched party over impeachment — two — as there were other crossover votes," Aaron Blake notes. "Those party-switchers were Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), who went from Republican to independent, and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.), who is moving

ry to lock people up. On Sunday, perhaps emboldened by the standing ovation, Warren sent an email to her fundraising list that said she will direct the Justice Department to "hold perpetrators accountable" for "the Trump administration's criminal abuses at the border." The resonance of Warren's push for criminal char