Epstein Secrets

of his friend Roger Stone's criminal sentence is one of the most severe affronts to the rule of law during the Trump administration," but "a future Justice Department would be well within its rights to open a new investigation into Stone's activities." Stone's "behavior likely runs afoul of other federal laws," an

drug dilution scheme drew national headlines 19 years ago, is being released from prison seven years early." The Post adds, "In a letter last week, the U.S. Justice Department informed some of Courtney's victims and members of their families that Courtney will be moved to a halfway house this week and then to home confine

asn't on the tarmac to greet...Pence on Tuesday morning because he has tested positive for coronavirus, according to an email blast to employees of the state Department of Justice." Fox News (7/14, Phillips, 27.59M) notes on its website that Landry said in a statement, "Out of an overabundance of caution with the vice preside

ensions between Washington and Beijing continue to rise." During a news conference in the Rose Garden, Trump "announced that he had signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and also put his signature on an executive order that ends the United States' preferential treatment of Hong Kong." Reuters (7/14, Ma

3.68M) reports Trump has long "claimed that Flynn was the victim of rogue federal agents conducting a politically motivated investigation." A second Justice Department investigation "examining the origins of the Mueller probe is underway but has yielded no known indictments." Trump "said he is letting that investig

world 'should consider themselves on notice' that if they do business with Huawei, 'they are doing business with human-rights abusers:" Pompeo said the State Department would "impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies like Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging i

nal sanctions on top officials for now." To Bloomberg, "Trump's private decision to refrain from further restrictions - which he made before signing the Hong Kong Autonomy Act on Tuesday - contrasts with the combative public tone he has struck for weeks with China over issues ranging from the coronavirus pand

from the White House and National Security Council, the Pentagon, the Office of the US Trade Representative, the Department of the Treasury, and even the Department of State. As sentiment shifted away from hopes of finding common ways to collaborate, a spate of new US policy initiatives began appearing that suggested a se

some of the most egregious examples: e Denial of visas to qualified scholars and students seeking access to China for research or training purposes. The State Department estimates that fifteen to twenty individuals are on an outright “black list,” while scores of others appear to be on a “gray” list, where denials are

t of China’s state-owned media. China’s state-run media have proved to be nimble in accomplishing Beijing’s goal of penetrating US markets. In 2013, the Hong Kong—based Phoenix Satellite TV group, which has close ties to the Chinese state and broadcasts in China, attempted to purchase two major FM stations in L