Epstein Secrets

e to curb controversial policing policies. The proposed spending bill for the 2021 fiscal year, which begins in October, would add $972.5 million to the Justice Department's coffers. Of those funds, $596.7 million would go toward police practice overhauls. The remaining funds would be used to boost the FBI's investigati

third letter "requesting documents about the Obama and Trump administration's overtures toward Ukraine." In a previous letter Wyden "claimed...that the State Department sent thousands of pages of documents to Republican chairmen for their investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter while i

to reduce violent gun crimes." DO3: Probe Of FBI's Handling Of Nassar Case Is Ongoing. The Orange County (CA) Register (7/7, Reid, 546K) reports, "The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing to investigate the Federal Bureau of Investigation's handling of sexual abuse allegations against former U.S. Olympic and USA Gymnast

to department's inspector general." According to the OCR, "Michael E. Horowitz, the inspector, in a letter to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) stated that the Justice Department Office of the Inspector General's 22-month investigation 'of the allegations concerning the FBI's handling of the Nassar investigation is ongoing, and we

Exploit COVID-19 Pandemic. Homeland Preparedness News (7/7, Kovaleski) reports US Reps. Max Rose (D-NY), Kendra Horn (D-OK), and Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) "introduced legislation requiring the US government to combat efforts by the Chinese government to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic." The Preventing

committee funded by mega-donor Greg Lindberg, and specifically mentioned in Lindberg's federal bribery indictment, forfeited more than $475,000 to the U.S. Department of Justice shortly after the indictment was filed, new campaign finance records show." According to WRAL- TV, "N.C. Growth and Prosperity is a PAC that Lindber

panies." DO) Pressing States To Support T-Mobile/Sprint Merger. The Wall Street Journal (7/25, FitzGerald, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the Justice Department is urging state officials to back a planned settlement that would allow T-Mobile and Sprint to combine by selling assets to Dish Network. The talks

hen the two spoke by phone on Wednesday, Pompeo assured Ghani that the US "remains committed to a conditions-based drawdown of troops, according to the State Department." Asked on Fox News Special Report (7/25, 1.53M) if he got any pushback after the President said he could wipe Afghanistan off the face of the Eart

and Border Protection Custody Act', possible consideration of 'H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act', and consideration of 'H.R. 3352 - Department of State Authorization Act of 201% as amended, 'H.R. 434 - Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act', 'H.R. 759 - Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Cou

ay to pass granting Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Venezuelans. The TPS bill, sponsored by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL), now heads to the Senate for consideration "a day before the House leaves Washington for a six week recess." Sixteen Marines Charged With Smugglin

among other news outlets, report Wheeler's comments. USA Today (7/18, Pineda, Shannon, 10.31M) reports that in addition to state officials, "local U.S. Justice Department authorities have questioned the tactics as well." U.S. Attorney Billy Williams in Portland said Friday he had asked the DHS inspector general "to in

9, Ayesh, 521K) reports the "chairs of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Homeland Security committees on Sunday called on the inspectors general of the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security to open an investigation into the Trump administration's use of federal agents against protesters in Portland." Rur

lty to embezzling $3.1 million in school funds that she spent on her personal use, including Disney cruises and theme park admissions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." Janis Bucknor, 52, "who formerly ran the for-profit Community Preparatory Academy, pleaded guilty to criminal theft and tax fraud in an agreement

rtment Declares El-Beblawi Immune From Torture Lawsuit Filed By US Citizen Once Imprisoned In Egypt. The Washington Post (7/17, Hsu, 14.2M) reports the State Department has declared that former Egyptian Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, who now serves on the executive board of the International Monetary Fund

s, Says Florida Must Close Down Again. Politico (7/19, Carrasco, 4.29M) reports that on ABC's This WeekVi (7/19, 2.55M) Sunday, Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) "slammed President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis [R] on Sunday for reopening too soon." Shalala said, "The lack of leadership in the W

ave jumped 32 percent, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Herdman's comments came days after the White House announced that the U.S. Justice Department selected Cleveland and a handful of other cities would receive additional federal officers." WEWS-TV <https://www.news5cleveland.cornrnews/local-ne

s during a news conference...that the media was confusing agents' missions," and that "agents being sent to cities other than Portland were part of a U.S. Department of Justice effort to bolster manpower in high-crime cities." Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) "said that after speaking with Krueger, she is supportive of the operati

- department-staff/> (7/29, Jacobs, 4.57M) reports, "Senate Democrats have released a report blasting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's management of the State Department, criticizing the fact that he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's sche

very right' to release the results of Durham's investigation into the Russia probe's origins before the 2020 election." Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) asked Barr, "Under oath, do you commit to not releasing any report by Mr. Durham before the November election?" The attorney general responded, "No

n the Capitol, announced Thursday that he opposes the establishment of an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly assault. ... `The Justice Department is currently conducting one of the largest federal criminal investigations in history and has already made hundreds of arrests. Congress has also be

l begin wearing body cameras. With that change, the US Park Police will become "one of the few federal police" organizations that use body cameras. The US Department of Justice, which has "more than 43,000 sworn agents in the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Mar

can Foundation, "a newly formed philanthropic group aimed at fighting racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), who was born in Vietnam, writes in USA Today (5/20, 12.7M), "I grew up in a trailer park in rural Virginia, virtually the only Asian family in a m

served as deputy secretary of state for management and resources under Barack Obama," and is close to Chief of Staff Klain. Ex-Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) "was seen as the other primary contender." CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS Affidavit Contradicts FBI Testimony That Capitol Rioters Had No Guns. The Washin

ve jumped 32 percent, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Herdman's comments came days after the White House announced that the U.S. Justice Department selected Cleveland and a handful of other cities would receive additional federal officers." WEWS-TV Cleveland (7/29, Vanallen) reports, "On Wednes

. The New York Post (7/29, Jacobs, 4.57M) reports, "Senate Democrats have released a report blasting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's management of the State Department, criticizing the fact that he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's sch

ery right' to release the results of Durham's investigation into the Russia probe's origins before the 2020 election." Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) asked Barr, "Under oath, do you commit to not releasing any report by EFTA00150346 Mr. Durham before the November election?" The attorney general

ve jumped 32 percent, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Herdman's comments came days after the White House announced that the U.S. Justice Department selected Cleveland and a handful of other cities would receive additional federal officers." WEWS-TV Cleveland (7/29, Vanallen) reports, "On Wednes

. The New York Post (7/29, Jacobs, 4.57M) reports, "Senate Democrats have released a report blasting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's management of the State Department, criticizing the fact that he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's sch

ery right' to release the results of Durham's investigation into the Russia probe's origins before the 2020 election." Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) asked Barr, "Under oath, do you commit to not releasing any report by Mr. Durham before the November election?" The attorney general responded, "No

it a crime to use a 'protected computer' without authorized access or in a manner that exceeds authorized access, but a report released last year by the Department of Justice's Cyber Task Force determined that the law `does not prohibit the act of hacking a voting machine in many common situations.' Georgia County Commissi

, Wilson's office and U.S. Capitol Police declined to confirm that reporting." The Miami Herald (7/18, Rabin, 1.09M) reports Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) received a death threat from a Pentagon contractor "after she introduced a bill requiring public schools to vaccinate children before receiving fe