Epstein Secrets

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

the economic shutdown, recession-level unemployment, racial justice and health care." Meanwhile, Washington Post (7/10, Bump, 14.2M) correspondent Philip Bump says that while Trump's ad warns of a violent Biden presidency, "all of those stark images...were captured around the country in late May. Meaning

e completion of Mueller's investigation...as soon as next week," according to CNBC. Reuters (2/22, Lynch, Hosenball) also cited an unnamed "senior U.S. Justice Department official" saying, "Any reports that the Special Counsel's report will be delivered to the DOJ (Department of Justice) during the week of Feb. 28 ar

t it "painted a damning portrait of Mr. Manafort." The memo said that Manafort deceived "tax preparers, bookkeepers, banks, the Treasury Department, the Department of Justice national security division, the F.B.I., the special counsel's office, the grand jury, his own legal counsel, members of Congress and members of the

ugh thousands of court papers, the special counsel has made his public report." Bump: Mueller's Report Is "To Some Significant Degree, Already Out" Philip Bump writes in the Washington Post (2/22, Bump, 14.71M) that "President Trump has benefited enormously from the frog-in-hot-water nature of special couns

s stopping and frisking people, mostly African American men,' he said, leading the Obama administration to intercede. `We took action against them; the Justice Department took action against them, held the police department accountable.- Biden seethed about Harris's busing attack during the previous debate: "He told

d George H.W. Bush. In fact, it was Ronald Reagan." -- As the testimony concluded, Democrats revisited an old question: Is Trump a blackmail risk? Philip Bump reports: "Toward the end of the day, Democratic representatives sitting on the House Intelligence Committee Page 16918 EFTA00046429 began to pr

s stopping and frisking people, mostly African American men,' he said, leading the Obama administration to intercede. 'We took action against them; the Justice Department took action against them, held the police department accountable.- Biden seethed about Harris's busing attack during the previous debate: "He told

ssed George H.W. Bush. In fact, it was Ronald Reagan." As the testimony concluded, Democrats revisited an old question: Is Trump a blackmail risk? Philip Bump reports: "Toward the end of the day, Democratic representatives sitting on the House Intelligence Committee began to press Mueller on this point. R

Mike Pompeo is searching for a safe exit from his position ahead of a Senate run, three GOP sources tell Time: "Pompeo's plan had been to remain at the State Department until early spring next year, ... but recent developments, including the House impeachment inquiry, are hurting him politically and straining his r

gainst impeachment as the GOP casts the probe as partisan." — Democrats on the Intelligence Committee and their attorney spoke the most yesterday. Philip Bump crunched the numbers: "We took C-SPAN's closed captioning of the hearing and segmented each exchange by who was asking questions and who was respon

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

would be unusual to withhold military aid to pressure a country to investigate a political opponent: " -- The timeline has remained somewhat murky. Philip Bump sketched out what we know so far about it. Page 17532 EFTA00047043 --The Fix prepared a list of things that Trump, Pence, Pompeo and other seni

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

would be unusual to withhold military aid to pressure a country to investigate a political opponent: " — The timeline has remained somewhat murky. Philip Bump sketched out what we know so far about it. —The Fix prepared a list of things that Trump, Pence, Pompeo and other senior officials knew, based on