Epstein Secrets

equiring people who try to influence American policy or opinion at the direction of foreign governments or entities to disclose their activities to the Justice Department, people familiar with the case said. The inquiry had proceeded far enough last month that Mr. Barrack, who played an influential role in the campai

onfronting career professionals and political appointees in the Department's history,' wrote Chang, who had no diplomatic experience before joining the State Department. ...Chang, in her rebuttal document, argued that her 'background was fully investigated by the FBI and State Department's Diplomatic Security. No q

a protest and not as surrender,' closing by saying that stepping down was 'the only acceptable moral and ethical option for me at this time.' ... 'The Department of State is experiencing what I and many believe is the worst and most profound moral crisis confronting career professionals and political appointees in th

iends with Trump for decades. In fact, according to a former employee at The Hill, he 'boasts that he's a close friend' of the President." -- Rep. Devin Nunes's attorney is representing one of the congressman's former aides in a new defamation lawsuit against Politico. McClatchy reports: "Kashyap 'Kash' Pat

n would mean that the FBI had been spurred to act on the basis of something other than a junior campaign aide's loose lips. We also know that among the Justice Department's stated reasons for not complying with the Nunes subpoena was its worry that to do so might damage international relationships. This suggests the "so

sional investigation. In a Thursday press conference, Speaker Paul Ryan bluntly noted that Intelligence Chairman 3 EFTA_R1_01917724 EFTA02666521 Devin Nunes's request for details on this secret source was "wholly appropriate," "completely within the scope" of the committee's long-running FBI investigation,

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

publican attacks on Alexander Vindman mark a new low." • Marc Thiessen: "The Democrats' impeachment bombshells aren't exploding." • Erik Wemple: "Devin Nunes's anti-media rant, annotated." • Paul Waldman: "At hearing, Republicans sink to new lows in trying to expose whistleblower." QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Da

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

publican attacks on Alexander Vindman mark a new low." • Marc Thiessen: "The Democrats' impeachment bombshells aren't exploding." • Erik Wemple: "Devin Nunes's anti-media rant, annotated." • Paul Waldman: "At hearing, Republicans sink to new lows in trying to expose whistleblower." QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Dad