Epstein Secrets

rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear

Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ

nd Clarence Thomas "said it deserved the court's attention, even though the number of votes at issue would not call into question Biden's victory." The Philadelphia Inquirer (2/22, Lai) reports, "The decision not to hear the legal challenges brought by top Republican state lawmakers and the state GOP ends litigation tha

nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat

zing former President Donald Trump following the Capitol insurrection. Biden: Philadelphia Sports Fans "Are The Most Informed And Most Obnoxious." The Philadelphia Inquirer <https://www.inquirer.corn/politics/nation/joe-biden-philadelphia-sports-fans- informed-obnoxious-jill-biden-eagles-phillies-20210505.html> (5/5, Tom

nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat

zing former President Donald Trump following the Capitol insurrection. Biden: Philadelphia Sports Fans "Are The Most Informed And Most Obnoxious." The Philadelphia Inquirer (5/5, Tornoe) reports President Biden "said it's 'kind of a Philly thing' to always be right, especially when it comes to 'Philly girl' and first la

eral lawmakers, including lone Republican Nicole Malliotakis and NY Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, challenging the `state secrets privilege' that ex-Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush invoked to block release of a classified 16-page FBI report. Re

e Capitol siege - Ethan Nordean of Washington state, Joseph Biggs of Florida, Zachary Rehl of Pennsylvania, and Charles Donohoe of North Carolina." The Philadelphia Inquirer (5/14, Roebuck) reports, "A week before the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, top leaders of the Proud Boys convened a video chat to discuss the organizat

ng the government could have had the records "anytime they wanted." CNN (08/12, Polantz, Reid) reported that the claim alleges that Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director Wray, who signed off on the search, made the decision inappropriately, with negligence and that Trump and his attorneys said they were

ing to the criminal allegations. A Dal press release noted that the case was investigated by the FBI and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. The Philadelphia Inquirer (08/12, Bernard), and Newsweek (08/12, Lewis) also reported on the story. Arkansas Officer Fired After Being Caught on Video Beating Inmate in Back