Epstein Secrets

rests. A third Democratic proposal, aimed at thwarting hacking attacks against senators and their staffs, also bit the dust." The AP (7/25, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Senate Minority Leader Schumer "called inaction by Congress a `disgrace' and pledged to keep pushing for votes. Mueller's testimony `shoul

t and cable news networks," according to Nielsen data. The hearings drew smaller audiences than did "well- publicized hearings involving three other Trump-era figures: former FBI director James Comey (19.5 million), Trump attorney Michael Cohen (15.8 million) and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (20.

d not have taken this job if I thought that politics would have any influence over prosecutions and investigations." The AP (2/22, Balsamo, Tucker, Jalonick) says Garland, "among Biden's most widely supported nominees" sought to "assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically inde

on and off the Hill likewise argued that Tanden, who is of South Asian descent, was one of several nominees of color being treated differently than Trump-era nominees who lobbed personal attacks or expressed bigoted views." The AP (2/22, Hazell) reports Tanden "would be the first woman of color to lead t

s, including Mitch McConnell, moving to dismiss the trial, it makes it pretty clear Mr. Trump will be acquitted next month." The AP (1/26, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports that "while the Republicans did not succeed in ending the trial before it began, the test vote made clear that Trump still has enormous swa

"Zero Tolerance" Trump-Era Immigration Policy. The AP (1/26, Balsamo, Long) reports that Acting Attorney General Wilkinson on Tuesday "rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a 'zero tolerance' enforcement policy for migrants" crossing the US-Mexico border, which resulted "in thousands of family sepa