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ement Operation In Arkansas. FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS • New York To Convene Special Grand Jury Over Investigation Into Former President Trump. • Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Bannon. • Former Wisconsin Financial Adviser Sentenced For Fraud Scheme. • Connecticut Lawmaker Pleads Guilt

sputed declaration in 2019 that cleared President Donald J. Trump of illegally obstructing justice in the Ru

eel an urgent need for dramatic change." According to Politico, "In effect, the Biden administration [is] revoking a moratorium put in place by the Donald Trump-era DOJ that all but eliminated the use of consent decrees, a court- binding agreement that lays out an action plan to implement specific reforms. It's t

mp-era Justice Department memo related to Attorney General EFTA00148322 William P. Barr's much-disputed declaration in 2019 that cleared President Donald J. Trump of illegally obstructing justice in the Russia investigation." In a filing Monday, the Justice Department "appealed part of a scathing district cou

l practices within law enforcement agencies, and Trump's attorneys general had throttled back the practice

pected to lead to any major breakthroughs - let alone the sort of reset of U.S.-Russian relations pursued by...Obama, or the curious bonhomie of the Donald Trump-Putin relationship." Reuters (5/25) reports that "both countries have lowered expectations for breakthroughs at the summit, with neither in a

Special Grand Jury Over Investigation Into Former President Trump. • Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Bannon. •

ents leading up to and on Jan. 6, when President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building while Congress w

ust, only to wipe out a lifetime of their savings; Hughes said." Connecticut Lawmaker Pleads Guilty To Campaign Fraud. EFTA00148333 The AP (5/25, Eaton-Robb) reports, "A Connecticut state senator and his former campaign treasurer pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges alleging they lied to o

at the Capitol were worse than he initially thought." Capitol Police Officer Testifies At Trial Over Alleged Threats To Lawmakers. CBS News (4/24, McDonald, 5.39M) reports, "A U.S. Capitol Police officer testified Friday in a jury trial for a New York man accused of threatening to murder U.S. lawmakers.

s About Guantanamo's Future. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • Michigan Chemist Convicted Of Stealing Trade Secrets For Chinese Company. • NBC News Analysis: Trump's Beefs With US Intel Community Simmer On Among His House Allies. EFTA00149760 • New Zealand Denies Five Eyes Alliance At Risk. • Indonesian Inte

e To Capitol Riot. The Washington Post (4/25, Wang, Sotomayor, 10.52M) reports House Minority Leader McCarthy "continued to defend former president Donald Trump's response to the Jan. 6 insurrection, claiming in an interview Sunday that Trump was unaware the U.S. Capitol was being stormed until McCarthy called

r McCarthy "continued to defend former president Donald Trump's response to the Jan. 6 insurrection, clai

y rampage that would shine a spotlight on former President Trump's role in the attack." The Hill adds that althou

Mr. McCarthy continues to defend his support for Mr. Trump's bogus assertions that the election was stolen

ecrets For Chinese Company. • NBC News Analysis: Trump's Beefs With US Intel Community Simmer On Among His

protest, demonstration, riot or unlawful assembly without a permit." Person Interrupts Racial Equity Group Meeting With Racist Slurs. The AP (4/22, Eaton-Robb) reports, "A person interrupted a video conference meeting of a racial equity task force in Fairfield, Connecticut, with racist slurs, including som

HE NEWS • Justice Department Tells Texas That Floating Barrier On Rio Grande Raises Humanitarian Concerns • Judge Sets A Trial Date For Next May In Trump's Classified Documents Case In Florida • Director Wray Defends FISA, Says Law Used to 'Detect and Thwart' Chinese Hacking COUNTERTERRORISM • Man Who

Artifacts Meant for a White House Party Ended Up at Mar-A-Lago. Awkwardness Ensued. CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS • Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows Joked About Trump's Election Claims • Georgia Governor Contacted By Trump Special Counsel In 2020 Probe • Judge Rejects Jail For Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 'Operations Coo

imes (07/23, Thrush, Protess, Feuer, Goldman) reported that Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, paralegals, and support staff, augmented by a rotating cast of FBI agents and technical specialists, according

d a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retai

ate "a major setback to the DOJ's crusade to deny President Trump a fair legal process" and said the "extensive sc

l these efforts and their concurrent expenses is Mr. Trump's own behavior — his unwillingness to accept the

ing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, para

able to lay Tammy to rest." Judge Finds Forensic Scientist Henry Lee Liable For Fabricating Evidence In A Murder Case The Associated Press (07/21, Eaton-Robb) reported that a federal judge ruled Friday that famed forensic scientist Henry Lee was found liable for fabricating evidence in a murder case that

Special Grand Jury Over Investigation Into Former President Trump. ABC World News TonightVi (5/25, story 3, 1:15,

lic Affairs News Briefing Wednesday, May 26, 2021 < Good morning - New York To Convene Special Grand Jury Over Investigation Into Former President Trump. ABC World News TonightVi (5/25, story 3, 1:15, Muir, 6.58M) reported that that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is "convening a special gr

t most of a Trump-era Justice Department memo related to Attorney General William P. Barr's much-disputed declaration in 2019 that cleared President Donald J. Trump of illegally obstructing justice in the Russia investigation." In a filing Monday, the Justice Department "appealed part of a scathing district cou

sputed declaration in 2019 that cleared President Donald J. Trump of illegally obstructing justice in the Ru

feel an urgent need for dramatic change." According to Politico, "In effect, the Biden administration [is) revoking a moratorium put in place by the Donald Trump-era DO) that all but eliminated the use of consent decrees, a court-binding agreement that lays out an action plan to implement specific refo

application — saying in a seven-page ruling that Trump's pardon was valid and that 'dismissal of the Indic

ining their trust, only to wipe out a lifetime of their savings,' Hughes said." Connecticut Lawmaker Pleads Guilty To Campaign Fraud. The AP (5/25, Eaton-Robb) reports, "A Connecticut state senator and his former campaign treasurer pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges alleging they lied to o