Epstein Secrets

"I would 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 politi

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at better." USA Today (1/22, Garrison, 12.7M) reports that Psaki "did not elaborate on what potential policy changes could be ahead." The AP (1/22, Tucker) reports that the disclosure by Psaki "is a stark acknowledgment of the national security threat that officials see as posed by American extremists

te Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin and eight other Senate Democrats are seeking "answers on the impact of the recently discovered breach of IT group SolarWinds on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Courts (AO), both of which were compromised." They wrote in a letter, "We are alarmed at the potenti

t "had been approved two weeks ago but was delayed at the White House's insistence, a person familiar with the matter told Politico." The AP (1/5, Tucker) says Trump, "in a series of tweets late last month, sought to downplay the severity of the hack and raised the unsubstantiated idea that China coul

arge of the U.S. Strategic Command said." According to the Times, "The hack exploited a flaw in network monitoring software produced by Texas-based SolarWinds that allowed an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor - most likely Russia - to covertly install back door access points in computer networks, off

d cancer, but the FBI is investigating Warner's medical records to see if that is true.* Warner's neighbor also told the AP (12/28, Kruesi, Balsamo, Tucker) that when recently asked if he would be getting "anything good for Christmas," Warner had replied, "Oh, yeah, Nashville and the world is never goi

Street Journal (12/28, Gallagher, Subscription Publication, 8.41M) reports that the NYSE FactSet Global Cyber Security Index has risen 12% since the SolarWinds attack was reported on December 12 — after FireEye's shares had dropped 13% following reports its own system had been breached on December 8. FireE

the story Appeals Court Upholds Gag Order on Trump in Washington Case but Narrows Restrictions on His Speech The Associated Press (12/08, Richer, Tucker) reported that a federal appeals court in Washington largely upheld a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case on Friday, bu

miss the charges. The filing also highlighted disputes over speculative and conspiratorial theories raised by Trump, including claims related to the SolarWinds hack and alleged efforts by the "deep state" to mislead the public about election integrity, all of which the prosecutors vehemently dismissed as la