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years in prison," but after Trump "cried foul," Attorney General Barr "overrul[ed] his own team, saying the sentencing

mas also reported prosecutors "recommended that Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison," but after Trump "cried foul," Attorney General Barr "overrul[ed] his own team, saying the sentencing recommendation was too harsh." Thomas added Stone "was ultimately sentenced to three years and fou

n. Concerned in part about how it plays politically. Senior officials tell NBC News the Justice Department played no role and that Attorney General William Barr personally counseled the President against clemency for Stone." The Hill (7/11, Moreno, 2.98M) reports sources also told NBC that White House Chief

ght otherwise on Election Day." PROTESTS Trump Hails Barr On Launch Of Operation Legend. President Trump on Saturday tweeted, "Congratulations to A.G. Barr. Law & Order!" He retweeted John Solomon, founder of Just the News, who said, "Breaking: AG Barr launches Operation Legend, federal crackdown on vi

they need to do more research." Tedros Says Review Of WHO's Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic Will Not Impede Response To COVID-19. Reuters (7/10, Nebehay, Shields) reports World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday expressed confidence that an upcoming revie

' ability to hold demonstrations." The suit names Attorney General Barr "along with the heads of other federal agencies

es Will Not Diminish Editorial Page's Independence. Counter-Terrorism • Georgia Man Sentenced For Planning White House Attack. • 9/11 Families Ask Barr For Access To Saudi Lawsuit Records. • ISIS Group Claims Responsibility For Killing Five Aid Workers In Nigeria. • In Interview, British ISIS Membe

give-us-same-access-to-records- as-qaeda-got/> (7/23, Christensen) reports, "Thousands of 9/11 family members sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday demanding access to up to 25,000 pages of government documents kept from them in their lawsuit against Saudi Arabia but turned over to at

ww.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/who-chief-denounces-unacceptable- comments-questioning-his-independence-idUSKCN24O2CN> (7/23, Nebehay) and Politico <https://vvww.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/who-boss-rejects-us-accusations-that-health-body-was-bought-by- china-380388> (7/23, Furlon

On Environmental Groups. EFTA00148646 Reuters (7/3, Bing, Satter) reports Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) "says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential `political interference' by the Trump administration in an investigation of a private espionage firm that tar

e operation carried out by a New Delhi-based firm called BelITroX InfoTech Services on behalf of unknown clients." Whitehouse said in the letter to Barr "and in an interview with Reuters on Thursday that the investigation was being carried out by prosecutors in New York and that unnamed sources had

oronavirus is borne through air and can infect people when inhaled." WHO: First Clinical Trial Results To Be Announced Within Weeks. Reuters (7/3, Nebehay, Mason) reports the World Health Organization "should soon get results from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be effective in tre

sed by the novel coronavirus that has killed more than half a million people." Meanwhile, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Reuters (7/3, Nebehay, Shields) on Friday that nearly 30% of the genome sequencing data from the WHO's samples of the virus "have shown signs of mutation, but there is n

' ability to hold demonstrations." The suit names Attorney General Barr "along with the heads of other federal agencies

es Will Not Diminish Editorial Page's Independence. COUNTER-TERRORISM • Georgia Man Sentenced For Planning White House Attack. • 9/11 Families Ask Barr For Access To Saudi Lawsuit Records. • ISIS Group Claims Responsibility For Killing Five Aid Workers In Nigeria. • In Interview, British ISIS Membe

ess To Saudi Lawsuit Records. Florida Bulldog (7/23, Christensen) reports, "Thousands of 9/11 family members sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday demanding access to up to 25,000 pages of government documents kept from them in their lawsuit against Saudi Arabia but turned over to a

sday, Pompeo said of China, "You can't engage in cover-ups and co-opt international institutions like the World Health Organization." Reuters (7/23, Nebehay) and Politico (7/23, Furlong, 4.29M), among other news outlets, also cover the story. Brazil Continues To Report Record Numbers Of Increases In Cor

inish Editorial Page's Independence. EFTA01658113 COUNTER-TERRORISM • Georgia Man Sentenced For Planning White House Attack. • 9/11 Families Ask Barr For Access To Saudi Lawsuit Records. • ISIS Group Claims Responsibility For Killing Five Aid Workers In Nigeria. • In Interview, British ISIS Membe

ess To Saudi Lawsuit Records. Florida Bulldog (7/23, Christensen) reports, "Thousands of 9/11 family members sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday demanding access to up to 25,000 pages of government documents kept from them in their lawsuit against Saudi Arabia but turned over to a

' ability to hold demonstrations." The suit names Attorney General Barr "along with the heads of other federal agencies

sday, Pompeo said of China, "You can't engage in cover-ups and co-opt international institutions like the World Health Organization." Reuters (7/23, Nebehay) and Politico (7/23, Furlong, 4.29M), among other news outlets, also cover the story. Brazil Continues To Report Record Numbers Of Increases In Cor

tion and anti-American sentiments, which were publicly associated with a Twitter account bearing his name." ABC News adds, "In May, Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray said Al-Shamrani had communicated directly with al- Qaida operatives in an attack that they described as 'a brutal

y revealed evidence obtained from the shooter's iPhones. Al- Shamrani made efforts to destroy his phones, even shooting a bullet through one of them, Barr said." Fox News (2/22, Manfredi, 23.99M) reports, "The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages for an attack the families say was caused by

e a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban." China's FM Rejects International Condemnation Of Muslim Uighurs' Treatment. EFTA00148068 Reuters (2/22, Nebehay) reports that on Monday, the government of China "rejected 'slanderous attacks' about conditions for Muslim Uighurs living in Xinjiang, as European

f State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr will also address Chinese counterintelligence thr

Party (CCP) to steal research from U.S. academic institutions and companies." Wray "noted that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr will also address Chinese counterintelligence threats 'in the next few weeks' due to the significance of the ongoing national security concerns." R

3K), among other news outlets, also report the story. EFTA00150772 WHO Acknowledges Emerging Evidence Of COVID-19 Airborne Spread. Reuters (7/7, Nebehay) reports the WHO on Tuesday "acknowledged 'evidence emerging' of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the