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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

most compelling turnaround stories in U.S. law enforcement." Fifteen Shot In New York City In 15-Hour Time Period. The Washington Examiner (7/12, Colton, 448K) reports "New York City Police Department sources revealed there were 15 shootings in a 15-hour span in New York City over the weekend." The

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

and New York Times (7/5, MacFarquhar, Chiarito, 18.61M), among other media outlets, also report the shootings, while the Washington Examiner (7/5, Colton, 448K) reports that "an uptick in violence has also been seen in New York City in recent weeks." ABC World News TonightVI (7/5, story 7, 1:30, John

n his apartment complex off Bushman Road when someone opened fire on the apartment last month" and died from a gunshot wound. U.S. Attorney General William Barr "directed agents from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to be

and kept many career Black employees from rising through the ranks." "Mute White People" GIF Appears On Instagram. The Washington Examiner (7/13, Colton, 448K) reports a sticker uploaded to GIPHY by Refinery29 and now "appearing on Instagram reads, 'mute white people." The Examiner confirmed the sti

between the two countries to "target each stage of the movement manufacture and sale of fentanyl from start to finish." Coverage by ABC News (04/28, Barr) added that Canadian Attorney General David Lametti and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas joined the two in Ottawa for the seco

awyer in federal court. New York Democrat Blames 'Misogyny' When She's Forced Out Over Handling of Staffer's Teen Sex Sting Video Fox News (04/30, Colton) reported that a New York Democrat blamed "institutional misogyny" as she resigned from her government leadership position in the wake of accusation

er's accusers and reported back to the governor's staff, and was active in helping craft their response to the charges." The Washington Post (11/30, Barr, Ellison) reported that CNN has not yet announced who Cuomo's replacement will be, but that on Tuesday evening, anchor Anderson Cooper extended his

the shooting." The story was also reported on by the Washington Post (11/30, Thebault, Knowles, Bailey, Paul, Beachum, Kornfield), Fox News (11/30, Colton, Best), NBC News (11/30, Burke, Madani), CBS News (11/30, Albert, Freiman, Reardon), Reuters (11/30, Szekely), United Press International (11/30, Ha

Lyngaas), and the Washington Post (09/17, Menn). Back to Top COUNTERTERRORISM U.S. Dealing with 'Heightened Threat Environment' ABC News (09/17, Barr) reported that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that the U.S. is facing a "heightened threat environment," particularly in ligh

eading up to the crash. Democrat Operative Fished for Oppo Research in Antisemitic, Lewd Text Messages, House Republican Charges Fox News (09/17, Colton) reported that several Republican members of Congress are accusing a liberal political action committee of impersonating a GOP staffer to extract po

/18, Thrush), the Washington Post (09/18, Dawsey), CNN (09/18, Rabinowitz, Perez, Lyngaas), Fox News (09/18, Rumpf-Whitten), ABC News (09/18, Date, Barr, Sarnoff), NBC News (09/18, Kosnar, Richards), CBS News (09/18, Staff Writer), Politico (09/18, Miller, Sakellariadis), USA Today (09/18, Meyer), BB

to the first assassination attempt against Trump. FBI Agent Leading Trump Assassination Probe Faces Allegations of Anti-Trump Bias Fox News (09/18, Colton) also reported that FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Veltri, who is leading the investigation into the second assassination attempt on former Pre