Epstein Secrets

f 2010, two attorneys in the Justice Department — Marty Lederman and David Barron — had authored a secret

the White House itself plays in selecting the names that wind up placed on the kill lists. Some U.S. officials have described a secret panel within the National Security Council that keeps a list of targets to kill or capture. The panel, which has no paperwork authorizing its existence, is said to involve top counterterrori

been charged with terrorism-related offenses. Court records indicate a warrant was been issued for Dial arrest in May." The Washington Post (7/15, Weiner, 14.2M) reports, "Armando Eliu Melgar Diaz, 30, oversaw 20 gang cliques in 13 states, including New York, California, Maryland and Virginia, accord

undoing many restrictions that had been in place under prior administrations." Unlike previous limited presidential findings, this one, "driven by the National Security Council and crafted by the CIA, focuses more broadly on a capability: covert action in cyberspace." Zack Dorfman of the Aspen Institute (and an author of t

by the Trump administration upending the justice system to help the president's convicted friends." Similarly, the Washington Post (7/10, Al, Hsu, Weiner, Olorunnipa, 14.2M) reports on its front page that Trump used "the extensive powers of the presidency to protect a felon and political ally while a

st On NSC, Sources Say. Politico (7/10, Lippman, 4.29M) reports the White House "has tapped Ryan Tully to be the top Europe and Russian official on the National Security Council, the fifth person to hold the job in three and a half years, according to two people familiar with his hiring." Politico says Tully, who assumes th

and the Washington Times (5/14, Gertz, 626K). Former Army Captain Sentenced To 15 Years for Spying For Russia. The Washington Post (5/14, Jackman, Weiner, 10.52M) reports, "A former captain in the U.S. Army Special Forces who last year admitted to spying for Russia was sentenced Friday to more than 1

n." He continued, "I think it should be effective if implemented properly, which I have confidence in the team, both at my old agency as well as in the National Security Council and elsewhere." CBS News (5/14, Segers, 5.39M) reports that Krebs "praised Mr. Biden for 'jettisoning the traditional approach' to addressing cyber