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Aug 14 2022
News
Afghanistan chaos: GOP report reveals new details of disastrous withdrawal
At the height of the chaotic U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, first lady Jill Biden’s office went outside the normal channels and begged veterans groups to help find a way to evacuate people who were having trouble navigating the process.
So did Vice President Kamala Harris’s office, top Defense Department officials and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, according to a new report
Washington Times
Aug 11 2022
News
DOJ asks court to unseal Trump search warrant
The Justice Department on Thursday moved to unseal a warrant authorizing a search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate this week following escalating demands for answers about the unprecedented investigation.
“The public’s clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing,” Justice Department lawyers wrote
The Hill
Aug 11 2022
News
Garland moves to unseal Trump warrant: I personally approved the search
The Justice Department moved on Thursday to unseal portions of the search warrant executed at the Mar-a-Lago estate of former President Donald Trump earlier this week.
“The public’s clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing,” prosecutors revealed in a court filing connected to the search warrant.
Politico
Aug 11 2022
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DOJ moves to unseal FBI's Trump raid warrant, AG Garland announces
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Justice Department requested permission from the federal court to unseal the court-approved search warrant that authorized its raid on former President Donald Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago.
"This matter plainly 'concerns public officials or public concerns' ... as it involves a law enforcement action taken at the property of the
Washington Examiner
Aug 14 2022
News
Russia admits it’s in talks for Brittney Griner-Viktor Bout prisoner exchange: diplomat
Russia has admitted that it is in talks with the US to exchange a notorious arms dealer for basketball player Brittney Griner, a Russian diplomat said.
The diplomat’s comments marked the first time Russia said it was in talks to exchange Griner for Viktor Bout, 55, who is in prison in the US, according to a report.
“The discussions on the very sensitive topic of an exchange are
New York Post (News)
Aug 10 2022
News
An Iranian national is charged in a plot to kill John Bolton
A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was charged in a plot to murder former national security adviser John Bolton, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Shahram Poursafi, 45, of Tehran, is accused of attempting to arrange Bolton’s assassination likely in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. Poursafi, who
NBC News (Online)
Aug 11 2022
News
FBI agents, Garland and Wray see increased death threats after Trump Mar-a-Lago raid: sources
FBI agents, as well as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, are experiencing an uptick in death threats in the wake of the raid at former President Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, according to sources speaking with Fox News.
Authorities monitoring social media posts are spotting a significant increase in death threats aimed towards agents, Wray
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 11 2022
News
Feds seized documents from Mar-a-Lago in June with grand jury subpoena
The FBI search at Mar-a-Lago this week came months after federal investigators served an earlier grand jury subpoena and took away sensitive national security documents from former President Donald Trump's property during a June meeting, people familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Investigators executed Monday's search in part because they had developed evidence, including from at least
CNN (Online News)
Aug 10 2022
News
Justice Dept. Said to Conduct New Interviews in Inquiry Into Google’s Ad Tech
The Justice Department has in recent weeks conducted new interviews for its investigation into Google’s ad technology, a sign it may be moving closer to filing its second antitrust case against the company, said three people with knowledge of the matter.
The Justice Department for more than a year has investigated whether Google abuses its dominance over the interlocking technologies
New York Times (News)
Aug 10 2022
News
DOJ Will Sue Google Over Ad Tech Business in September, Report Says
The US Department of Justice is preparing to sue Google over its dominance in the online advertising market, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. A lawsuit could be filed as soon as next month.
The Justice Department is engaged in a round of interviews with publishers to gather more information for its complaint, according to Bloomberg, which cited three unidentified sources.
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