A draft bill from the House Judiciary Committee would expand Trump’s executive power by curtailing the FTC’s antitrust enforcement capabilities, aligning with broader efforts to consolidate presidential control over independent agencies
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Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress in back-to-back hearings of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, marking his first public statements about his 22-month investigation into Russian interference and potential obstruction …
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Donald McGahn failed to appear for scheduled May 21 House Judiciary Committee testimony despite a congressional subpoena, following explicit White House direction to not comply. The incident represents a significant escalation of executive privilege claims, with the White House asserting …
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Former White House Counsel Donald McGahn, acting under White House instruction, defied a congressional subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee on May 7, 2019, refusing to provide documents related to the Mueller investigation. This act of subpoena defiance was part of a broader strategy to …
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The systematic distribution of backdoored PROMIS software through Robert Maxwell and other intermediaries created an unprecedented global surveillance network. Intelligence agencies in multiple countries, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Guatemala, Colombia, Nicaragua, Bulgaria, Egypt, East …
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