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County Officials in Missouri Refuse to Cooperate With ATF
“Under the Anti-Commandeering Doctrine, Camden County was the first county in Missouri, and possibly in the country, to pass an ordinance prohibiting any county employee from assisting your unconstitutional agency in violating the rights of our citizens,” Ike Skelton wrote.
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Manhattan DA Bragg Accuses Jim Jordan in Federal Lawsuit of Trying to Interfere in Trump Case
The suit asks a judge to quash a subpoena from Jordan’s committee issued to former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who left the office after a major dispute with Bragg.
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Weekend Series on Crime History: The Man Who Figured Out the Bernie Madoff Scheme Before the Feds
It took the feds years to figure out what whistleblower Harry Markopolos figured out.
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ProPublica: Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire. Rides Aboard a Superyacht and Private Jet.
By Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski This story was originally published by ProPublica. Read Justice Clarence Thomas’ response at the end of this article. By IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were…
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Secret Service Agents Tied to Trump Subpoenaed in Classified Documents Case
Secret Service agents with ties to Donald Trump have been subpoenaed to testify in the case of the former president’s handling of classified documents, ABC News reports.
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Bill Barr: Trump ‘Lacks all Self-Control’ to Testify
“I’m not his lawyer, generally I think it’s a bad idea to go on the stand.”