Special counsel John Durham’s team spent over $1.6 million in the months leading up to the trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, according to a new spending report. Durham’s office spent $1.65 million from Oct. 1, 2021, through March 31, according to the 5-page report (pdf), which is submitted twice a year….
John Durham’s Probe Cost Over $1.6 Million in Months Before Trial: Spending Report
Capitol Report (May 20): Testimony: Clinton Approved Giving Allegations to Reporter; Expert Says Power Blackouts Are Unlikely
In former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, a testimony revealed Clinton approved the plan to give allegations against Trump to the media ahead of the 2016 election. President Joe Biden is in South Korea. The visit comes as China issues threats and North Korea prepares for missile tests. What could come next? As…
Republicans Press AG Garland to Prosecute Pro-Abortion Demonstrators Outside Justices’ Homes
House Republicans are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to charge demonstrators over protesting outside the homes of conservative Supreme Court justices who supported a draft opinion striking down legal protections for abortion. Failure to do so is “a shameless and implicit endorsement of mob rule in America,” 48 members of Congress said in an open letter…
Garland: Escaped Murder Suspect, Guard ‘Extremely Dangerous’
WASHINGTON—Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that an escaped murder suspect and jail officer who aided him are “regarded as extremely dangerous” and the U.S. Marshals Service has taken over leading the search for the two fugitives. Law enforcement officials in Alabama have been looking for Casey White, who was awaiting trial on a capital…
Capitol Report (May 5): Supreme Court Erects Fencing
Security is heightened around the Supreme Court ahead of its decision on overturning Roe v. Wade. Fencing was erected Wednesday night, and there are concerns about violent protests in the days to come. The leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion has shaken the institution, but what about the substance of what he wrote? We…
Republicans Urge Attorney General to Order Probe Into Supreme Court Leak
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and 18 other Republicans on May 3 urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to order an investigation into the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion—believed to be the first leak of its kind in history. The leak appears to be aimed at “foment[ing] discord and upheaval, potentially pressuring justices to reconsider…
Hunter Biden Probe Needs Independent Counsel: Peter Schweizer
Author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer has called for a special counsel to take on the investigation into Hunter Biden that’s being conducted in Delaware to avoid conflicts of interest. Schweizer raised concern about the potential influence of Biden-appointed Attorney General Merrick Garland on the U.S. Attorney for Delaware who is taking charge of the…
Garland Defends Terminating Trump-Era ‘China Initiative’: ‘We’re Asking for Even More Money’
Increased funding requests are evidence that the United States is not weakening its efforts to counter the Chinese espionage efforts, according to the testimony of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 28. The Committee’s ranking member, Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), criticized Garland’s termination of the “China Initiative,”…
Attorney General Tight-Lipped on Hunter Biden Investigation
Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers “there will not be interference,” but declined to say whether he has been briefed on the federal tax investigation into Hunter Biden by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware. Garland was questioned about the federal investigation into Biden by Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) at an…
Attorney General: No Interference Allowed in Hunter Biden Investigation
No interference will be allowed into the Department of Justice’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on April 26. “There will not be interference of any political or improper kind,” Garland said during an appearance before a congressional panel. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) questioned Garland on the matter, pointing out…
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