|
 Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont on Wednesday sent a letter to the Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney seeking information on whether it was consulted before President Donald Trump granted clemency to 11 individuals Tuesday.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
(Second column, 4th story, link)
Related stories:
President Tells AG to 'Clean House' at Justice...
Tests Barr with more tweets...
CLAIM: Assange offered pardon if 'played ball'...
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
(Second column, 6th story, link)
Related stories:
Grenell Head of Intelligence...
President Tells AG to 'Clean House' at Justice...
CLAIM: Assange offered pardon if 'played ball'...
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
 President Donald Trump on Wednesday named U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a strong supporter of his policies, to be acting director of national intelligence.
|
|
(Second column, 6th story, link)
Related stories:
Grenell Head of Intelligence?
President Tells AG to 'Clean House' at Justice...
BARR: I'LL WALK IF YOU KEEP TWEETING...
Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
 President Trump announced Wednesday that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, in a move that has heartened conservatives eager for new leadership as a series of scandals have plagued the intelligence community.
|
|
If November were to come down to a Trump-Bloomberg race, Americans would get the choice of swapping one president with an a-constitutional view of the office, for another.
|
|
Mr. Rood told Congress that Ukraine had made necessary reforms to justify sending the country aid, undermining an argument made by President Trump's defenders in the impeachment battle.
|
|
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday thanked President Donald Trump for commuting his sentence, saying he is "tough and outspoken but also has a kind heart."
|
|
 REUTERSLONDON—President Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he agreed to cover up the involvement of Russia in hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee, which were later published by WikiLeaks, a London court was told Wednesday.
Lawyers acting for Assange have argued that the Australian should not be extradited to the U.S. because the case is political not criminal.
Edward Fitzgerald, Assange's lawyer, said Wednesday that a message had been passed on to Assange by former Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
|
|
A White House aide called California "occupied territory" in a tweet touting President Donald Trump's visit to the state on Tuesday.
|
|
President Donald Trump began a four-day Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles, the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada caucuses.
|
|
Private Label