Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump’s Term Ends

Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump’s Term Ends

When Mr. Barr left the Justice Department in 1993 after serving as attorney general under President George Bush, he became the general counsel of the telecommunications company GTE Corp., which eventually became Verizon. That stint at the company ended with a $10.4 million payout and made him a millionaire many times over, making it unlikely that he will take another full-time job after he leaves the department.

Reports on Flynn pardon leave out elephant in the room: Israeli interference in US policy

Reports on Flynn pardon leave out elephant in the room: Israeli interference in US policy

There’s a second false statement in the same plea document. Flynn actually contacted Kislyak six days before the sanctions matter (on Dec. 22, 2016) to ask Russia to veto a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements. President Obama was planning to allow the resolution to pass, and Israeli officials contacted the Trump team, and Jared Kushner then initiated a “blitz” of calls by several officials to call foreign countries to step in. The blitz failed.

Biden Picks Budget Director Who Pushed Social Security Cuts, Who Deleted Tweets Blasting Republicans

Biden Picks Budget Director Who Pushed Social Security Cuts

Likely OMB nominee Neera Tanden called for cuts to Social Security, saying “we need to put both entitlements on the table as well as taxes.”

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Biden OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Deletes Tweets Blasting Republicans

Tanden deleted tweets between November 16 and today due to harsh criticism of Republican senators, which she will need for confirmation.

White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump’s Exit

White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump’s Exit

So far, Mr. Trump has granted 28 pardons, which wipe out convictions, and 16 commutations, which reduce prison sentences. The combined total is the lowest so far for any president since at least William McKinley, who took office in 1897, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center.

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Trump Says He Pardoned Michael Flynn, Ex-National Security Adviser

Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border

Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the notorious Atlantic Council, funded by a who’s who of weapons makers and despotic regimes, to announce that the US would not, indeed, be withdrawing troops from Germany but sending them to Russia’s border instead.