Political Ethics
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California legislator accuses Newsom of violating state code
Request for probe came after Newsom filed a FOIA request regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into him and his wife.
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While claiming to fight corruption, Newsom solicited $340M from special interests for allies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s yearslong efforts to solicit donations for political allies, wife’s nonprofit comes into focus as the Justice Department probes the Newsoms’ finances.
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Anti-Trump lawyer’s nonprofit secretly aided state prosecutions of Trump supporters, memos show
Free pro-bono assistance to attorneys general offices raises ethics concerns about donor influence, political bias, experts say.
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Watchdog urges probe into ACLU Foundation over foreign funding of ballot campaigns
Americans for Public Trust’s complaint filed with the Missouri Attorney General alleged the ACLU Foundation “knowingly” received foreign donations
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Biden laptop letter signed by Clapper and others a textbook deception scheme, ex-official says
The former intelligence officer under the Obama administration believes the letter signed by 51 intelligence officials – including National Intelligence Director James Clapper, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former CIA Director John Brennan – itself bore the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation.
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Ex-intel official reported Hunter Biden laptop letter was ‘deception operation,’ DOJ asked to probe
Recent complaint came from senior advisor to DNI during the Obama administration.
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Democratic Sen. Gallego establishes legal defense fund as he gears up to fight ethics complaint
The filing comes several weeks after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to look into "very disturbing" allegations against Gallego.
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U.S. attorney in Miami sends ‘message’ to deep state with indictment against ex-prosecutor
Charges against former Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Mercedes Lineberger carry more than 20 years in prison.
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House Judiciary Chairman urges DOJ to permanently dismiss all Trump cases after bombshell report
"It's probably time that this all just ended," Jim Jordan told Jsu the News.
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Senators release records on potential Hunter Biden prostitution crimes kept from them by Biden DOJ
The senators say that the records – which include text messages between Hunter Biden and the women – show that the government had significant evidence of potential Mann Act violations.
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Minnesota Republicans turn to Congress after Democrats block Ilhan Omar subpoena
Republicans want testimony and records from Omar related to trial exhibits introduced in the federal criminal case U.S. v. Bock.
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Sen. Rick Scott introduces legislation to repudiate 2019 Trump impeachment: 'Lacks legitimacy'
Scott's move came after DNI Gabbard revealed Congress and Trump's legal team were kept from evidence showing the whistleblower whose allegations about Ukraine policy prompted the impeachment had the "potential for bias," misled investigators in his first report and only had hearsay evidence to back up his allegations.
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Five stories Democrats told during Trump’s 2019 Ukraine impeachment have fallen apart
Years of belated bombshells have eroded most of the narrative Democrats sold to America, from the credibility of the initial whistleblower to Joe Biden's claims.