Author: JERRY DUNLEAVY Washington Examiner
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Intel community defends itself after US was caught out by speed of Taliban takeover
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The speed at which the Taliban took over Afghanistan, despite claims from the Biden administration last week that the fall of Kabul wasn’t imminent, has led to accusations the events of the past 72 hours represent a catastrophic intelligence failure, on top of a military and political one. In a speech from the White House…
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Capitol riot’s unanswered questions six months on
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The Capitol riot of Jan. 6 began as Congress was certifying now-President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump and descended into chaos following a speech outside from Trump himself. The events of the day sparked Trump’s second impeachment and subsequent acquittal. Six months on, a number of key questions remain. Pipe…
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DOJ recovers most of ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to DarkSide hackers
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The Justice Department has recovered most of the $4.4 million cryptocurrency ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid to the Russia-based DarkSide ransomware hacker group last month. “Ransomware and digital extortion pose a national security and an economic security threat to the United States. The Department of Justice, with our partners, is committed to using all the…
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Former president’s lawyers argue impeachment is Democratic political attack
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Lawyers for Donald Trump blasted what they say is the “Trump Derangement Syndrome” of Democrats as they made their closing argument ahead of the start of a Senate trial on Tuesday to determine if the former president should be convicted of inciting an insurrection. The Democratic-led House voted last month to impeach Trump a historic second time…
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Democrats ask Trump to testify under oath for Senate impeachment trial
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The House Democrat managing the impeachment effort against Donald Trump invited the former president to testify under oath next week for Senate trial over whether or not he incited an insurrection at the Capitol in early January. Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the lead impeachment manager, sent a one-page letter to Trump and his…
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Dominion sues Rudy Giuliani for $1.3B over ‘viral disinformation campaign’
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Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages for what the voting machine company called the former New York City mayor’s “viral disinformation campaign” against them in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani was one of the key…
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Barr rejects special counsels for Hunter Biden or voter fraud
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Attorney General William Barr said he had rejected the idea of appointing a special counsel either to investigate Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, or to look into President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud, and said he did not believe that the federal government should seize any voting machines either. Barr, who appeared at a Justice Department press conference to announce charges against a…
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Biden denied transition funds as Trump refuses to concede
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Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden is so far being denied resources by the Trump administration to initiate a formal transfer of power. Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, has yet to sign off on a transition that would allow funding, office space, and access to government agencies to the Biden team. “An ascertainment…
