Philip Ewing
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Politics
Secret Surveillance Court Rebukes FBI, DOJ With Order To Re-Validate Their Work
The presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ordered the government, in so many words, to explain why the court should accept what it submits when it applies for warrants.
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House Democrats Unveil 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and his colleagues announced on Tuesday they're charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance
Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report enumerates multiple issues with the FISA application for former Trump aide Carter Page.
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White House Officials Worried Freezing Ukraine Aid Could Break The Law
Workers in the Office of Management and Budget raised immediate legal concerns over the summer when they were asked to halt assistance for Ukraine with no initial explanation.
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What to make of the impeachment hearings this week: an analysis
The marathon of testimony in Democrats' impeachment inquiry this week confirmed that the Ukraine affair, like so many earlier subplots in the era of President Trump, boils down to two big questions: What do the president's words mean? Can the president do what he did?
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In 'Crime In Progress,' Fusion GPS Chiefs Tell The Inside Story Of The Steele Dossier
Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch reveal the hows and whys of the whirlwind they uncorked by commissioning Christopher Steele to investigate Donald Trump's activities in Russia.
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Key Takeaways From Gordon Sondland's Watershed Impeachment Hearing
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union said all the top leaders in officialdom were "in the loop" throughout the Ukraine affair, broadening its implications well beyond President Trump.
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House Investigators Release Transcript From Top State Department Official
A top State Department official, George Kent, told members of Congress that he thought President Trump's Ukraine pressure plan undermined the rule of law and hurt U.S. diplomacy, his transcript shows.
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Administration Insiders Who Waved A Red Flag In The Ukraine Affair
It was an intelligence community whistleblower who brought the matter to the attention of Congress. But insiders also recorded objections about what took place within the administration.
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White House Policy Official Corroborates Ukraine Narrative — But Saw Nothing Illegal
Timothy Morrison verified to House investigators that President Trump leaned on Ukraine to launch investigations he thought might help him. He worried about blowback — but not legal implications.