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New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday that she is looking into reports of unequal enforcement by the New York Police Department of social-distancing requirements due to coronavirus. In a May 8 letter to the police commissioner, James requested department policies and directives for enforcing the social-distancing rules, as well as the…
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Fast Forward Trump Nominee Jeffrey Rosen Won’t Say If He Supports Brown v. Board
Jeffrey Rosen, President Trump’s nominee for deputy attorney general, refused to answer when asked by the Senate whether he approved of the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education, the Daily Beast reported. Rosen was facing the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday when Senator Richard Blumenthal grilled him on Brown v….
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Fast Forward Rod Rosenstein Expected To Step Down After New Attorney General Confirmed
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein plans to leave his role once President Trump’s nominee for attorney general is confirmed by the Senate, ABC News reported. Rosenstein told President Trump and White House officials that if William Barr is confirmed, he’ll leave soon after, according to multiple sources familiar with his plans. Rosenstein reportedly assured them…
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Fast Forward Matthew Whitaker Boasted Of Israeli Krav Maga Security To Scare Scam Victims
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker would use intimidation tactics in his former job, letting angry investors know that the company has a security team trained in Krav Maga, Vanity Fair reported. Whitaker, who was appointed attorney general by President Trump this week after firing Jeff Sessions, worked in 2014 on the advisory board of World…
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Fast Forward Matthew Whitaker Once Said Judges Should Have A ‘Biblical View Of Justice’
Matthew Whitaker, who was appointed to acting attorney general on Wednesday by President Trump, said during a 2014 debate that judges should have a Christian worldview, the Washington Post reported. Whitaker, who was running for U.S. Senate at the time, also added that he would be concerned by a judge with a “secular worldview,” according…
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Breaking News The ‘Bar Mitzvah Boy’ Going Up Against Catholic Clergy Abuse In Pennsylvania
(JTA) — The first days of November 2016 were a tense time for America, for Pennsylvania, and for Josh Shapiro, a Democrat running for attorney general in state that looked like it might go red. Looking to succeed a corrupt member of his own party who had resigned in disgrace, Shapiro might have been expected to…
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