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The U.S. State Department has named more than 50 current and former officials, including former presidents and active lawmakers, suspected of being corrupt or undermining democracy in three Central American countries.
Many of the cases were known in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, but the inclusion of names on the U.S. list buoyed the hopes of anti-corruption crusaders. The list was provided to the U.S. Congress in compliance with the “U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act.”
Its release comes at a time when the Biden administration has given new attention to corruption in the region as one of the factors driving Central Americans to migrate to the United States.
Rep. Gaetz invites Britney Spears to testify before Congress
#FreeBritney activists protest outside Courthouse in Los Angeles during Conservatorship Hearing on April 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
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Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz (Fla.) has invited pop star Britney Spears to testify before Congress and share her story about the conservatorship she has been under for over a decade. On Wednesday, Gaetz made the announcement that he and a few other prominent Republicans in the House wrote a letter to Spears asking her to tell Congress her story.
Gaetz’s letter follows a judge ruling that denied Spears’ request to remove her father from her conservatorship. According to court documents filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the request made by the “princess of pop” was denied “without prejudice.”
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Britney Spears‘ shocking testimony last week in an L.A. court about her “abusive” conservatorship provoked a flurry of denials from her conservators, an outcry from fans and, now, a response from Congress.
On Wednesday, GOP Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Utah’s
Burgess Owens and
Andy Biggs of Arizona wrote a letter to Britney inviting her to come testify before Congress on the topic of conservatorships.
“You have been mistreated by America’s legal system. We want to help,” the letter begins. “The United States Congress should hear your story and be inspired to bipartisan action. What happened to you should never happen to any other American. Congress can make things better and you can inform our policy decisions. If you will speak to Congress, we are ready to listen.”