New York versus the world: Letitia James is picking big fights
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1of3Letitia James, New York state s attorney general, during a news conference in New York on Aug. 6, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Peter Foley.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Letitia James, New York attorney general, center, speaks to members of the media as Julie Menin, director of the census for New York City, right, and Dale Ho, director of the American Civil Liberties Union voting rights project, left, listen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2019.Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer.Show MoreShow Less
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Since President Trump likes alliterative nicknames, maybe the special counsel’s should be Methodical Mueller.
Unveiling the first batch of criminal allegations to come from probes into possible Russian influence in the American political system, Robert S. Mueller III proved Monday that he is not messing around. The former FBI director has played his cards carefully since his appointment in May. He’s clearly turning over every rock to see what crawls out from underneath. Unafraid to play hardball, he’s being strategic in showing his hand.
You surely know the news by now: Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, and his longtime business partner, Rick Gates, were charged in a 12-count indictment with conspiracy to launder money, making false statements and other charges in connection with their work advising a Russia-friendly political party in Ukraine.
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Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, blasted out a gentle reminder email to the Capitol Hill press: “Reed is NOT Chairman of SASC (yet).” Reed’s ascension to chair of the defense committee will come once Senate Majority Leader