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Tulsi Gabbard is, in a word, interesting. A retired congresswoman and a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, she was a thorn in the Democrat Partyâs side throughout its presidential primary, and she continues to be as much. Why? Because sheâs a woman of color who obliterates the stereotype of the down-the-line leftist, and because sheâs wildly unafraid to tell inconvenient truths.
Truths like this one: âThe mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6 to try to stop Congress from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities were behaving like domestic enemies of our country. But letâs be clear: The John Brennans, Adam Schiffs, and the oligarchs in Big Tech who are trying to undermine our constitutionally protected rights and turn our country into a police state with KGB-style surveillance are also domestic enemies â and much more powerful, and therefore dangerous, than the mob that stormed the Capitol.â
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By Jan Wolfe
(Reuters) - The impeachment proceeding against Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has fueled speculation online that he could lose some of the benefits extended to former presidents.
But according to legal experts, under the laws currently in effect, Trump will retain perks including a pension, office space and security detail even in the unlikely event that he is convicted by the Senate in its impeachment trial.
Trump can thank a relatively obscure law, the Former Presidents Act.
WHAT IS THE FORMER PRESIDENTS ACT?
It is a law, enacted in 1958, that provides lifetime benefits to former presidents. The benefits include a suitable office space, Secret Service protection, around $100,000 per year to help cover the cost of a staff and a pension currently worth around $220,000 per year.
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - The head of the US House Intelligence Committee pressed newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify a report on the 2018 killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi "without delay".. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Biden Spy Chief Pressured to Release Khashoggi Report Quickly
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January 22, 2021
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence nominee for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Haines, charged with overseeing more than a dozen federal offices from the CIA to National Security Agency, would be the first woman to serve if confirmed.
(Bloomberg) The head of the House Intelligence Committee pressed newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify a report on the 2018 killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi “without delay.”
The request by Representative Adam Schiff of California follows Haines’s vow during her confirmation hearing to declassify the intelligence. In a letter on Friday, Schiff said he’s particularly interested in having the classified annex to the report previously provided to Congress declassified, essentiall