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On Jan. 6, 2021 the formal chain of authority to request National Guard support for the Capitol ran through the Capitol Police Board — composed of the House and Senate sergeants at arms and the Archit...
Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on federal sex‑trafficking charges in early July 2019; multiple outlets date the arrest to July 6, 2019 (AP, Britannica, Reuters reporting the DOJ charging documents) . Ke...
Federal agencies have repeatedly treated anarchist and anti-fascist actors as part of the “domestic violent extremism” threat stream in post‑2016 reporting, but major joint strategic products from DHS...
The debate over the “natural‑born citizen” requirement has been litigated mostly in two eras: late‑19th/early‑20th‑century cases that established birthright citizenship (notably United States v. Wong ...
New York appellate courts have repeatedly upheld falsifying business records convictions while interpreting the statute broadly on intent and permitting convictions even when jurors are not unanimous ...
Federal prosecutors at Maxwell’s 2021 trial presented testimonial, documentary and digital evidence that she “help[ed] Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse” underage girls — a finding refle...
The Trump administration (2017–2021) both reduced and escalated different armed conflicts and crises: it negotiated a conditional U.S. troop withdrawal that preceded the Taliban’s return to power in A...
Between 2017–2021, available reporting and guidance emphasizes that U.S. service members are legally required to obey lawful orders and to refuse clearly unlawful ones, but training and practical guid...
Legal consequences for financing unlawful January 6 activity could range from campaign‑finance violations and criminal charges to civil liability and increased regulatory scrutiny; much depends on the...
Available reporting in the provided sources does not detail any direct interactions between law enforcement officers or prosecutors and Virginia (Virginia) Giuffre in the immediate period before her d...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s 20‑year conviction and continued litigation have kept high‑profile trafficking accountability in the headlines, underscoring that enablers of large trafficking networks can be pros...
International criminal law uses a high, objective threshold — commonly called the “manifestly unlawful” or “manifest illegality” standard — to decide when a subordinate must refuse a superior’s order;...
Donald Trump’s use of mass rallies and social media from 2016–2024 relied on repeated personalization, out-group labeling, media attacks, and normalization of confrontational rhetoric—tactics that man...
Reporting and commentary across multiple outlets say President Donald Trump has both signaled and taken actions that critics describe as using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue political oppon...
Multiple civil suits, survivor complaints and recent reporting allege a wider network of people who acted with or benefited from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell; Ghislaine Maxwell herself was re...