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Trump's pardons may be poorly worded enough to leave some people on the hook
Experts say President Donald Trump's pardons still left plenty of room for prosecutors to go after Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn.
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Over 3 dozen Democrats lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentences of all remaining federal death row inmates
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush led thirty-seven lawmakers in asking Biden to honor "the tradition of due process, mercy, and judicial clemency."
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Prominent Senate Republican warns Trump trial could spark more impeachments
A prominent U.S. Senate Republican warned on Saturday that former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial could lead to the prosecution of former Democratic presidents if Republicans retake the chamber in two years. Trump this month became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice after the Democratic-controlled House, with the support of 10 Republicans, voted to charge him with incitement of insurrection for a fiery Jan. 6 speech to his followers before they launched a deadly assault on the Capitol.
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The Bidens were reportedly left waiting outside the White House on Inauguration Day because Trump sent the staff home
The Trumps sent the butlers home "so there would be no-one to help the Bidens when they arrived," a source told The National Journal.
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Biden on collision course with Saudi Arabia that could upset Trump's alliance against Iran
The Biden administration has already set itself on a collision course with Saudi Arabia after its director of National Intelligence vowed to declassify a report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The push to release the intelligence community’s assessment of the murder of the dissident journalist, which is believed to implicate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has the potential to trigger a major fallout with the kingdom. Avril Haines, who was confirmed in her new role on Thursday, told Congress “we will follow the law” regarding the report, referring to the Trump administration’s refusal to release the full version for US House representatives. The CIA is said to have concluded with a high degree of confidence that Prince Mohammed, or MBS - a close ally of the previous government - ordered the Washington Post columnist’s assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. However, its contents have not been made public. MBS, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, has denied he ordered the murder and the Trump administration publicly stood by him despite international condemnation.
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Garth Brooks thanked Lady Gaga for letting him borrow her hairstylist and makeup artist on Inauguration Day
Garth Brooks told Lady Gaga in a tweet that her glam squad "saved a cowboy" ahead of his "Amazing Grace" performance on Inauguration Day.
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Biden apologizes to National Guard chief after 5,000 soldiers had to reportedly sleep in a DC parking garage with only one bathroom
Biden apologized after pictures emerge of troops sleeping on the concrete floor of a parking garage.