Tag: Donald Trump
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Drama in the DOJ: Trump, Barr & Stone
Last week, the Department of Justice experienced some turbulence when all four federal prosecutors, assigned to the trial of Roger Stone, withdrew from the case. Stone, President Trump’s 2016 campaign advisor, was facing a sentencing of up to 9 years in prison after being convicted of several criminal offenses including witness tampering, obstruction and lying […]
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Impeachment Moves to the Senate
After months of investigation and debate in the House of Representatives, House impeachment managers presented findings to members of the Senate last week. Two articles of impeachment made it to the Senate floor, kicking off the final stage in the lengthy impeachment process. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s lecture for use […]
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Trump, Biden & Ukraine
Dueling corruption allegations arose over the weekend, entangling both Trump and Democratic frontrunner, Joe Biden. In a phone call to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump allegedly threatened to withhold U.S. aid to Ukraine until the Ukrainian government investigated Joe Biden and his son’s business dealings in Ukraine, according to a government whistleblower. Instructors, click the link […]
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Impeachment Inquiry
By a vote of 24 to 17, the House Judiciary Committee voted on September 12 to move forward with a Congressional “impeachment inquiry” into the alleged criminal conduct of President Donald Trump. This inquiry would aim to bring key witnesses to testify to determine whether impeachment proceedings should be brought to the House floor for […]
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Release of Redacted Mueller Report
A redacted version of the Mueller report was released last week, preceded by a news conference by the Attorney General, William Barr. Barr indicated that the report demonstrates there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and administration and the Russian government. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s lecture for use in […]
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Changes at Homeland Security
After months of rumors that her job was in jeopardy, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen resigned last week. Nielsen had been publicly criticized by President Trump for not being harder on border security, while congressional Democrats critiqued her policies, particularly family separation, as cruel and unnecessary. Instructors, click the link below to download this […]
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The Mueller Investigation Ends
Robert Mueller, the Special Counsel appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, finished his probe last week and submitted the final report to the Attorney General, William Barr. Attorney General Barr submitted a brief summation to Congress. Members of Congress have demanded the entire report be made public. President Donald Trump has […]
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ISIS in Syria
News reports from Syria indicate that ISIS has been nearly defeated there. The Islamic State has been forced into retreat, with many fighters and family members surrendering, and ISIS fighters confined to small part of eastern Syria in Boghouz. Instructors, click the link below to download this week’s lecture for use in your classroom. The […]