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      Watchdog Leader: 'It Is Clear Why Barr Did Not Want the Public to See' Newly Released Trump Memo

      The head of CREW—which fought for the document's release—said that "it twists the facts and the law to benefit Trump and does not comport with a serious reading of the law."

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 24, 2022

      This is a developing story... Please check back for possible updates...

      Following a watchdog group's win in court last week, the Biden administration on Wednesday released an unredacted memorandum from 2019 about whether then-President Donald Trump obstructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russia's election interference.

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      Appeals Court Orders Release of Secret Memo Barr 'Used to Undercut the Mueller Report'

      While the DOJ has not announced whether it will appeal, a spokesperson for the watchdog behind the case said that "the American people deserve to know what it says. Now they will."

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 19, 2022

      A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the release of a 2019 memorandum about whether then-President Donald Trump obstructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

      Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)--the watchdog fighting to reveal the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) memo prepared for then-Attorney General Bill Barr--celebrated the ruling as a win.

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      The Lawyers Who Enabled Trump's Assault on Democracy

      Their prolonged silence forced the nation to live through the catastrophic consequences of their earlier cowardice.

      Steven Harper
      Jul 23, 2022

      Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone thinks that Mike Pence should receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for refusing Trump's demand to commit a felony and subvert a presidential election. That's how low the bar for heroism among Trump administration alumni has sunk.

      Lawyers Who Supported a Lawless President

      When they entered the legal profession, the attorneys advising Trump swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. Those who took government jobs in his administration swore it again. But many of them facilitated Trump's relentless efforts to undermine the rule of law.

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