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Trump, Attorneys Are Optimistic Mueller Will Exonerate President
Just days before meeting with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office later this week, Trump’s attorneys are reportedly optimistic that the president is on the verge of being exonerated.
Tough on Border Rhetoric, Trump Leaves Top Homeland Security Posts Vacant
President Trump talks big abound securing the nation’s borders and thwarting terrorist attacks, yet he’s left dozens of top Homeland Security jobs unfilled since taking office in January, “hallowing out the massive agency,” Quartz reports.
FBI Warned Trump That Russian Spies, Hackers Would Target Campaign
Just weeks after Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in July 2016, top FBI officials warned him that Russia and other foreign adversaries likely would spy on and even infiltrate his campaign.
DEA: Biggest Opioid Distribution in U.S. History ‘Hijacked’ by Federal Lawyers
A painstaking, two-year investigation into the biggest opioid distribution case in U.S. history yielded what investigators said was solid evidence that the company had failed to report suspicious orders of highly addictive painkillers.
Border Arrests Surge Amid Trump’s Pledge to Decrease Illegal Crossings
President Trump’s pledge to prevent undocumented immigrants out of the U.S. has hit a major snag as arrests surge along the Southwest border.
Inspector General: Immigration Detention Centers Filthy, Inhumane
Several immigration detention centers are so riddled with problems that they “undermine the protection of detainees’ rights, their humane treatment, and the provision of a safe and healthy environment,” according to the Homeland Security inspector general.
Trump Suggests Misconduct in Russia Probe, But Says He Won’t Fire Mueller
President Trump echoed his lawyers’ claims Sunday that the special counsel team investigating his campaign’s ties to Russia had engaged in improper conduct, but he said he has no plans to fire Robert Mueller, the leader of the quickly evolving probe.