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Wall Street Journal, Potomac Watch: Gratitude for Government Accountability
This week’s dismissal of the prosecution of former FBI Director Jim Comey will leave many Americans frustrated by a continued lack of “accountability.” So it’s a good time to finish the tale of an overlooked example of government accountability—albeit one far less flashy than a high-profile prosecution. That’s the story of Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler. Remember them? The mainstream …
Daily Caller News Foundation – Obama Judge’s Bid to Help Deep State Spy on GOP in Secret May Have Violated Federal Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An Obama-appointed judge may have violated federal law by greenlighting a Biden Department of Justice effort to secretly secure Republican senators’ private cellphone data, legal experts say. Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court James Boasberg signed orders in 2023 preventing cell phone carriers from notifying 11 Republican members of Congress about special counsel Jack …
National Review: Hunter Biden Whistleblowers Settle with IRS, DOJ for Illegal Retaliation
The IRS agents who came forward with allegations of misconduct in the Hunter Biden tax case are going to receive significant compensation to settle their illegal retaliation cases against the IRS and Department of Justice. IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler gained compensation for damages and a requirement for new training for federal prosecutors …
The College Fix: Biden official kept enforcing ‘gender identity’ rule despite court order: whistleblower
In violation of a court order, a high-ranking Department of Education official during the Biden administration continued to investigate schools that banned gender-confused males from women’s spaces, a whistleblower alleged in a complaint made public last week. Now, a watchdog organization is calling on the department to “finalize and release” an investigation on the matter. …
Daily Signal: Do the Feds Have the Goods on Comey?
Minimal details are included in former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment, but it doesn’t necessarily signal a lack of evidence. Though prosecutors face legitimate challenges to securing a conviction, some legal experts have cautioned that it is too early to really assess the strength of the government’s indictment, which charged Comey with two counts for allegedly obstructing a congressional proceeding and making …
Tristan Leavitt Joins Sandy Rios on AFR 24/7 to discuss the importance of whistleblowers
Empower Oversight president Tristan Leavitt joined Sandy Rios on her American Family Radio podcast, 24/7, to discuss several whistleblower client cases being worked on. Leavitt specifically talked about the weaponization of the Quiet Skies program and the whistleblowers who came forward to reveal the details. Leavitt also spoke about IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe …
Tristan Leavitt exposes Biden admin’s alleged ‘political targeting’ of conservatives on no-fly list
National Review: Trump Administration Overhauls Human Trafficking Hotline After Biden-Era Dysfunction
The Trump administration is bolstering the National Human Trafficking Hotline and partnering with a new contractor after the longtime administrator of the hotline faced allegations of mismanagement. The Department of Health and Human Services’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced Monday a five year, $35 million grant agreement with Compass Connections to become the new operator …
Center Square: Watchdog says Biden Education Department defied court order on Title IX enforcement
A watchdog group says the U.S. Department of Education ignored a federal court order on the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX protections and is dragging its feet on a report about it. Empower Oversight said a whistleblower came forward showing the Department’s Office for Civil Rights continued to process complaints involving gender identity and …