Newsweek … As the Saudis’ and Emiratis’ main Sunni regional rival, Qatar has continuously used its massive Al Jazeera megaphone to capsize the Accords, disseminating frequent spasms of antisemitism and anti-Americanism to its millions of viewers. Over the last several years, some members of Congress have been admirably trying to press Al Jazeera in the United States to register …
Finance Feeds Empower Oversight has appealed SEC’s claim of “no responsive records” on its cryptocurrency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing has not let go of the case on suspicions of improper conduct by the SEC officials when filing the complaint …
Whistleblower Network News As of December 19, 2021 these are the statistics concerning American veterans this holiday season: More than 40,000 American veterans are homeless this Christmas. More than 400,000 are suffering from PTSD and are unable to get mental health treatment. More than 80,000 American veterans have committed suicide since 2008. More than 20 …
Just The News Margaret “Maggie” Goodlander, counsel to Attorney General Merrick Garland, is facing calls to recuse herself from any involvement in the Trump-Russia investigation over the probe’s connections to her husband, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, The Washington Free Beacon reports. Special Counsel John Durham’s Trump-Russia probe is overseen by Garland, who is in charge of …
Law.com A government accountability group is taking aim at potential conflicts of interest involving former top SEC officials and their ties to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett … and the firm’s ties to the crypto industry. The group, Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, sued the SEC last week seeking information about communications between Simpson Thacher and former SEC Division of …
Law360 A government watchdog group is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to compel the agency to comply with document requests relating to potential conflicts of interests associated with former high-ranking SEC officials and their oversight of cryptocurrency. Empower Oversight filed a lawsuit Friday in Virginia federal court alleging the SEC …
AMBCRYPTO Many in the crypto community believe that there are major conflicts of interest where government employees and crypto assets are concerned. This became a burning hot issue during the SEC vs Ripple Labs lawsuit. Especially, when XRP community members claimed that key SEC figures had connections with the Ethereum ecosystem. Now, an action filed by Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research …
Breitbart Jake Sullivan’s wife, Margaret Goodlander, is under pressure to recuse herself from Special Counsel John Durham’s Trump-Russia probe, which involves her husband who worked for the 2016 Clinton campaign. … The Durham probe is overseen by Garland, which presents a conflict of interest for Goodlander, whose boss has authority over Durham’s investigative budget, scope, and release of the probe’s …
Free Beacon A top adviser to Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing calls to recuse herself from the Justice Department’s investigation of the Trump-Russia probe, which has looked into the actions of her husband, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Margaret Goodlander serves as counsel to Garland, who oversees Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation. Garland has …