Investigation

It’s Time to Ask Again: Can A Sitting President Be Indicted?

August 4, 2017 Bill Blum, www.truthdig.com Educate! Donald Trump, Impeachment, Investigation, Presidency

By Bill Blum for Truth Dig - The Trump presidency has been a boon for at least three groups of people: late-night comics who see him as a boundless source of hilarity; conspiracy theorists panicked over the “deep state’s” machinations to subvert his electoral victory; and constitutional lawyers, scholars and commentators who feel compelled to survey the legal wreckage caused by the president’s policies and behavior. Count me among the last. In my circles, the issue du jour is whether a sitting president can be indicted. President Trump is on the hot seat for possible criminal prosecution for obstruction of justice arising from his firing on May 9 of FBI Director James Comey and his more recent threats to discharge Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller. Who else but Trump—the real estate mogul and former TV game show host turned most powerful person in the world—could have resurrected the indictment question last raised during the presidency of Bill Clinton? Trump may have failed to deliver on his campaign pledge to “Make America Great Again,” but he certainly has prompted the country to debate again.

Mueller Impanels Trump Grand Jury And Issues Subpoenas

August 4, 2017 Elizabeth Preza and David Ferguson, www.rawstory.com www.rawstory.com Educate! Grand Jury, Investigation, Robert Mueller, Trump Administration

By Elizabeth Preza and David Ferguson for Raw Story - Special counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal reports the grand jury convened in recent weeks and will likely continue for several months, according to two sources familiar with the probe. The move signals Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign has intensified. “This is yet a further sign that there is a long-term, large-scale series of prosecutions being contemplated and being pursued by the special counsel,” Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas, explained to the Wall Street Journal. “If there was already a grand jury in Alexandria looking at Flynn, there would be no need to reinvent the wheel for the same guy. This suggests that the investigation is bigger and wider than Flynn, perhaps substantially so.” Mueller was appointed in May by deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to oversee the investigation after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from all matters involving Russia. Trump has repeatedly derided Sessions over his recusal, suggesting he would not have appointed him as attorney general had he known ahead of time.

EPA’s Methane Estimates For Oil And Gas Sector Under Investigation

June 24, 2017 Phil Mckenna, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! EPA, Investigation, Methane, Oil and Gas

By Phil Mckenna for Inside Climate News - The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General will investigate how the agency estimates methane emissions from the oil and gas sector after an environmental group alleged that its emission estimates and regulations are based, in part, on faulty studies. The evaluation, announced Wednesday, will focus on a pair of studies conducted jointly by the University of Texas–Austin and the Environmental Defense Fund in 2013-2014 that found methane emissions to be lower than EPA estimates. The studies, which were done in cooperation with a number of oil and gas companies, were subsequently challenged for allegedly using faulty equipment and underestimating emissions. "This evaluation's objectives are examining the results of and concerns/problems with the 2013 and 2014 emission studies conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund and the University of Texas-Austin," EPA OIG spokesperson Jennifer Kaplan said in an email. The oil and gas sector is the leading source of human-derived methane emissions in the U.S., emitting more than either the agricultural sector or landfills, according to EPA estimates. Regulation of the powerful greenhouse gas has been in dispute since the Trump administration arrived and began rolling back President Barack Obama's efforts to rein in emissions.

Russia-Gate’s Mythical ‘Heroes’

June 8, 2017 Coleen Rowley, www.informationclearinghouse.info Educate! Investigation, Russia

By Coleen Rowley for Information Clearing House - The mainstream U.S. media sells the mythical integrity of fired FBI Director Comey and special Russia-gate prosecutor Mueller, but the truth is they have long histories as pliable political operatives, writes ex-FBI official Coleen Rowley. June 06, 2017 "Information Clearing House" -Mainstream commentators display amnesia when they describe former FBI Directors Robert Mueller and James Comey as stellar and credible law enforcement figures. Perhaps if they included J. Edgar Hoover, such fulsome praise could be put into proper perspective. Although these Hoover successors, now occupying center stage in the investigation of President Trump, have been hailed for their impeccable character by much of Official Washington, the truth is, as top law enforcement officials of the George W. Bush Administration (Mueller as FBI Director and James Comey as Deputy Attorney General), both presided over post-9/11 cover-ups and secret abuses of the Constitution, enabled Bush-Cheney fabrications used to launch wrongful wars, and exhibited plain vanilla incompetence.

Exxon Climate Fraud Investigation Widens Over Missing ‘Wayne Tracker’ Emails

May 22, 2017 David Hasemyer, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Climate Change, Exxon, Investigation

By David Hasemyer for Inside Climate News - The probe of ExxonMobil by the New York Attorney General's Office is widening. Investigators have taken depositions of company executives and issued additional subpoenas to determine whether the company may have destroyed evidence connected to an alias email used by former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson. The disclosure was made Friday in arguments filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in a Manhattan federal court. He is seeking dismissal of a request by Exxon for an injunction that would halt his investigation into the oil giant involving whether it misled shareholders and the public about the risks of climate change. Attorneys for Schneiderman did not elaborate in the 25-page document on the scope of the expanded investigation other than to suggest that it involved the recent disclosure that Tillerson, now U.S. secretary of state, used an email alias when discussing issues including climate change and the risk that it posed to the company. New York and Massachusetts investigators denounced the company's attempt in federal court to derail their parallel inquiries as a vexatious legal tactic that has no chance of succeeding.

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Investigating Him For Climate Denial

April 5, 2017 Andrew Freedman, www.mashable.com Resist! Climate Change, EPA, Investigation

By Andrew Freedman for Mashable - EPA head Scott Pruitt may have broken integrity rules by denying global warming. A pile of future carbon dioxide emissions, also known as coal. Well, this is a new one. Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is under investigation by his own agency for misstating the basic scientific consensus on human-caused global warming. Turns out that providing misguiding scientific information to the public isn't a cool thing to do, after all — even in the Trump administration. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is fast becoming one of the most controversial of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks. He is leading the push to unravel the Obama administration's landmark climate change policies while overseeing a historic downsizing of the agency he runs.

Judge Orders Exxon To Turn Over Tillerson’s ‘Wayne Tracker’ Climate Emails

March 24, 2017 David Hasemyer, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Climate Change, Exxon, Investigation, Rex Tillerson, Trump Administration

By David Hasemyer for Inside Climate News - Exxon officials have been ordered by a New York judge to explain how the company overlooked a shadow email account used by its former chief executive Rex Tillerson while the company was under subpoena by the New York attorney general's office. Judge Barry Ostrager ordered Exxon to provide sworn affidavits describing the company's process for identifying and turning over documents. He also demanded an explanation of what documents may have been lost and how that happened. Ostrager also gave the company until March 31 to surrender documents associated with Tillerson, now serving as secretary of state, and five other members of Exxon's management committee.

Mass. Adds To Call For ‘Wayne Tracker’ Emails In Exxon Climate Probe

March 22, 2017 David Hasemyer, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Climate Change, Exxon, Investigation

By David Hasemyer for Inside Climate News - While Exxon called the New York attorney general's claim that Rex Tillerson used an alias email to hide crucial climate discussions "preposterous," the Massachusetts attorney general's office wants to make sure those emails are preserved so investigators can determine whether they contain evidence that Exxon's leadership misled the public and investors. Maura Healey's office sent Exxon a letter directing the company to save the emails, which it says would fall under its civil investigative demand—similar to a subpoena—it issued last year seeking Exxon records. "Exxon's reported failure to identify the aliases in the New York case raises serious concerns...

ACLU Urges Justice Department To Investigate Police Use Of Face Recognition

October 19, 2016 Staff, www.aclu.org Resist! ACLU, Investigation, Police, Surveillance

By Staff of ACLU - WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today to the Justice Department urging it to investigate the increasing use and impact of face recognition by police. The letter, sent in partnership with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, comes amid mounting evidence that the technology is violating the rights of millions of Americans and having a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

Chicago Police Investigation By Intercept

October 10, 2016 Jamie Kalven, www.theintercept.com Educate! Chicago, Corruption, Investigation, Police

By Jamie Kalven for The Intercept - ON MAY 31, the city of Chicago agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two police officers who allege they suffered retaliation for reporting and investigating criminal activity by fellow officers. The settlement, for $2 million, was announced moments before the trial was to begin. As the trial date approached, city lawyers had made a motion to exclude the words “code of silence” from the proceedings.

Private Security Licensing Board Investigates Use Of Dogs

September 15, 2016 Caroline Grueskin, www.bismarcktribune.com Educate! Dakota Access Pipeline, Investigation, Security

By Caroline Grueskin for Bismarck Tribune - The state licensing board for private security has opened investigations into whether the security officers who clashed with pipeline protesters Saturday were licensed and if their use of force was appropriate. Monte Rogneby, counsel for the North Dakota Private Investigation and Security Board, said Friday the investigations were started in response to complaints received, including some specifically in reference to the dogs, which allegedly bit protesters.

Canada Launches Investigation Into Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women

August 5, 2016 Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, www.aljazeera.com Resist! Canada, Indigenous Women, Investigation, Murder

By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours for Aljazeera - Toronto, Canada - Canada has announced the details of a long-awaited federal inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Canadian Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett said a national, independent commission would begin working on what has been described as a "national human rights crisis" on September 1. Bennett said the commission would have the "historic" ability to gather information across Canada and she thanked the indigenous families that have already shared their experiences.

Panama Launches Commission To Investigate US Atrocities

August 3, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Educate! Investigation, Latin America, Panama, US military

By Staff of Tele Sur - The new initiative will produce the first "truth report" on the U.S. invasion of Panama and could pave the way for reparations for victims. Panama launched a new special commission Wednesday morning aimed at uncovering the historical truth behind the 1989 U.S. invasion of the Central American country to overthrow the dictator that the CIA had propped up for years.

ICC Investigates Human Rights Abuses In Iraq

July 12, 2016 Samuel Oakford, www.theintercept.com Educate! Abuse, International Law, Investigation, Iraq

By Samuel Oakford for The Intercept - THE LONG-ANTICIPATED Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain’s role in the U.S.-led invasion, detailing failures starting with the exaggerated threat posed by Saddam Hussein through the disastrous lack of post-invasion planning. An element conspicuously missing from the report, however, are allegations of systemic abuse by British soldiers — accusations that are currently being considered by a domestic investigative body as well as the International Criminal Court.

Hillary Clinton’s Emails And The Crisis Of Legitimacy

July 7, 2016 Glen Ford, www.blackagendareport.com Educate! FBI, Hillary Clinton, Investigation

By Glen Ford for Black Agenda Report - Hillary Clinton has escaped indictment – as almost universally expected – for commingling her email communications as secretary of state with her personal business, including the global money laundering, bribery and extortion racket called the Clinton Foundation. The Clintons are capable of infinite corruption. That’s why they’re in politics: to protect the criminal enterprises of the truly rich people they serve, and to become rich, themselves. That is the nature of the system – and the system works; it provides impunity to the powerful.

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