Trump says U.S. to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups

MEXICO CITY —  Mexican authorities were seeking a high-level meeting with their U.S. counterparts Tuesday following President Trump’s revelation that Washington planned to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The statement — made by Trump in an interview with Bill O’Reilly, the former Fox News host — appeared to…

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Column: Trump's war on the rule of law

WASHINGTON —  Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, a decorated Navy SEAL, was accused by other members of his unit of war crimes, including stabbing a wounded prisoner in Iraq who was awaiting medical care. After a military trial delayed by prosecutorial misconduct, Gallagher was acquitted of murder this summer but convicted of posing for a photograph…

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Trump scandals are rich pickings for D.C. lawyers

WASHINGTON —  Michael Volkov ran his client, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, through a “murder board” in preparation for his recent testimony under the glare of TV lights in the House impeachment hearings. Over more than a dozen intense days, Volkov and Vindman reviewed facts, dates and conversations and practiced answering meandering or bellicose questions from lawmakers.…

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