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Jesselyn Radack

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Trump has free rein to kill, courtesy of the Justice Department

The Office of Legal Counsel is rubber-stamping extrajudicial killings in Latin America

04.11.2025 20

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John Bolton is a warmonger. But he deserves a fair shake

John Bolton's indictment sure looks like selective prosecution by Trump

19.10.2025 30

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Trump’s DOJ puts John Bolton in its crosshairs

What's happening to the former national security advisor should chill Americans

25.08.2025 3

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DC’s Hoagie Hero is a decorated veteran. Trump & Co. don’t care

Sean Dunn fought fascism with a Subway sandwich — and there's more to his story

21.08.2025 8

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Hegseth’s office exodus hides the real problem: It’s him

As the defense secretary flirts with a run for Tennessee governor, it's clear he can't lead

02.08.2025 20

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Like me, DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni followed the law

Public service does not mean "signing up to lie" for Donald Trump and Pam Bondi

17.07.2025 30

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Why Trump is pretending to not know how the Constitution works

Trump’s words of war are an attempt to sow confusion

06.05.2025 30

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Punishable by death: Pam Bondi raises the stakes in the war on federal workers

The Trump administration’s war on whistleblowers takes a “treasonous” turn

01.05.2025 2

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Pete Hegseth’s paranoia is undermining the Pentagon

The leaking has turned into a flood

23.04.2025 40

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Too late for accountability

The Supreme Court now wants to rein in Trump — but they set the stage long ago

21.04.2025 8

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Trump’s circular “lawfare”: Justice Department targets its own lawyers for following the law

When orders and ethics collide, our judicial system frays

08.04.2025 20

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Tulsi Gabbard’s new anti-leak hysteria is what she used to warn against

The Trump administration crosses the Rubicon into politically-motivated prosecutions

23.03.2025 10

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Kristi Noem’s bizarre war on “leakers”: MAGA paranoia’s new frontier

The Department of Homeland Security is using polygraph tests against its own workforce

13.03.2025 6

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Elon Musk is using the whistleblower playbook

DOGE is giving all civil servants the whistleblower treatment

13.02.2025 9

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Trump was prosecuted under the Espionage Act — now he'll turn it against his "enemies"

There is palpable fear that Donald Trump's upcoming presidency will, as he repeatedly promised during the 2024 campaign, bring systemic suppression...

15.12.2024 30

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