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One of us was tortured for fighting a dictator. The other was fired for blowing the whistle on Donald Trump
CNN
Alexander Vindman and Andrei Sannikov write that though they come from countries thousands of miles apart, they share one thing in common: in spite of the grave consequences they have faced, they still dare to speak the truth.
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The morning after the mass resignation of prosecutors sparked a crisis inside the Trump Justice Department, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove led a meeting with the Justice Department’s public integrity section. His message: they had to choose one career lawyer to file a dismissal of the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to three people briefed on the meeting.
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Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter
A federal prosecutor assigned to the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Friday in a blistering letter that accused top leaders at the Justice Department of looking for a “fool” to dismiss the criminal charges.