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Donald Trump is leaving his critics in the dust

THE MOSQUITO swarm of critics around President-elect Donald Trump’s head are buzzing over how often he gets briefed on intelligence matters. With all the ruckus, it might surprise you to learn that President Barack Obama does not receive an in-person intelligence briefing every day. The nonprofit Government Accountability Institute reported in 2012 that Obama in

Bipartisan Group Raises Red Flags About Trump’s Conflicts of Interest

“A bipartisan coalition of Washington ethics watchdogs—including one of Hillary Clinton’s most vocal critics—is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to divest himself of his sprawling business interests. The letter was signed by 29 different individuals and groups. The list contains a who’s who of Washington watchdog groups. It also includes six former Republican elected officials

WSJ: FBI Agents Built Upon Clinton Cash in Investigation

“Agents, using informants and recordings from unrelated corruption investigations, thought they had found enough material to merit aggressively pursuing the investigation into the foundation that started in summer 2015 based on claims made in a book by a conservative author called ‘Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped