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Friday, February 28, 2025

“Pam Bondi’s Jeffrey Epstein stunt reveals populism’s limits; The attorney general’s promised revelations about Jeffrey Epstein’s associations were a dud”: Columnist Jason Willick has this essay online at The Washington Post.

Posted at 9:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Seven top D.C. prosecutors demoted in purge by Trump U.S. attorney; U.S. Attorney Ed Martin wiped out office leadership, including prosecutors of top Trump advisers and allies, Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy and public corruption”: Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post has this report.

And Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and Byron Tau of The Associated Press report that “Trump’s top prosecutor in DC demotes several supervisors who handled politically sensitive cases.”

Posted at 9:00 PM by Howard Bashman



“Groups urge Supreme Court to keep deadline for USAID to pay $2 billion; Global health groups urged the Supreme Court to deny a Trump administration request to block a deadline to restart nearly $2 billion in humanitarian relief”: Annie Gowen and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post have this report.

Posted at 8:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Luigi Mangione Says Pennsylvania Search, Arrest Were Illegal; Lawyer says police failed to read Mangione his rights; Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in December”: David Voreacos and Patricia Hurtado of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 8:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump Birthright Order Is Left Frozen by Appeals Court; Government argued injunction should only apply to plaintiffs; Public interest favors nationwide injunction, Fourth Cir. says”: Mallory Culhane of Bloomberg Law has this report on an order that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued today.

And in other coverage, Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that “Appeals court maintains injunction against Trump birthright order.”

Posted at 8:20 PM by Howard Bashman