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Special counsels, like the one leading the Department of Justice's investigation of Trump, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

When Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump on Nov. 18, 2022, Garland’s goal was to shield the probes from the appearance of partisanship.

The Conversation

Dinner talk series to conclude with musician

The Future List 100 by Koktail will round off its dinner talk series for the year with "The Future List Soirée With Dr Akkrawat Srinarong" on Dec 19 from 6-9pm. The venue is Social Sphere, 5th floor of Amari Watergate Bangkok on Phetchaburi Road.

Bangkok Post

50 years ago, a plane crashed into homes outside Chicago's Midway, killing 45 people. The neighborhood hasn’t forgotten

CHICAGO — Evan Cotter Jr. was getting ready to play hockey after school on a cold December afternoon in 1972 when the wing of a Boeing 737 slammed into the back of his family’s house.

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Benevolent baskets of best wishes

With the festive season approaching, everyone is occupied with producing and serving their best. For its part, Amari Watergate Bangkok presents thoughtful festive hampers created with consideration for people and the planet.

Bangkok Post

Amari Watergate marks 28 years with a major transformation

Pratunam may not be your first idea for a getaway in the city but Amari Watergate Bangkok proves to be a respite from the hustle and bustle, and a convenient base for city exploration, thanks to its prime location in Bangkok's shopping district.

Bangkok Post

The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward’s chilling warning for US democracy

The Washington Post Watergate veteran’s 20 interviews with the now former president prove to be must-listen material

The Guardian - US

Climate pins join a long line of Capitol Hill lapel adornments - Roll Call

In optics-obsessed Washington, where a necktie color hints at partisan loyalty and flag pins are de rigueur, the climate-themed lapel pin has arrived.

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Commentary: Are Jan. 6 investigators hot on the trail of 'all the president's people'?

The Jan. 6 committee preceded its dramatic Trump subpoena vote last week with a montage of former administration insiders repeatedly invoking the 5th Amendment. It was characteristically clever storytelling, driving home the stark contrast between the holdouts and the many other witnesses — most of them also administration insiders —…

Los Angeles Times

Jonathan Bernstein: Jan. 6 hearings were memorable even without many soundbites

What will we remember from the House hearings investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?

Tribune News Service

Republicans’ lawless leaders at odds with midterm law and order message

Republicans running in next month’s elections cast their party as tough on crime, despite top party names’ legal scrapes

The Guardian - US

Trump and his lawyers keep ghosts of Nixon and Watergate alive and haunting

When it mattered most, Nixon and his crew found that people who might have been political allies in the past were not especially sympathetic to his case.

WEKU

Lachlan Murdoch's lawyers say Crikey is directing 'ridicule and hatred' at him, court case hears

Lachlan Murdoch's lawyers say the company which owns Crikey is “directing ridicule and hatred” towards him as a date is set for his defamation trial.

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Commentary: We should have held Nixon accountable for Watergate

President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 when it became clear that he would be not only impeached but likely removed from office. I still have a vivid memory of the day that he resigned. There were rumors that it might happen, but I was spending the night at my mother-in-law’s…

Chicago Tribune

Dean: Trump may pull "dictators' ploy"

Nixon's former White House counsel John Dean predicts violence from supporters if Trump is federally prosecuted

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The Independent UK

America's secrets: Trump's unprecedented disregard of norms

Donald Trump isn’t the first to face criticism for flouting rules and traditions around the safeguarding of sensitive government records

The Guardian - UK

Greek ‘Watergate’ phone-tapping scandal puts added pressure on PM

Embattled leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing calls to resign after state intelligence monitored opposition party

The Independent UK

Best dog-friendly hotels in Cornwall 2022: Where to stay for beach strolls and family fun

Travelling with pets doesn’t need to be stressful when you find a hotel that will treat your four-legged friend like a king

Salon

Trump's law: End presidential privilege

Americans wanted to get over Watergate by letting Richard Nixon slink away quietly. Trump will do no such thing

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The Guardian - US

Trump demands return of seized documents – by order of social media

FBI took records including some top secret national security files after a search of the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago property

WEKU

The reason why presidents can't keep their White House records dates back to Nixon

Congress changed the law in the 1970s when President Nixon prepared to leave with his documents — and infamous tape recordings.

Chicago Sun-Times

I’m saying goodbye to Chicago. I won’t miss what the city has become.

With the benefits of living in Chicago becoming more difficult to enumerate and skyrocketing property taxes making it unaffordable, the only choice my family has is to leave.

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on FBI raid: ‘I’m amazed Trump has time for all this crime’

Late-night hosts discuss the search of Mar-a-Lago as part of an investigation into alleged mishandling of classified documents

The New Daily

As the FBI raids Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical parallels

Former US President Donald Trump compared the FBI action to Watergate, but the differences between the raid on Trump’s mansion and Watergate are obvious.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Biden should consider pardoning Trump — for the sake of our nation

Among my earliest attempts at fiction was “The Misfit,” a short story about a brilliant, competitive, though anti-social and paranoid college student.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Could the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago be a gamechanger?

In today’s newsletter: After Donald Trump’s Florida home is ‘raided’, legal experts weigh in on whether the documents retrieved could rule him out of a comeback in the 2024 presidential election

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