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12 officials have resigned or been fired from the Trump administration in the past 16 days

By Adrienne Cobb June 19, 2020News

The past couple of weeks have seen unprecedented turmoil in the United States - from coronavirus spikes to massive protests and national conversations about race. This unrest has been mirrored…

Forensic News roundup: Trump admin hides details of covid spending

By Adrienne Cobb June 16, 2020News

Coronavirus oversight impeded Inspectors general warned Congress last week that the Trump administration is blocking scrutiny of more than $1 trillion in spending related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the…

Forensic News Roundup: 5,000+ covid deaths a week with no end in sight

By Adrienne Cobb June 8, 2020News

Nominees and appointees Fired-State Department Inspector General (IG) Steve Linick testified to Congress that he informed at least three top Pompeo aides that he was reviewing Pompeo and his wife’s…

Forensic News Roundup: Trump Tower inflated profits to obtain larger loan…again

By Adrienne Cobb June 1, 2020News

Russia The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election has been exploiting a major email server program since last…

Coronavirus roundup: Former White House aide sells unusable masks to Navajo

By Adrienne Cobb May 29, 2020News

Missed and botched opportunities Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19… “If that rule had gone into effect, then every hospital, every nursing home would…

Forensic News Roundup: Firings to protect Pompeo and Chao

By Adrienne Cobb May 28, 2020News

Mike Pompeo’s dirty laundry Two weeks ago, President Trump fired State Dept. Inspector General Steve Linick at the request of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. By law, Congress must be…

Israeli Private Intelligence Company Under Investigation in US

By Scott Stedman May 26, 2020Reportingjoel zamel, psy group, Royi Burstien, Tulare, Yorai Benzeevi

Forensic News can exclusively report that a District Attorney's office in Central California is considering a slew of charges against a businessman, Yorai Benzeevi, and his associates who hired the…

Coronavirus response: Time to reopen, ready or not

By Adrienne Cobb May 22, 2020News

Missed warnings & opportunities The Trump administration delayed a CDC warning about travel from Europe early in the pandemic… About 66,000 European travelers were streaming into American airports every day during…

NSO Group Director Served With Trump Officials At US Government Agency

By Scott Stedman May 21, 2020ReportingDavid Zolet, FirstNet, Michael Flynn, NSO Group, Westbridge Technologies

According to documents exclusively obtained by Forensic News, a US government agency board member working on a state-of-the-art communications network with Trump administration officials simultaneously served as a US Director…

Forensic News Roundup: Manufactured scandals to distract from pandemic failures

By Adrienne Cobb May 19, 2020News

War on accountability Late Friday night, President Trump continued his purge of inspectors general with the firing of State Dept. IG Steve Linick, who was initially appointed to the position in 2013.…