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“EPA science is in trouble. In the past 2 yrs, I’ve witnessed a profound shift in priorities of the agency. The fundamental mission of protecting health in the environment has given way to a focus on deregulation." - Thomas Burke, frmr sci. adviser to EPA
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Appointees’ financial & ethical disclosure forms were often incomplete or unsigned. In one instance, 17 of 74 docs reviewed lacked signatures. “This causes a lack of assurance that EPA did a review or determined whether the person was free of conflicts." - J. Gomez, dir. at GAO.
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Mueller probe witness George Aref Nader will face new sex trafficking and child pornography charges at the federal court in Va. today, h/t to @ErinBanco.

Heres my background from the first set of charges Nader faced: courthousenews.com/mueller-witnes…
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New indictment here: documentcloud.org/documents/6207…
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Update on Bijan Rafiekian (aka Bijan Kian) trial here in EDVA. Prosecutors have rested their case, no more witnesses will be called. The defense will introduce their case soon and will ask for a motion to dismiss citing lack of evidence, reasonable doubt.
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Prosecutors asked Judge Trenga to hold off on a ruling until after the jury renders a verdict. He is considering that now on a short recess. This request indicates the govt is worried Trenga is leaning toward tossing the case. If he does, then govt will almost certainly appeal.
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At the Kian trial this a.m., we heard testimony from Jim Courtovich, a partner of Sphere Consulting, the company Flynn Intel Group hired to compile a video that they initially said would help private investors better understand why the coup in Turkey happened/Gulen's alleged role
Courtovich said of his first mtg with Ekim Alptekin - the Dutch-Turkish biz man who prosecutors say paid FIG $600K - Ekim was deeply disappointed with what Sphere had done so far. He was expecting Olivia Pope (of the TV show Scandal) Courtovich said.
Ekim told him: "I'm expecting investigations, congressional hearings, stories in the press. I'm getting none of this."
Courtovich said he "almost fell out of his chair."
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