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August 15, 2026

Todd Blanche took the oath of office as attorney general on
August 10, He immediately issued a memo dramatically
expanding executive privilege, This expansion will hinder efforts
to investigate Trump’s corruption, Independent journalist Katie
Phang has filed a suit to force the Department of Justice to
produce unredacted documents from the Epstein Files, The
Department of Justice has not turned over those documents, The
judge has warned the Department of Justice that he has held
prosecutors in contempt of court in the past, The Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network ended the registry that makes shell
companies identify their owners, The Treasury Department will not
collect information required by the Corporate Transparency Act
that is intended to undercut shell companies that enable money
laundering, In doing so, the Trump administration may be openly
refusing to implement a law.

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