HISTORICAL FACTS: 43 - The Untold Story

Epstein Survivors Demand DOJ Meeting After Blanche Senate Testimony

A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors publicly challenged acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday after he suggested during Senate testimony that he had met with survivors or their lawyers, saying in a statement that no such meeting had taken place.

Latin Times · May 20

‘Illegal and unconstitutional’: Jamie Raskin explains exactly how Donald Trump turned DOJ cash into his personal slush fund

The cure may become the disease.

We Got This Covered · May 20

An Epstein ‘reading room’ is showing 3.5m printed-out files. Why does it feel like a troll?

A New York exhibit of more than 3,000 volumes bills itself as ‘an exercise in radical transparency’ – and a bid for attention

The Guardian - US · May 20

Trump purges another Republican critic

Donald Trump has scored another win against a Republican rival, dislodging Thomas Massie in Kentucky's primary, one of his most outspoken critics in the party.

AAP · May 20

Did Trump's IRS settlement permanently shield his past tax matters? New clause sparks outrage- here's what the new clause is

A new settlement term bars the IRS from investigating President Trump, his family, and businesses for past tax issues. This extraordinary addition to a $10 billion lawsuit resolution permanently prevents claims or examinations arising from tax returns filed before the agreement. Critics have labeled the move "self-dealing" and "corruption."

The Economic Times · May 19

IRS will not pursue Trump for back taxes under settlement agreement

The US Internal Revenue Service will not pursue President Donald Trump, his family or the Trump Organisation for back taxes under an agreement announced by the Justice Department on Tuesday. Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr., and the Trump Organisation sued the IRS in January over leaked tax returns,…

France 24 · May 19

Trump’s DOJ promises that Trump’s IRS will no longer investigate Trump and his companies over unpaid taxes

IRS is ‘forever barred and precluded’ from investigating the president, his family and companies as part of lawsuit settlement

The Independent UK · May 19

US drops tax claims against Donald Trump under IRS settlement

The Trump administration has reached a settlement that permanently bars the US government from pursuing current tax claims against President Donald Trump, his sons and the Trump Organisation as part of Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.

The Times of India · May 19

Timeline of how US-Cuba tensions escalated to possible Raúl Castro indictment

This development unfolds as the US navigates an uneasy ceasefire in its ongoing conflict with Iran

The Independent UK · May 19

U.S. Investigates Whether Chinese Firms Cut Shipping Container Output Before COVID: Report

Federal authorities are reportedly investigating whether Chinese companies deliberately restricted production of shipping containers just before the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that could have worsened one of the most painful supply chain shocks in recent history.

International Business Times · May 19