AdvertisementWASHINGTON — The White House learned that a C.I.A. officer had lodged allegations against President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine even as the officer’s whistle-blower complaint was moving through a process meant to protect him against reprisals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.The officer first shared information about with the C.I.A.’s top lawyer through an anonymous process, some of the people said. The lawyer shared the officer’s concerns with White House and Justice Department officials, following policy. Around the same time, the officer separately filed...…AdvertisementWASHINGTON — The White House learned that a C.I.A. officer had lodged allegations against President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine even as the officer’s whistle-blower complaint was moving through a process meant to protect him against reprisals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.The officer first shared information about with the C.I.A.’s top lawyer through an anonymous process, some of the people said. The lawyer shared the officer’s concerns with White House and Justice Department officials, following policy. Around the same time, the officer separately filed...WW…

How Trump's idea for a photo op led to havoc in a parkWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementLog in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAfter a weekend of protests that led all the way to his own front yard and forced him to briefly retreat to a bunker beneath the White House, President Donald Trump arrived in the Oval Office on Monday agitated over the television images, annoyed that anyone would think he was hiding and eager for action.He wanted to send...…How Trump's idea for a photo op led to havoc in a parkWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementLog in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAfter a weekend of protests that led all the way to his own front yard and forced him to briefly retreat to a bunker beneath the White House, President Donald Trump arrived in the Oval Office on Monday agitated over the television images, annoyed that anyone would think he was hiding and eager for action.He wanted to send...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York TimesJun 07, 2020 at 6:30 pmWASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Sunday that he did not believe racism was a systemic problem in policing, echoing other top administration officials’ defense of an important part of President Donald Trump’s base as protests against police killings of unarmed black people continued across the nation.“I don’t think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist,” Barr said in an interview with the CBS program “Face the Nation.” “I think we have to recognize that for most of our history, our institutions were...…AdvertisementBy New York TimesJun 07, 2020 at 6:30 pmWASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Sunday that he did not believe racism was a systemic problem in policing, echoing other top administration officials’ defense of an important part of President Donald Trump’s base as protests against police killings of unarmed black people continued across the nation.“I don’t think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist,” Barr said in an interview with the CBS program “Face the Nation.” “I think we have to recognize that for most of our history, our institutions were...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON—Inmates at New Jersey’s only state prison for women were regularly sexually assaulted by guards and sometimes forced to engage in sex acts with other prisoners while staff members looked on, according to a Justice Department report released on Monday detailing widespread, pervasive sexual abuse at the facility.In one instance at the prison, the Edna Mahan...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: WASHINGTON—Inmates at New Jersey’s only state prison for women were regularly sexually assaulted by guards and sometimes forced to engage in sex acts with other prisoners while staff members looked on, according to a Justice Department report released on Monday detailing widespread, pervasive sexual abuse at the facility.In one instance at the prison, the Edna Mahan...WW…