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#Accountability

Events indexed under #Accountability — 88 entries in the record.

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DateEventLanesStatus
2026-03-19Inspector General Offices Lose 16.6% of Workforce as Trump Installs Partisan Nominees
Anthony D'Esposito · Thomas March Bell · Cheryl Mason
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2026-03-17Rep. Summer Lee Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Attorney General Pam Bondi
Rep. Summer Lee · Pam Bondi · Rep. Rashida Tlaib
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2026-03-12DOJ Proposes Rule Giving Attorney General Veto Power Over Bar Complaints Against Government Lawyers
U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Todd Blanche · Ed Martin · +1
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2026-03-11Bipartisan Senators Request GAO Audit of DOJ Handling of Epstein Files
U.S. Senate · Dick Durbin · Ben Ray Lujan · Jeff Merkley · +4
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2026-03-11Evidence Points to US Tomahawk Strike on Minab Girls School Killing 170+, War Crime Investigation Demanded
U.S. Central Command · U.S. Department of Defense · Defense Intelligence Agency · Pete Hegseth · +7
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2026-03-10Public Citizen Report Finds Trump Removed More Inspectors General Than All Prior Presidents Combined
Donald Trump · U.S. Office of Inspector General · Public Citizen
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2026-03-09DOJ Public Integrity Section Gutted from 36 to 2 Lawyers, Stripped of Authority to File Cases
U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Donald Trump
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2026-03-09DOJ Releases Additional Epstein Files After NPR Investigation Exposes Withheld Trump-Related Documents
U.S. Department of Justice · Pam Bondi · Jeffrey Epstein · Donald Trump · +1
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2026-03-03Minnesota Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation into Border Patrol Chief Bovino Over ICE Operation Abuses
Gregory Bovino · Mary Moriarty · Tom Homan · Kristi Noem · +2
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2026-03-02Hennepin County Launches Transparency and Accountability Project to Investigate Federal Agents in Operation Metro Surge
Mary Moriarty · Greg Bovino · Hennepin County Attorney's Office · Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension · +2
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2026-02-02Deputy AG Blanche Announces No Further Epstein Prosecutions
Todd Blanche · Department of Justice · Ro Khanna
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2026-02-02Rep. Thanedar Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against AG Pam Bondi
Shri Thanedar · Pam Bondi
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2026-01-30DOJ Releases 3.5 Million Pages of Epstein Files, Claims Full Compliance
Department of Justice · Todd Blanche · Pam Bondi · Ro Khanna · +1
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2026-01-14House Democrats Introduce Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem · Robin Kelly · Angie Craig · Betty McCollum
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2026-01-08FBI Revokes State Access to Evidence in Renee Good Shooting, Blocks Minnesota Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation · Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension · Bob Jacobson · JD Vance · +1
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2026-01-08House Democrats File Impeachment Articles Against DHS Secretary Noem Over ICE Shooting
Kristi Noem · Robin Kelly · Kevin Mullin · Brad Schneider · +1
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2025-12-16California Governor Newsom Launches Official State Website Tracking Trump's "Top 10 Criminal Cronies" as Direct Political Confrontation Escalates
Gavin Newsom · Donald Trump · Changpeng Zhao · Ross Ulbricht · +7
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2025-11-10Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Attempted to Overturn 2020 Election Including Giuliani, Meadows, and Fake Electors
Donald Trump · Rudy Giuliani · Mark Meadows · Sidney Powell · +13
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2025-11-06Federal Judge Rules Border Patrol Commander Bovino Lied Under Oath, Issues Sweeping Use-of-Force Injunction
Judge Sara Ellis · Gregory Bovino · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · +4
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2025-10-07NIST Suspends All Facial Recognition Testing During Government Shutdown
National Institute of Standards and Technology · U.S. Department of Commerce
reported
2025-08-29Government Waives Performance Benchmarks for Intel Despite $11 Billion in Federal Support
Trump · Intel · U.S. Department of Commerce
reported
2025-07-16Trump Calls Own Supporters "Weaklings" and "Selfish People" After Demanding Epstein File Transparency
Donald Trump · Tucker Carlson · Laura Loomer · Marjorie Taylor Greene · +5
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2025-07-12Trump Calls Own Supporters "Weaklings" and "Selfish People" After Demanding Epstein File Transparency
Donald Trump · Tucker Carlson · Laura Loomer · Marjorie Taylor Greene · +5
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2025-05-10Legal Scholars Warn of Erosion in Judicial Review Mechanisms
Constitutional Law Scholars · Federal Judiciary · Executive Branch · Amanda Frost · +1
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2024-10-21Cochise County supervisor pleads guilty over 2022 certification refusal
Peggy Judd · Kris Mayes · Tom Crosby · Arizona Attorney General
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2024-09-19General Dynamics Virginia-Class Submarine Program Revealed to Be $17 Billion Over Budget with 2-3 Year Delays
General Dynamics · Huntington Ingalls Industries · Ken Calvert · Carlos Del Toro · +1
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2024-07-01Supreme Court Grants Broad Presidential Immunity in Trump v. United States, Creating King-Like Powers
U.S. Supreme Court · Chief Justice John Roberts · Justice Clarence Thomas · Justice Samuel Alito · +10
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2024-06-27Supreme Court Rejects Sackler Immunity in 5-4 Decision, Blocks Bankruptcy Shield
U.S. Supreme Court · Neil Gorsuch · Ketanji Brown Jackson · Brett Kavanaugh · +2
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2024-05-30Trump Convicted on All 34 Felony Counts - First Former President Convicted of Crimes in U.S. History
Donald Trump · Juan Merchan · Alvin Bragg
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2024-05-13Michael Cohen Testifies Trump Personally Directed Hush Money Scheme and Reimbursement Cover-Up
Michael Cohen · Donald Trump · Allen Weisselberg · Juan Merchan
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2024-05-07Stormy Daniels Testifies in Graphic Detail About Sexual Encounter, Trump Visibly Angry
Stormy Daniels · Donald Trump · Juan Merchan
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2024-04-23Justice Department Pays $138.7 Million Settlement Over FBI's Failure to Investigate Nassar Allegations
U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · W. Jay Abbott · Michael Langeman · +4
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2024-04-15First Criminal Trial of Former U.S. President Begins - Trump Faces 34 Felony Counts in Manhattan
Donald Trump · Juan Merchan · Alvin Bragg · Todd Blanche · +1
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2023-08-24Trump Surrenders at Fulton County Jail, Mugshot Taken - First Presidential Mugshot in History
Donald Trump · Fani Willis
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2023-08-14Fulton County DA Fani Willis Indicts Trump and 18 Co-Defendants on Georgia RICO Charges
Donald Trump · Fani Willis · Rudy Giuliani · Mark Meadows · +4
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2023-08-01Jack Smith Indicts Trump on 4 Federal Counts for January 6 Conspiracy to Overturn Election
Donald Trump · Jack Smith · Mike Pence · Rudy Giuliani · +3
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2023-04-12Yemeni Civilians File Lawsuit Against Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics for Enabling War Crimes
Raytheon · Lockheed Martin · General Dynamics · Yemeni civilians · +1
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2023-04-04Trump Arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts
Donald Trump · Juan Merchan · Alvin Bragg
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2023-03-30Trump Indicted by Manhattan DA on 34 Felony Counts - First Criminal Indictment of President in U.S. History
Donald Trump · Alvin Bragg · Michael Cohen · Stormy Daniels
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2022-01-13Judge Dismisses All Flint Criminal Charges on Technicality—Zero Accountability After Poisoning Thousands
Elizabeth Kelly · F. Kay Behm · Rick Snyder · Michigan Supreme Court
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2021-12-29Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Ghislaine Maxwell · Alison Nathan · Southern District of New York · Federal Bureau of Investigation
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2021-12-16Federal Judge Overturns Sackler Immunity Deal, Rules Bankruptcy Law Violated
Colleen McMahon · Sackler Family · Purdue Pharma · U.S. Department of Justice
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2021-11-09Office of Special Counsel Report Documents Hatch Act Violations by 13 Senior Trump Officials, Finding "Willful Disregard" for Federal Law
Mike Pompeo · Chad Wolf · Kellyanne Conway · Jared Kushner · +9
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2021-10-18NPR Documents How Hedge Fund Newspaper Ownership Creates News Deserts and Undermines Democracy - Over 2,500 Newspapers Closed Since 2005
Alden Global Capital · Local Newspapers · Hedge Funds · Communities · +1
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2021-09-15Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols Testify Before Senate on FBI's Betrayal in Nassar Case
Simone Biles · McKayla Maroney · Aly Raisman · Maggie Nichols · +6
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2021-01-14Rick Snyder Charged With Misdemeanors for Poisoning Thousands—First Governor Ever Criminally Charged
Rick Snyder · Dana Nessel · Fadwa Hammoud
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2021-01-07Facebook Bans Trump Only After He Loses Power, Following January 6 Insurrection It Enabled
Mark Zuckerberg · Donald Trump · Facebook · Facebook Oversight Board
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2020-05-15Trump Fires 5 Inspectors General in 6 Weeks to Block Investigations
Donald Trump · Steve Linick · Michael Atkinson · Glenn Fine · +2
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2019-11-07Judge Orders Trump to Pay $2 Million for Misusing Trump Foundation Charity Funds
Saliann Scarpulla · Donald Trump · Letitia James · Trump Foundation
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2019-07-06Jeffrey Epstein Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Jeffrey Epstein · Geoffrey Berman · Federal Bureau of Investigation · NYPD · +1
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2019-06-13Michigan Drops All Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis, Promises New Investigation
Dana Nessel · Nick Lyon · Eden Wells · Darnell Earley
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2019-02-14Northrop Grumman Pays $5.2 Million for Fraudulent USPS Contract Labor Billing
Northrop Grumman · Department of Justice · U.S. Postal Service · USPS Office of Inspector General
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2018-11-20Trump Defends Saudi Arabia Despite CIA High-Confidence Finding MBS Ordered Khashoggi Murder - "Maybe He Did, Maybe He Didn't"
Donald Trump · Mohammed bin Salman · Central Intelligence Agency · King Salman · +1
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2018-11-01Northrop Grumman Pays $31.65 Million for Fraudulent Overbilling of Air Force Contracts
Northrop Grumman · Department of Justice · U.S. Air Force · Defense Criminal Investigative Service · +2
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2018-10-23Trump Calls Saudi Khashoggi Explanation "Worst Cover-Up Ever" But Signals He Won't Hold MBS Accountable
Donald Trump · Mohammed bin Salman · Mike Pompeo · Saudi Arabia government
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2018-04-10Judge Finalizes Trump University Settlement After Appeal Resolved, Victims Receive Payments
Gonzalo Curiel · Donald Trump
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2018-03-15Toys 'R' Us Liquidation: PE Firms Extract $470 Million, 33,000 Workers Get Nothing
Bain Capital · KKR · Vornado Realty Trust · 33,000 Toys R Us workers
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2017-03-31Judge Curiel Approves $25 Million Trump University Settlement, Victims to Receive 90% Refunds
Gonzalo Curiel · Donald Trump
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2017-02-28Trump Exploits Navy SEAL Ryan Owens' Widow at Congress Address to Deflect From Botched Yemen Raid He Approved
Donald Trump · Carryn Owens · William Owens · Ryan Owens · +1
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2017-01-29Trump Approves Botched Yemen Raid Killing Navy SEAL Owens and 23+ Civilians Including 8-Year-Old American Girl
Donald Trump · William Owens · Nawar al-Awlaki · Carryn Owens
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2017-01-17Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence After Brutal Imprisonment
Barack Obama · Chelsea Manning · Department of Justice
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2016-11-18Trump Settles Trump University Fraud Cases for $25 Million, 10 Days After Election Victory
Donald Trump · Gonzalo Curiel · Eric Schneiderman
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2016-03-29Seventeen State Attorneys General Announce ExxonMobil Climate Fraud Investigations
Eric Schneiderman · Maura Healey · Claude Walker · ExxonMobil · +3
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2014-12-09Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Torture Report - CIA Program Was Brutal and Ineffective
Dianne Feinstein · Senate Select Committee on Intelligence · Central Intelligence Agency · John Brennan · +1
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2014-07-24European Court Rules Poland Violated Human Rights by Hosting CIA Torture Black Site
European Court of Human Rights · Poland · Central Intelligence Agency · Abu Zubaydah · +2
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2014-07-21Human Rights Watch Report - FBI Terrorism Prosecutions "Often An Illusion"
Federal Bureau of Investigation · Human Rights Watch · Department of Justice
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2014-01-01Flint Water Crisis (2014-2024) - 12,000 Children Poisoned, Zero Accountability
Rick Snyder · Darnell Earley · Mona Hanna-Attisha · LeeAnne Walters · +1
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2013-03-15Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Drone Costs Surge to $222 Million Per Aircraft
Northrop Grumman · U.S. Air Force · U.S. Department of Defense · U.S. Government Accountability Office
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2013-01-14Jeffrey Sterling Indicted Under Espionage Act for Alleged Leak to James Risen
Jeffrey Sterling · James Risen · Central Intelligence Agency · Obama Administration · +1
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2012-10-23John Kiriakou Pleads Guilty - Only Person Jailed Over CIA Torture Program
John Kiriakou · Central Intelligence Agency · Obama Administration · Department of Justice
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2012-04-13Major Corporate Exodus from ALEC: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Kraft, McDonald's, Wendy's, Mars, and Intuit Drop Membership After Public Pressure Campaign
Color of Change · Coca-Cola · PepsiCo · Kraft Foods · +4
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2010-04-08Thomas Drake Indicted Under Espionage Act for NSA Whistleblowing
Thomas Drake · National Security Agency · Obama Administration · Department of Justice
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2009-04-16Obama Releases CIA Torture Memos But Promises No Prosecutions for Torturers
Barack Obama · Eric Holder · Central Intelligence Agency · John Yoo · +3
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2002-01-08No Child Left Behind Act Creates Testing-Industrial Complex and Punitive Accountability Regime
President George W. Bush · Senator Ted Kennedy · Representative John Boehner · Pearson Education · +2
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2001-02-22Clinton Pardon Scandal Reveals Payments to President's Brother and Brother-in-Law
Bill Clinton · Hillary Clinton · Roger Clinton · Hugh Rodham · +2
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2001-01-20Clinton Pardons Fugitive Marc Rich Amid Corruption Allegations
Bill Clinton · Marc Rich · Denise Rich · Hillary Clinton
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1997-08-01Northrop Grumman B-2 Bomber Program Reaches $44 Billion Total Cost
Northrop Grumman · U.S. Air Force · U.S. Department of Defense · U.S. Congress · +1
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1996-08-18Gary Webb's "Dark Alliance" Exposes CIA-Contra-Crack Cocaine Connection
Gary Webb
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1992-12-24Bush Pardons Six Iran-Contra Officials on Christmas Eve, Completing Cover-Up
George H.W. Bush · Caspar Weinberger · Robert McFarlane · Elliott Abrams · +1
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1992-06-16Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger Indicted on Five Iran-Contra Felonies
Caspar Weinberger · Lawrence Walsh · Ronald Reagan · George H.W. Bush
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1990-02-16Reagan Testifies "I Don't Recall" Repeatedly in Iran-Contra Deposition
Ronald Reagan · John Poindexter
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1989-05-04Oliver North Convicted of Iran-Contra Felonies, Later Overturned on Immunity
Oliver North · Gerhard Gesell · Lawrence Walsh
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1988-01-01S&L Crisis Prosecutions: 1,000+ Bankers Convicted, Contrasts Sharply with 2008
Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Office of Thrift Supervision · S&L executives
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1987-05-06CIA Director William Casey Dies Before Testifying on Iran-Contra Role
William Casey · Ronald Reagan · Richard Secord
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1987-05-05Televised Iran-Contra Congressional Hearings Begin, Riveting Nation
Oliver North · John Poindexter · George Shultz · Caspar Weinberger
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1987-02-26Tower Commission Report Released, Criticized as Whitewash of Iran-Contra
Ronald Reagan · John Tower · Edmund Muskie · Brent Scowcroft · +1
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1975-02-21Nixon Top Aides Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Mitchell Sentenced to Prison for Watergate Cover-up
H.R. Haldeman · John Ehrlichman · John N. Mitchell · John Sirica
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1863-03-02Congress Passes False Claims Act Allowing Citizens to Sue War Profiteers After Contractor Fraud Crisis
Abraham Lincoln · U.S. Congress · War profiteers
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