Justice Department Watchdog Probing Handling of Stone Sentencing
The Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the handling of the criminal case of Roger Stone, former political adviser to President Donald Trump. The probe by the department’s inspector general will reportedly look into Attorney General William Barr’s February decision to override a sentencing recommendation for Stone made by rank-and-file prosecutors. The prosecutors recommended a sentence of seven to nine years in prison for Stone, but the department later filed another recommendation asking for a lighter sentence. The DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General would not “confirm or deny the existence of any ongoing investigation” to The Epoch Times. Meanwhile, DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec told media outlets that they “welcome the review.” She did not immediately respond to The Epoch Times’ request for comment. The revelation…
Washington鈥檚 ban on Chinese tech giant Huawei took effect on Tuesday. The tech giant may have to withdraw from high-end smartphones and the 5G equipment market.
A Chinese tech company with close ties to the communist regime is collecting the data of nearly 2.4 million people around the world.
Australia is probing into whether China is meddling in Australian votes. And another Australian politician is being asked about his choice to sign on to China鈥檚 “Belt and Road Initiative.”
China鈥檚 state counselor said that China will be a high-income country in 5 years from now. But 5 years ago he said exactly the same thing.
And when human rights lawyers in China are sent to prison by an authoritarian regime, their families continue their fight.
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Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion in Diesel Emissions Cheating Settlements
WASHINGTON—Daimler AG will pay $2.2 billion to resolve a U.S. government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250,000 U.S. vehicle owners, court documents show. The German automaker and its Mercedes-Benz USA LLC unit disclosed on Aug. 13 it had reached a settlement in principle resolving civil and environmental claims tied to 250,000 U.S. diesel cars and vans after the automaker used software to evade emissions rules. Daimler said in August expected costs of settlements with U.S. authorities would total $1.5 billion, settling with owners will cost another $700 million and also disclosed “further expenses of a mid three-digit-million EUR (euro) amount to fulfill requirements of the settlements. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen said the settlements, which follow a nearly five-year investigation, will “serve to deter any others who may…