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Even a Times reporter qualified for the event, which caused outrage last year for providing access to President Trump in exchange for investment in one of his family’s crypto ventures.
The department’s inspector general said it would audit the release of millions of pages of files to determine whether the agency had followed the law.
The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was facing multiple scandals and an internal inquiry into charges of misconduct.
The appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel to conduct an investigation related to a sitting president roiled Washington around the start of President Trump’s first term.
Officials said the move was made to align enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with the broader goal of increasing the country’s ability to compete overseas.
Political appointments inherently take into consideration loyalty to the president or the party. But expanding those types of questions to the career civil service is a significant departure.
The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin.
The Senate Democratic leader plans to demand answers on Qatari influence in the United States and call for testimony from the attorney general.
A progressive member of Congress for two decades, he resigned as mayor after 18 women accused him of sexual harassment.