Sentences with phrase «investigation of abuse of power»
«Justice pushes probe of peers; State Supreme Court judge wants investigation of abuse of power claims, says bitter feud destroying public trust»: This article appears today in The Detroit News.
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After weeks of discussions with the Justice Department, Democrats on the House intelligence committee released Saturday a classified memo that counters GOP allegations that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference.
Where Trump's critics see a legal investigation into foreign influence, he (and presumably his supporters) see a «McCarthyist» abuse of power of the same criminal stripe as the Watergate break - in.
There is already evidence that the #ReleaseTheMemo campaign to make public the now - infamous Nunes memo — which alleges abuses of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia — was amplified by Russian bots and trolls online.
The document alleges abuses of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia; it focuses almost entirely on FBI surveillance of the president's former adviser Carter Page and is thin on evidence of actual wrongdoing by the FBI.
(The Nunes memo alleges abuse of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's potential Russia ties.)
The ad claims that Rosenstein's «incompetence and abuse of power» have «undermined congressional investigations» and tarnished the reputation of the Justice Department.
The House Intelligence Committee on Friday released a memo put together by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes (R - CA) that alleges abuses of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
Over continued objections from the FBI, the White House declassified a version of Republican Rep. Devin Nunes's four - page memo on Friday, which alleges serious abuses of power by the FBI during its investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
There is no proof in the memo that the FBI is biased against Trump, no proof of abuse of surveillance powers by the FBI, and no proof that the investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia is fundamentally flawed.
At the same conference ACCC chairman, Rod Sims, indicated that the ACCC's investigation into treatment of suppliers by the major supermarkets has been delayed until around March 2014 (view speech and press release) and Senator Xenophon once again argued for divestiture laws in abuse of power cases.
«To ensure real progress against abuse the commissioner must be truly independent, fully resourced, and equipped with extensive powers of investigation of both individual and systemic problems,» he said.
The inquiry into Lord Rennard's conduct is not so much an investigation about sexual advances as it is about the abuse of power — the very thing any good liberal despises.
We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.
At a minimum, he called for a state ethics investigation since misusing the parking placard would be an abuse of power.
«There has been a dark cloud hovering over government for several years now as a result of federal investigations into abuse of power and corruption,» said the county executive, in an indirect reference to the corruption convictions of former Suffolk police Chief James Burke and former Suffolk Conservative Party chairman Edward Walsh.
tate law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for dogs.
Animal Abuse or Neglect: NOTE: State law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for Abuse or Neglect: NOTE: State law requires every county in Ohio to have a dog warden, but their scope is often limited only to dog issues, and not all of them have animal abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for abuse investigation powers; if they do enforce cruelty laws it may only be for dogs.
(Macedo had already served time in prison and is currently under investigation for money laundering, illegal importations, abuse of power and religious discrimination.)
«This kind of open - ended investigation is an abuse of power, and we are standing up to it to avoid setting a precedent that could have a chilling effect on scientists, or anyone else, exercising their right to speak out about any vital issue.»
That's why the same Democrat Party that slips on rubber noses and clown costumes when it's time to investigate the IRS abuse of power is ready to launch detailed investigations of a few churlish scientists, stretching back for decades, on the theory that Big Oil covering someone's cab fare automatically invalidates their scientific research.
Democrats released an intelligence memo Saturday defending an FBI investigation into Russian meddling in rebuttal to a Republican memo that was issued three weeks ago, accusing the FBI of abusing its power.
Madonsela stepped down from her role this October, having spent seven years leading countless investigations into alleged abuses of power and corruption within the South African government and administration.
Rona specialises in UK and EU competition and regulatory law, including in relation to securing merger clearances, market investigations, investigations of anti-competitive agreements, abuses of market power and in the context of antitrust litigation at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the High Court, the Administrative Court and the European courts.
Chris has worked on numerous high profile antitrust matters and specialises in all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power, and merger control.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has the power to impose financial penalties and prohibitions, and enjoys wide powers to investigate cartels, market position abuse breaches and monopoly investigations.
Chris has over 10 years» experience in all aspects of competition law including antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power and merger control.
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