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They're so frustrated that there has been so little scrutiny of it and little response from Republicans that they're going to have kind of a show by walking out today and demanding that this be investigated. So the Democrats clearly have decided that this is an issue they want to engage on and that they want to try to elevate the national awareness of this issue.
And that's happening on a daily basis right now.
And that's happening on a daily basis right now.
And that's happening on a daily basis right now.
It was great. And of course, it's sort of cool to have a member of Congress read a story that you wrote. But what was most important to me is that there be more accountability and transparency. And I think that happens when people are aware of what's happening. And her reading it helps increase the awareness.
It was great. And of course, it's sort of cool to have a member of Congress read a story that you wrote. But what was most important to me is that there be more accountability and transparency. And I think that happens when people are aware of what's happening. And her reading it helps increase the awareness.
It was great. And of course, it's sort of cool to have a member of Congress read a story that you wrote. But what was most important to me is that there be more accountability and transparency. And I think that happens when people are aware of what's happening. And her reading it helps increase the awareness.
And that's really what we're doing here by writing about these things is trying to make the American public and really the world more aware of the conflicts of interest that we're seeing and that we're trying to document.
And that's really what we're doing here by writing about these things is trying to make the American public and really the world more aware of the conflicts of interest that we're seeing and that we're trying to document.
And that's really what we're doing here by writing about these things is trying to make the American public and really the world more aware of the conflicts of interest that we're seeing and that we're trying to document.
That's the somewhat startling thing to me as a reporter at this moment is that there's really no one else beyond us, the team that's working on it from the New York Times and other journalists. Because just in the last few days, Trump fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics. He's removed the inspectors general across the government, at least 17 of them.
That's the somewhat startling thing to me as a reporter at this moment is that there's really no one else beyond us, the team that's working on it from the New York Times and other journalists. Because just in the last few days, Trump fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics. He's removed the inspectors general across the government, at least 17 of them.
That's the somewhat startling thing to me as a reporter at this moment is that there's really no one else beyond us, the team that's working on it from the New York Times and other journalists. Because just in the last few days, Trump fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics. He's removed the inspectors general across the government, at least 17 of them.
The Congress is controlled by Republicans, so therefore the Democrats who might be more critical of him don't have subpoena power, and they don't really therefore have significant investigative powers. And the Department of Justice is controlled by someone who's completely loyal to Trump.
The Congress is controlled by Republicans, so therefore the Democrats who might be more critical of him don't have subpoena power, and they don't really therefore have significant investigative powers. And the Department of Justice is controlled by someone who's completely loyal to Trump.
The Congress is controlled by Republicans, so therefore the Democrats who might be more critical of him don't have subpoena power, and they don't really therefore have significant investigative powers. And the Department of Justice is controlled by someone who's completely loyal to Trump.
So there really is not much of an investigative capacity or an investigative desire beyond reporters that are attempting to drill into this without subpoena power.