Friday Morning Briefing: U.S. Justice Dept. review of origins of Russia probe now a criminal investigation - source
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October 25, 2019
Reuters News Now
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A U.S. Justice Department review of the originsof the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is now a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The person, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, declined to say whether a grand jury had been convened in the investigation.
The late Elijah Cummings,a veteran Democratic lawmaker and civil rights activist who was a leading force in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, will be eulogized by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in his hometown of Baltimore.
Donald Trump and his top Democratic rivalsfor the White House in November 2020 will take part in a forum on criminal justice reform at a historically black South Carolina college this weekend. The forum, at Benedict College, in Columbia, is aimed at tackling the next steps in reforming the U.S. criminal justice system after Trump last year signed bipartisan legislation that instituted a number of changes, including easing harsh minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.
Just a few months ago, WeWork’s co-founder Adam Neumannwas being courted by Wall Street’s top investment bankers in anticipation of one of this year’s most high-profile initial public offerings. By October, with the IPO abandoned and his office-space sharing company bleeding cash, Neumann found himself late on a Sunday evening pleading with WeWork’s largest lender for a $5 billion lifeline, people familiar with the matter said.
Around 300 more Russian military police have arrived in Syria, the Russian defense ministry said, under an accord between Ankara and Moscow which halted Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria.
The European Union looked set to delay a decision on Britain’s request for a Brexit extension to give time for Britain’s parliament to decide on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for an election.
China’s Communist Party leaders will on Monday start their most important meeting this year, with President Xi Jinping expected to champion the Chinese model of governance while fighting protracted economic and political crises at home and abroad.
Vice President Mike Pence accused China of curtailing “rights and liberties” in Hong Kong and blasted U.S. company Nike and the National Basketball Association for falling in line with Beijing in a disagreement over free speech.
