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US Lawmakers Launch Sweeping Trump Probe

With a wide-ranging request yesterday for documents related to President Donald Trump’s family, business network and political associates, the Democrat-chaired House Judiciary Committee has significantly stepped up an ambitious legal inquiry into the White House. The panel will probe potential corruption in the Trump administration, including obstruction of justice and abuse of power.

What’s special about the House Judiciary Committee? It has the authority to launch impeachment proceedings — though Rep. Jerrold Nadler, its chairman, made no mention of the word Monday. [OZY PRESIDENTIAL BRIEF, March 5, 2019]



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 China as the Third Player in the Hanoi Summit


The second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, held on February 28, produced no substantial outcomes in the goal of denuclearizing North Korea.
  • Another state with significant stakes in the North Korean crisis is China, who is closely observing the U.S.-North Korean relations with ambivalence.
     
  • North Korea remains China’s closest ally and trading partner and the potential of normalized relations with the U.S. threatens China’s traditional sphere of influence on the Korean Peninsula.
     
  • At the same time, North Korea’s increasing isolationist approach and nuclear capability threatens China’s hard security interests, with the worst-case scenario being U.S. troops on China’s borders.
     
  • It is important that Washington understands and includes Beijing’s role in any strategic and diplomatic calculations when dealing with North Korea. [The Cipher Brief, March 5, 2019]



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