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Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight

  • Written by Charles Tiefer, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani in late November 2016, after Trump won the presidential election. AP/Carolyn Kaster

At the heart of the current crisis over President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is an intelligence whistleblower whose information has finally made it into public view.

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