News Brief: DHS Inspector General Opens Investigation After Trump Rally, Prosecutors Start Dropping Jan. 6 Charges, Former Trump Adviser Released From Prison

Published on July 18, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Thursday, July 18, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, we have a number of impactful stories to share with you today, and here’s what’s going on. The Department of Homeland Security wants answers following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors are dropping some Jan. 6 obstruction charges, and a former presidential adviser is out of prison. Also, the Israeli military says it’s closer to getting rid of Hamas, and the Chinese regime continues to be considered a critical threat to our nation’s infrastructure. We’ll get to each one of these very important stories, but first up, the U.S. Secret Service has been assigned to protect presidents since 1902, and now, that agency is being investigated by its Inspector General....

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