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Dear Dr. Fletcher: We are greatly disturbed by testimony of May 2 to the Rogers Commission that strongly suggests that Morton Thiokol, Inc., and at least one NASA official, have attempted to control the flow of information to the Commission through acts of intimidation and punishment. In evaluating that testimony, it appears that a Morton Thiokol
... See moreAllan J. McDonald • Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Moreover, during the same period, a handful of powerful attorneys who were closely tied to Opus Dei worked hand in glove with various influential conservative and libertarian members of the Federalist Society, a group that advocates a strict “originalist” interpretation of the US Constitution. Many of these attorneys were based in major white-shoe
... See moreCraig Unger • American Kompromat
His seat in Congress was already gone: Homer Thornberry, having won the Democratic primary in the Tenth District, was assured of election in November. And he was in imminent danger of having his reputation tarnished so badly that even if he were to desire another political post—appointive or elective—he might not be able to get it. He was in danger
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II
Both Korf and Schochet used the services of an American lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, who also represented Donald Trump during the investigation into his Russian links, among other legal battles. On their behalf, Kasowitz claimed that Korf and Schochet had no knowledge of wrongdoing by Kolomoisky.
Anne Applebaum • Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
