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#cover-up

Deliberate concealment of government wrongdoing, including destruction of evidence, classification of embarrassing information, and obstruction of investigations. Undermines accountability and enables continued violations.

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Updated March 26, 2026 Corruption & Self-Dealing
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing

Epstein Files: DOJ Withholds Evidence, UN Experts Warn of Crimes Against Humanity

After signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Trump administration's DOJ missed legal deadlines, secretly re-redacted files, and withheld documents containing allegations that Trump sexually abused a minor — prompting a UN finding that the crimes described may amount to crimes against humanity, bipartisan congressional subpoenas of AG Bondi, and calls for a special counsel over alleged perjury.

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Jeffrey Epsteincrimes against humanityobstruction of justicePam Bondiperjury
Updated February 26, 2021 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity

Khashoggi Assassination Cover-Up: Trump's Protection of Saudi Arabia from Accountability

Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a 15-person hit squad sent from Riyadh. The CIA concluded with high confidence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing. Trump publicly sided with Saudi Arabia over his own intelligence agencies, blocked sanctions on MBS, and used the murder as leverage in arms sales negotiations.

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khashoggisaudi-arabiaextrajudicial-killingjournalistpress-freedom