NEW: Texas law requires an investigation when someone dies in jail custody. Sheriff's deputies pressed the thumbprint of a man who was brain dead on a release form to then claim he was no longer in custody. They said—this means you don't need an investigation. Make time for this new reporting.

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these are the kinds of ads you see in Children of Men

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The world's richest man -- who made his money off government contracts and now uses that wealth to spread white nationalist conspiracy theories and influence government with cuts that have killed millions -- should not be allowed to have this big an influence in a democracy.

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What's always amazing to me is how cheap politicians are to buy. $40k in campaign contributions in return for a $10M contract??

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Essentially every word of this is a lie, but the true part is "we," and it's noteworthy too. During the era of post-Watergate norms, presidents and vice-presidents wouldn't have described DOJ prosecutorial decisions as decisions "we" were making— because they weren't!

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