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The Hound | April 23

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  Hi there, It’s Thursday. The Navy Secretary is departing, another top defense official leaving amid the Iran War and Pete Hegseth’s attempt to remake the military. The Pentagon was caught altering the number of wounded-in-action troops, covering up casualties. And in the House, Rep. Jim Comer is working overtime to curtail the Epstein investigation. Efforts led by Comer to curtail or redirect investigations are not routine oversight decisions—they risk ending accountability in one of the most disturbing scandals in recent history. When attempts to halt an investigation into a powerful network of abuse are framed as inside-baseball politics, the public is left without a clear understanding of how accountability can be quietly dismantled. 🖊️ Add your name to call on major news organizations to cover these actions clearly and forcefully as an effort to limit scrutiny and shut down accountability—examining who benefits, what questions remain unanswered, and why the investigation i...

SCOOP: Trump’s DOJ Is Helping a Convicted FBI Informant Tied to Russian Intelligence

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  YOUR FREE TRIAL HAS EXPIRED.   SCOOP: Trump’s DOJ Is Helping a Convicted FBI Informant Tied to Russian Intelligence By David Corn  March 14, 2026 A courtroom sketch of Alexander Smirnov from an appearance in a federal court in Los Angeles on February 26, 2024. William T. Robles/AP   Your free trial of  Our Land  has expired , so you're no longer getting the full version of each newsletter. We’re glad you signed up for  Our Land  in the first place and opened today's email, so here's David's lead story and a  friendly reminder that for just $5 a month  you can receive the behind-the-scenes and interactive features with each issue—and at the same time support  Mother Jones ’ reporting. I Want the Full Version   For a year, the Trump Justice Department has been on an odd mission: to assist a mysterious former FBI informant with ties to Russian intelligence who ended up in prison for passing disinformation about Joe Biden to the bureau. Hi...