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Trump Administration National Security Government Investigations

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DOJ Will Use Compulsory Legal Process to Compel Production of Information From News Media Following Recent Update to Policy

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On April 25, Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi issued an internal memorandum to Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, changing the DOJ’s policy on obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media. Under...more

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The Continued Retreat: Commerce Secretary Announces Section 232 Investigations into Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors

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Section 232 investigations determine whether the targeted U.S. imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. At the conclusion of a Section 232 investigation (which can last for up to 270 days), the President must...more

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President Trump Announces Three New Section 232 Investigations After Suspending Reciprocal Tariffs, Excluding Certain Electronics,...

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The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more

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Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Pharmaceuticals

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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has initiated a Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Section 232 investigation to determine whether imports of pharmaceutical products and ingredients pose a national security risk to...more

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New Section 232 Investigations of Copper and Timber - Background, Timeline, and Next Steps

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The White House issued two recent Executive Orders and Fact Sheets directing the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to initiate investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (each a “Section 232...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Pausing Enforcement of FCPA: A Sea Change Moment for DOJ and SEC

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14209, titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,” with the stated purpose of eliminating...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement at DOJ

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The order pauses new FCPA criminal cases, directs review of existing cases, and leaves open several questions, including implications for specific business sectors and civil enforcement....more

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President Trump Issues Proclamation Finding National Security Threat from Automotive Imports Under Section 232; Directs USTR to...

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On May 17, 2019, President Trump issued a Proclamation containing his determinations in the US investigation into the effects of imports of automobiles and automobile parts on the national security of the United States,...more

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Commerce Submits Steel Section 232 Report to the President

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On Thursday, January 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce formally submitted to the President the results of its investigation into the effect of steel mill product imports on U.S. National Security. The President now has 90...more

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