Administration hedges on Iran and Strait of Hormuz

March 19, 2026

Evidence that DOJ is covering up relationship between Trump administration and Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi declines to confirm that she will comply with subpoena to appear under oath before House Oversight Committee, Administration officials refuse to say whether they told Trump that Iran might block Strait of Hormuz, Gabbard pressed to say whether Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran, Gabbard evades question about intelligence community’s assessment of the risks of war with Iran, Patel refuses to deny that FBI is buying private data about Americans, Whistleblower complaints against DOGE suggest violation of the Privacy Act, Hegseth has asked for more than $200 billion to fund Iran war.

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