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“William P. Barr wrote a disputed memo saying it was within Mr. Bush’s authority to direct law-enforcement arrests of fugitives overseas without the consent of foreign states.”
The New York Times
by Helene Cooper, Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt
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Analyzed on 2026-09-30T03:41:37+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-30
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Ahead of the operation, William P. Barr, who then led the Office of Legal Counsel and was the attorney general in Mr. Trump’s first term, wrote a disputed memo saying it was within Mr. Bush’s authority to direct law-enforcement arrests of fugitives overseas without the consent of foreign states.
Extracted from: Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels , The New York Times
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“Ahead of the operation, William P. Barr, who then led the Office of Legal Counsel and was the attorney general in Mr. Trump’s first term, wrote a disputed memo saying it was within Mr. Bush’s authority to direct law-enforcement arrests of fugitives overseas without the consent of foreign states.”
Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
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CLM-490AFD10
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nytimes.com
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