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Crackdown on Chinese spying at American universities backfires
A Justice Department effort to root out Chinese espionage at universities has run into controversy. A series of criminal cases brought by prosecutors against professors and researchers as part of the “China Initiative” have fallen apart. Critics are accusing the government of overreaching and Asian-American groups are concerned the FBI has engaged in racial profiling. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports.


Former president Donald Trump gives deposition in lawsuit over 2015 protest
Donald Trump was ordered to testify under oath in a civil deposition. The former president is facing a lawsuit from protesters who say they were assaulted by members of Trump’s security staff during an immigration protest in 2015. NBC News’ Tom Winter explains what the protesters are seeking and how Trump is reacting.












