Investigators from the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office recently interviewed former FBI director James B. Comey as part of a probe into whether his deputy, Andrew McCabe, broke the law by lying to federal agents — an indication the office is seriously considering whether McCabe should be charged with a crime, a person familiar with the […]
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Trump Pardons Dinesh D’Souza – Here’s the Backstory…
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was the major impetus behind the Thursday pardon of Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative activist tells The Daily Caller. D’Souza noted that he and his wife had dinner with Cruz approximately a month ago. At the dinner, the senator made clear he would push for a pardon during his conversations with President […]
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The Maltese Phantom of Russiagate by Lee Smith…
In the shifting narratives of the Trump-Russia probe, a Maltese academic named Joseph Mifsud has remained a linchpin regarding claims of collusion. He is the professor who allegedly told Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos that the Russians had emails related to the Clinton campaign. The FBI says it opened its investigation in late July 2016 […]
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Child Repeatedly Tries, Eventually Succeeds in Hugging Trump at ‘Right to Try’ Bill Signing…
Little Jordan McLinn stole the show Wednesday when he tried to give President Trump an ill-timed hug at the White House’s “Right to Try” bill signing event. McLinn, of Indiana, attempted three times to engage Trump in an embrace. When he noticed Trump, seemingly unaware, turn his back to him on his third try, McLinn, […]
The Obama Administration’s Hypocritical Pretext for Spying on the Trump Campaign by Andrew McCarthy…
As I argued in my weekend column, it is hard to imagine a more idle question than whether the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign. Of course it did. If you want to argue the point, imagine what the professors, pundits, and pols would have said had the Bush administration run an informant against […]
White House Blasts ‘Double Standard’ Over Olbermann, Hill, Griffin, Behar Anti-Trump Comments…
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says President Trump wants to know why Disney CEO Bob Iger hasn’t apologized for the “horrible things” said by its anti-Trump personalities like Keith Olbermann, Jemele Hill, Joy Behar and Kathy Griffin. “Where was Bob Iger’s apology to the White House staff for Jemele Hill calling the president and […]
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Giddy Up – Senate Judiciary Committee Schedules Hearing on IG Report Tuesday June 5th….
The comprehensive IG final draft report on the FBI handling of the Clinton investigation was circulated for principal feedback on May 16th. Following typical timelines of IG ‘draft reports’ we anticipated the Final Report release around the first week of June. Well, Senator Chuck Grassley has just scheduled a hearing on the release for next […]
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Alexander Downer Describes Barroom Meeting with Trump Advisor George Papadopoulos…
In a little-noticed interview in April, former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer spoke publicly for the first time about his barroom conversation with President Donald Trump’s campaign adviser that would serve as a catalyst for the FBI’s collusion investigation. Downer, the former high commissioner to the U.K., said he asked another Australian diplomat to contact the […]
How Trump Is Making It Easier to Say ‘You’re Fired!’ to Bad Federal Bureaucrats…
President Trump has ordered a crackdown on poor performance and misbehavior within the ranks of the federal workforce, senior administration officials said Friday. Mr. Trump signed a trio of executive orders that reform civil service rules by expediting termination for cause, revamping union contracts and limiting taxpayer-funded union work at agencies, said a senior administration […]
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FBI Agents Afraid to Testify, Say Congress Likely Won’t Protect Them…
Even as a new Rasmussen poll shows a majority of voters believe senior law enforcement officials broke the law to stop Donald Trump from beating Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, rank-and-file FBI agents who want to testify against their superiors to Congress feel they can’t due to an ineffective whistleblower protection law. These agents […]
Holder Urges DOJ/FBI to Unconstitutionally Defy President: ‘Protect the Institutions’…
Former Attorney General Eric Holder publicly urged his former employees at the Justice Department to defy President Trump’s request for transparency and public disclosures of information related to the unprecedented spy operation launched in 2016 against the Trump campaign – “More DOJ norms being eroded. Trump-a SUBJECT of the investigation-wants access to material related to […]
When Did Trump-Russia Probe Really Begin? Investigators Focus on Mystery Months…
Revelations that an FBI informant insinuated himself into the Trump campaign have led some congressional investigators to rethink their theories on how and why former President Barack Obama’s Justice Department began investigating the 2016 Trump presidential effort. Most reporting has focused on the July 31, 2016, creation of a document formally marking the beginning of […]
The Office of DOD’s Net Assessment Paid Stefan Halper…Why?….
Stefan Halper, the dual U.S.-U.K. citizen who reached out to Trump campaign aides George Papadopoulos and Carter Page, is the international man of mystery when it comes to the origins of the FBI counterintelligence probe of the Trump campaign and presidency. From public records, we know he was receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars a […]
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Latest Scandal Revelations Raise Questions on Obama Agencies’ Roles by Monica Crowley…
With the avalanche of new disclosures about the Obama Justice Department’s and FBI’s alleged political spying on the Trump campaign and presidential transition, we must ask President Obama and all of his top lieutenants what they knew and when they knew it. A good place to start would be with Obama’s CIA director, John Brennan, […]
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Trump Grants Posthumous Pardon to Former Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson…
President Trump granted a rare and historic posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson 72 years after his death Thursday, clearing the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion of racially motivated charges resulting from his relationships with white women in 1912. Advocates for Johnson — including boxers, historians, academics and senators — pushed for a pardon for 14 […]
DOJ Holds Contentious Russia Briefings As Sparks Fly Over ‘Spygate’…
The FBI and Justice Department on Thursday held a pair of high-level briefings for lawmakers in an effort to ease Republican pressure over the Russia investigation, amid President Trump’s outcry over revelations that a confidential informant made contact with several of his advisers during the 2016 campaign. The White House-brokered briefings were expanded at the […]
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What Happened During the FBI Interview With Flynn?…
FBI Special Agent Joe Pientka, if subpoenaed, will provide testimony regarding the circumstances surrounding his interview with former National Security Advisor Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, sources with knowledge have been telling this reporter for more than a year. And recent reports scattered across social media and some news outlets claiming that Pientka’s testimony will […]
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‘SAD MOMENT IN HISTORY’ – WHITE HOUSE CANCELS NORTH KOREA SUMMIT…
President Trump on Thursday cancelled the highly anticipated summit with North Korea that was set for next month, calling the talks “inappropriate” following the “hostility” displayed in the latest comments from dictator Kim Jong Un. The move to pull out of the summit, slated to take place in Singapore on June 12, came after threats […]
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Mystery in Mueller Probe: Where’s the Hacking Indictment?…
In the year since the start of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, one thing has been notably absent: a public indictment of any Russians for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Mueller has charged President Trump’s former campaign chief, secured guilty pleas from several individuals in Trump’s orbit and indicted 13 Russians for […]
U.S. Firm That Gave Cash to Michael Cohen Helped Secure Millions for Putin-Linked Oligarch…
A company that paid Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s legal fixer, was also involved in securing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for a Russian oligarch from a bank with ties to Russia’s intelligence services. Columbus Nova, an investment firm based in New York, confirmed earlier this month that it paid Cohen half a million […]
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