Both the House and the Senate are investigating whether the former President Barack Obama’s administration used intelligence in a salacious “Trump Dossier” as “evidence” before a secret federal surveillance court to obtain permission to spy on Donald Trump campaign aides and later his transition team. Leaders in Congress are trying to find out if the […]
Grassley Presses FBI on Use of Foreign Intel in Russia Investigation…
In light of revelations that Christopher Steele pushed dossier allegations to British intelligence last year, in addition to working with Fusion GPS, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley pressed the FBI to explain what steps it took to determine whether the underlying source of any foreign intelligence used in the FBI’s Russia investigation was actually […]
FBI Fights Public Release of Trump Dossier Info…
Next Stop for Trump Dossier Probe: the FBI…
In late July, the Justice Department refused a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee — a bipartisan, joint request from Chairman Charles Grassley and Ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein — to make two top FBI officials available for an interview in the committee’s investigation of the Trump dossier and other matters…
Trump Dossier Testimony Could Be Published by Senate Judiciary…
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday that he’s open to releasing a transcript of an interview given this week by Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of Trump dossier firm Fusion GPS. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the committee, said at a town hall meeting that the Judiciary panel…
Fusion GPS Co-Founder to Be Interviewed by Senate Panel…
Trump Dossier Firm Turns Over Documents to Senate Panel, But There’s Just One Problem…
Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm behind the Trump dossier, turned over thousands of pages of documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee late Wednesday, The Daily Caller is told. But the documents do not appear to be what the committee was hoping that Fusion GPS and its founder, Glenn Simpson, would provide. “The committee is […]
Clinton Confidant Blumenthal Back Under Microscope Amid Trump Scrutiny…
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee has turned the tables, yet again, on Democrats going after President Trump’s associates over foreign ties by reintroducing a key player from the Clinton email scandal and questioning whether he made similar missteps. Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, raised the case of Clinton confidant Sidney Blumenthal in hearings this […]
Grassley: Subpoenas Ready for Trump Jr., Manafort…
The Senate Judiciary Committee will subpoena President Trump’s son Donald Jr. and former campaign manager Paul Manafort if they do not agree to testify next week, the committee’s chairman told RealClearPolitics. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley has signed off on the subpoenas along with the ranking Democrat on the committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Grassley confirmed Thursday […]
Now, Why Would Obama’s DOJ Let Russian Lawyer into U.S. After Temp Visa Rejected…
The Russian lawyer who penetrated Donald Trump’s inner circle was initially cleared into the United States by the Justice Department under “extraordinary circumstances” before she embarked on a lobbying campaign last year that ensnared the president’s eldest son, members of Congress, journalists and State Department officials, according to court and Justice Department documents and interviews. […]