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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Corruption Case Against Sen. Menendez…

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The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its bribery case against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, lifting a cloud that had hovered over his expected 2018 reelection bid and removing a potential distraction for his party in a key election year. Menendez, a longtime fixture of New Jersey politics, was accused of accepting gifts from a wealthy […]

Eight Individuals Charged with Deceptive Trading Practices Executed on U.S. Commodities Markets…

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Eight individuals who allegedly engaged in various deceptive trading practices on commodities markets in the United States have been publicly charged with federal crimes. Seven of the eight individuals were charged with the crime of spoofing, an illegal trading practice that can be used to manipulate the commodities markets. Other than the individuals identified today, […]

As Walls Close in on FBI, the Bureau Lashes Out At Its Antagonists by Sharyl Attkisson…

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What happens when federal agencies accused of possible wrongdoing also control the alleged evidence against them? What happens when they’re the ones in charge of who inside their agencies — or connected to them — ultimately gets investigated and possibly charged? Those questions are moving to the forefront as the facts play out in the […]

Nunes FISA Memo Outcry Overblown. Let’s See What He’s Got by Andrew McCarthy…

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There is a great deal of commentary, some of it hysterical, about a short memo authored by Republican staffers on the House Intelligence Committee under the direction of Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.). The memo is said to be about Obama-era abuses of the executive branch’s surveillance authorities under federal law — specifically, the Foreign […]

Devin Nunes Refuses to Turn Over Memo to Senate Intel Committee and DOJ…

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has reportedly refused a request from his Senate counterpart to share a classified memo that purports to outline alleged Justice Department wrongdoing in surveilling Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Senate Intelligence chairman Richard Burr’s staff requested a copy of the memo and was denied, according to sources speaking to CNN. […]

Forensic Experts Retrieve 50k Text Messages…

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The Inspector General has recovered the Samsung 5 cellphones of two embattled FBI agents at the center of ongoing Department of Justice and Congressional investigations. The two agents are under scrutiny for their involvement in the Special Counsel’s investigation into President Trump and alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 election. The DOJ’s Inspector general […]

Clinton–Obama Emails: The Key to Understanding Why Hillary Wasn’t Indicted (Must Read)…

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From the first, these columns have argued that the whitewash of the Hillary Clinton–emails caper was President Barack Obama’s call — not the FBI’s, and not the Justice Department’s. (See, e.g., here, here, and here.) The decision was inevitable. Obama, using a pseudonymous email account, had repeatedly communicated with Secretary Clinton over her private, non-secure […]

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