The Obama holdover heading the Pentagon office reportedly under investigation by the U.S. attorney who is conducting the criminal probe of the Trump–Russia investigation was accused of leaking a classified document, in a recent court filing for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. The connection hasn’t been previously reported. According to a Nov. 21 report by […]
The 10 Most Important Revelations to Expect from the Russia Probe FISA Report…
Benchmarks to Look for in the Horowitz Report on FISA by Larry C Johnson…
Varying Expectations for IG Horowitz Report – The Convenient Application of “Intent”…
An Examination of Irregularities in FBI’s FISA Application on Carter Page…
Court Filing: Obama Holdover Heading Office Under Investigation for ‘Illegally Leaked’ Classified Document…
DOJ Watchdog Expected to Criticize FBI for Excluding ‘Game Changer’ Material from FISA Application…
The Justice Department watchdog is expected to criticize the FBI for leaving out potentially exculpatory evidence related to George Papadopoulos in a wiretap application targeting another former Trump campaign adviser. In a draft of his forthcoming report, Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications related to the surveillance of Carter Page […]
Britain’s Christopher Steele Distributed Other Dossier Reports Including One to an Oligarch’s Lawyer…
Just before Christmas 2015, the British intelligence operative Christopher Steele emailed a report to private clients that included an American lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch. The title of the dossier was “FIRTASH Abortive Return to Ukraine,” and it purported to provide intelligence on why the energy oligarch Dmitri Firtash tried, but failed, to return to […]
Blockbusters Buried in the IG Report on FBI Misuse of Confidential Sources…
Last week, the leaks began in anticipation of the expected early-December release of the inspector general report on the propriety of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) surveillance order. CNN broke news on Thursday that “a former FBI lawyer is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document” related to the 2016 FISA […]
A Dozen Document Troves That Could Change the Ukraine Scandal If Trump Released Them…
There are still wide swaths of documentation kept under wraps inside government agencies like the State Department that could substantially alter the public’s understanding of what has happened in the U.S.-Ukraine relationships now at the heart of the impeachment probe. As House Democrats mull whether to pursue impeachment articles and the GOP-led Senate braces for […]