A congressional committee has issued subpoenas targeting a research firm that compiled a dossier of unverified and unflattering information about President Donald Trump. The subpoenas were recently issued by the House Intelligence Committee to employees at Fusion GPS, which performs research for political and corporate clients. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Fusion GPS worked with […]
House Intel Committee Plans to Release Russian Facebook Ads…
Warner Blasts Twitter’s Russia Presentation…
Twitter’s presentation Thursday to Senate staffers about possible Russian election interference brought a caustic reaction from top Intelligence Committee Democrat Mark Warner, who called it “deeply disappointing” and “inadequate on every level.” The Virginia senator said he was especially disappointed that much of Twitter’s findings were based on user accounts that Facebook had already flagged […]
Trump Attorney Delivers Point-by-Point Rebuttal of ‘Totally False’ Dossier…
One of the key figures named in the unverified anti-Trump dossier has delivered a point-by-point rebuttal shooting down more than a dozen allegations contained in its pages. Fox News obtained a letter to the House Intelligence Committee sent Aug. 14 by the attorney representing Michael Cohen, who has served as President…
House Committee Subpoenas FBI, DOJ in Russia Investigation…
Byron York reports that Trey Gowdy’s House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed the FBI and the Department of Justice over the origins of the fictitious Russian “dossier” that was used to smear Donald Trump during the presidential campaign: In the most significant escalation yet in the wrangling between Congress…
Yet Another Closed-Door Hearing: House Intel Questions Susan Rice…
Former national security adviser Susan Rice is meeting privately Wednesday with the House Intelligence Committee, Fox News has learned, in the latest Capitol Hill session involving an Obama administration official. Rice was expected to face questions in closed session about Russia and the unmasking controversy…
Former Obama Aide Ben Rhodes Is Now a Person of Interest in the Unmasking Investigation…
Former Obama White House National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes is now emerging as a person of interest in the House Intelligence Committee’s unmasking investigation, according to a letter sent Tuesday by the committee to the National Security Agency (NSA). This adds Rhodes to the growing list of top Obama government officials who may have improperly…
Intelligence Chairman Accuses Obama Aides of Hundreds of Unmasking Requests…
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing top political aides of President Obama of making hundreds of requests during the 2016 presidential race to unmask the names of Americans in intelligence reports, including Trump transition officials. Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), in a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, said the […]
4 Counterterrorism Programs Slated to be Axed by House Intel Committee…
Four Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) counterterrorism programs — including a component created to investigate the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s leaks — are slated to be “eliminated or re-aligned” by the House Intelligence Committee after a comprehensive review and complaints of mismanagement arose, Circa has learned. The committee’s review of the 70-year-old military intelligence apparatus led […]
Top Dems Slow Rolling Ethics Probe to Delay Investigation Into Obama Leaks…
Democratic congressional leaders on the House Ethics Committee are charged with intentionally dragging out an investigation into Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes in what multiple sources described as an attempt to influence the Intelligence Committee’s sensitive Russia probe and promote their own political careers, according to multiple sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon. […]