Special counsel Robert Mueller’s plea agreement with Paul Manafort on Friday took unusual and possibly unprecedented steps to undercut President Donald Trump’s ability to pardon his former campaign chairman. The plea deal Mueller struck with Manafort contains several provisions that appear intended to discourage the former Trump aide from seeking a pardon and to rein […]
Trump-Proof Aspects of Manafort Deal Rankle Lawyers…
Sting Video of Left-Wing DOJ Staffer Bragging About Misuse of Govt. Resources Sparks Investigation…
The Department of Justice said Wednesday it would investigate an employee caught in a Project Veritas sting bragging about using her job to help advance the political agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America. Allison Hrabar, a Justice Department paralegal, said in the undercover video that she found the address of a DC lobbyist by […]
How Anti-Trump Leakers Moved From Offense to Defense…
A trail of evidence appearing in major news outlets suggests a campaign to undermine President Trump from within the government through illegal leaks of classified information, and then thwart congressional investigators probing the disclosures. On Monday the Justice Department released a handful of texts and other documents that included two former officials known for their […]
Leaking Lovers and an FBI Smear Job of Carter Page?
Just last week I opined on how troubling it was that the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) apparently targeted and used media to further, in the court of public opinion, an as-yet-unproven Russia-collusion case against Donald Trump. Now, belatedly released information from the files of those favorite FBI lovebirds — Peter Strzok and Lisa […]
Government Admits Sex Allegation Against Maria Butina Was a Mistake…
Federal prosecutors acknowledged in a court filing submitted late Friday that they were “mistaken” in accusing alleged Russian agent Maria Butina of offering “sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization.” The sex allegation was made in a July 18 court filing submitted by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu. Liu leveled the […]
Bruce Ohr Named ‘Half a Dozen’ FBI, DOJ Officials Who Knew About Russia Dossier Ties…
Justice Department official Bruce Ohr gave lawmakers “a list of half a dozen” senior FBI and DOJ officials who knew about his interactions with people tied to the Trump dossier, according to a GOP congressman. Ohr spoke with members of the joint task force of the Judiciary and Oversight committees for several hours in a […]
Judge Gives No Jail Time To Imran Awan, Attorney Claims He Was Building ‘Women’s Shelter’…
The NYT’s Strange Insistence That Bruce Ohr Is a Big Nobody…
Since late 2017, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr has emerged as a central character in the Trump dossier saga, including the contested way the dossier’s allegations were presented to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He has been an object of the president’s ire, of late, and so August 17 a trio of New York Times […]
‘Too Big to Fail’: Russia-gate One Year After Intelligence Professionals Showed a LEAK, Not a Hack as Alleged…
A year has passed since highly credentialed intelligence professionals produced the first hard evidence that allegations of mail theft and other crimes attributed to Russia rested on purposeful falsification and subterfuge. The initial reaction to these revelations—a firestorm of frantic denial—augured ill, and the time since has fulfilled one’s worst expectations. One year later we […]
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