Tag: Byron York

The Justice Department relied in part on the unverified, Clinton-funded, oppo-research Trump dossier to win a secret warrant to spy on former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Byron York: As memo fight rages, critics ask: All this over Carter Page?

Byron York · February 1, 2018 12:25 pm

The questions for Democrats: Is Trump asking for three times more than he wants? (Chris Kleponis/Pool via Bloomberg)

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Byron York: On immigration, Trump goes for it all

Byron York · January 30, 2018 9:40 pm

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, under the chairmanship of Devin Nunes, R-Calif., have voted to make public a memo they say details surveillance abuses of the Obama administration. Democrats on the committee and elsewhere were against the move. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Memo war: GOP to release memo aimed at Justice Department, while Dems push memo aimed at GOP

Byron York · January 30, 2018 5:52 am

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gestures during a speech on Security and Immigration priorities before a group of law enforcement officials in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Byron York: House Intel meets Monday and could vote on memo release — is Jeff Sessions softening his stance?

Byron York · January 28, 2018 9:40 pm

There is much confusion over some basic facts of the Strzok-Page texts, and even then, the answers are complicated. So far, the Justice Department has identified about 50,000 of them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Byron York: Justice Department withholds majority of FBI texts

Byron York · January 27, 2018 2:59 pm

Two recent events have served to heighten tensions: the investigation into the Trump dossier and the revelation of text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Byron York: ‘Hide the ball’ — On Capitol Hill, growing frustration with FBI secrecy

Byron York · January 24, 2018 9:54 pm

As long as President Trump is piling up conservative achievements, life will remain complicated for the nation's NeverTrumpers. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Byron York: NeverTrumpers face vexing question: What to make of Trump successes?

Byron York · January 23, 2018 5:42 pm

In a statement Monday, an apologetic-sounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to "leave no stone unturned" in searching for the missing texts between the FBI's Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Byron York: What’s next in the investigation of those missing FBI texts

Byron York · January 23, 2018 5:52 am

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va. Trump's White House counsel personally lobbied Attorney General Jeff Sessions to not recuse himself from the Justice Department's investigation into potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Byron York: Congress seeks answers after FBI claims texts missing in Trump-Russia probe

Byron York · January 22, 2018 2:07 am

Some of the Republicans who appear frequently on television, like Jim Jordan and Ron DeSantis, have reacted strongly to the memo's contents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Byron York: Amid shutdown, House GOP shows intense interest in Trump dossier memo

Byron York · January 21, 2018 1:10 pm

Senate lawmakers will likely reject the bill in favor of a bipartisan deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, and lift mandatory spending caps for two years. ( Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

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Byron York: House committee takes step toward making Trump dossier findings public

Byron York · January 18, 2018 4:49 pm

It's not clear whether State Department activity related to former British spy Christopher Steele's Trump dossier took place in the months leading up to the 2016 election, during the transition, or both.

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Byron York: Trump dossier probes now include possible State Department involvement

Byron York · January 16, 2018 11:59 am