Tag: FBI

Congress Prepares to Vote on Controversial Surveillance Power

Jenna Lifhits · January 9, 2018 1:54 pm

Noor Salman, the wife of Pulse nightclub mass shooter Omar Mateen, said in a statement to an FBI agent that she was "in denial" and couldn't believe that Mateen would hurt people even though she knew something bad was going to happen that night. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Wife of Orlando nightclub attacker knew ‘something bad’ would happen night of attack

Al Weaver · January 6, 2018 2:44 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa (pictured right), and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote a Thursday letter to the Justice Department about Christopher Steele, the author of the Trump dossier. Here's what seems to be going on. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: What the Trump dossier criminal referral means

Byron York · January 6, 2018 11:33 am

Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein told CNN's Anderson Cooper Friday that the Republican move to have the author of the so-called "Trump dossier" criminally investigated was a red herring. (screenshot)

Carl Bernstein: Republicans referring ‘Trump dossier’ author for criminal investigation a ‘glowing red herring’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 6, 2018 5:04 am

Gaining access to Fusion GPS's bank records marks yet another victory for the Republicans in the House Intelligence Committee, which earlier in the week secured documents and text messages related to the Trump-Russia collusion investigation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Intelligence victorious again, obtains Fusion GPS’s financial records

Daniel Chaitin · January 6, 2018 3:12 am

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who helped lead the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, has faced criticism from Republicans over his wife's ties to the Democratic Party and her election bid in Virginia.

FBI documents show Andrew McCabe had no conflict of interest in Clinton email probe

Kelly Cohen · January 5, 2018 10:43 pm

"Stay strong and stand tall. Continue to investigate them all. You are indeed answering the people's call. The Kremlin Klan is going to fall. Around you the Democrats are building a wall. We look forward to the day, to prison they will all be hauled." (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Maxine Waters wrote a poem to Robert Mueller. Here’s a review

Emily Jashinsky · January 5, 2018 10:23 pm

Jeff Sessions gets it. He understands the necessity of preserving the Rule of Law and of rectifying Obama-era abuses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rep. Steve King: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the right man, in the right place, at the right time

rep-steve-king · January 5, 2018 8:41 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, (pictured above) and the letter's co-author, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are not recommending that charges be brought against the Trump dossier's author, Christopher Steele. Rather, they're recommending an investigation into whether Steele lied to the FBI. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

The New York Times overplays its hand on Chuck Grassley referring the Steele dossier to DOJ

Becket Adams · January 5, 2018 8:39 pm

Republican senators told the Justice Department they believe Christopher Steele, the former British spy who helped put together the dossier, lied to federal authorities about his communications with American journalists. (AP Photo)

Republican senators refer ‘Trump dossier’ author Christopher Steele for criminal investigation

Kelly Cohen · January 5, 2018 6:42 pm

President Trump called allegations of collusion between his campaign and Russia "a total hoax," and claimed the "only collusion" is between Hillary Clinton and "FBI/Russia." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Trump says the only collusion that happened was between Hillary Clinton, the FBI and Russia

Kelly Cohen · January 5, 2018 2:57 pm

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., tweeted Thursday that reports President Trump attempted to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself from the ongoing Russia probe suggested "consciousness of guilt."

Democrat Ted Lieu: Trump effort to stop Jeff Sessions’ recusal ‘screams consciousness of guilt’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 5, 2018 5:47 am