Tag: FBI

President Trump fired James Comey earlier this month, and a White House team began conducting a search for a candidate to take his place. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

National Security

Trump administration reboots search for new FBI director: Report

Melissa Quinn · May 24, 2017 3:21 pm

"I think he was put into an impossible position. I think when [then-Attorney General Loretta] Lynch went on that plane ... I think that put him in an impossible position," Paul Ryan said of James Comey. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

Paul Ryan disagrees with Trump: Comey’s not a ‘nut job’

Al Weaver · May 24, 2017 2:01 pm

A friend of former FBI Director James Comey said President Trump should be scared of the former director's testimony that he plans to deliver to lawmakers next month. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Ben Wittes: James Comey’s testimony should ‘scare’ Trump

Melissa Quinn · May 24, 2017 11:49 am

President Trump's draft budget would cut the renewable office from $762 million for fiscal 2017 to $160 million. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump picks Marc Kasowitz as outside legal counsel for Russia probe

Anna Giaritelli · May 23, 2017 10:35 pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's, center, memo was initially cited as President Trump's primary reason for firing former FBI Director James Comey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

In briefing, Rod Rosenstein would not say who asked him to write the Comey memo, according to Kirsten Gillibrand

Emily Jashinsky · May 23, 2017 9:08 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, "The Department of Justice is dedicated to advancing the safety, the security, and the rights of all Americans -- and the FY 2018 budget reflects the president's commitment to keep America safe." President Trump is proposing cutting about $1.1 billion from the Justice Department's budget for next year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump proposes $1.1 billion cut to Justice Department

Kelly Cohen · May 23, 2017 4:35 pm

Brennan's remarks are a boost to Republicans and President Trump, who have argued that the constant leaks about the Trump administration's contacts with Russia are highly damaging. (AP)

National Security

John Brennan: Leak of classified intelligence ‘needs to be investigated’

Pete Kasperowicz · May 23, 2017 3:22 pm

Brennan refused to describe what he saw, and declined to say whether he thinks the information showed that Trump's team was colluding with Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Former CIA Director John Brennan: I saw intel ‘worthy’ of investigation on Russia-Trump collusion

Todd Shepherd · May 23, 2017 2:54 pm

On Monday evening, there was yet another report that Trump sought to influence the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

How Trump brought a dying Russia investigation back to life

W. James Antle III · May 23, 2017 4:01 am

The Trump-Russia case could become the ultimate illustration of the old Washington saying that it's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In this case, there might be no underlying crime at all. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: At this rate, it won’t matter if Trump colluded with Russia

Byron York · May 23, 2017 3:43 am

The coordination is not unusual, experts say. (AP Photo/Octav Ganea, Mediafax)

National Security

Comey to meet privately with Mueller before Senate hearing

Anna Giaritelli · May 22, 2017 9:06 pm

In this Oct. 30, 2001, file photo, members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical-Biological Incident Response Force demonstrate anthrax clean-up techniques during a news conference in on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert, File)

Beltway Confidential

Remember the botched anthrax investigation

Michael Barone · May 22, 2017 7:24 pm