Tag: House Intelligence Committee

Fox News chief news anchor Shepard Smith warned Thursday that the surveillance memo prepared by House Republicans may very well be a ploy engineered to distract from any progress being made in the probe into the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

National Security

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith warns surveillance memo may be ‘weapon of mass partisan distraction’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 26, 2018 12:05 am

Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper has said the memo prepared by House GOP lawmakers alleging surveillance abuse by the Obama administration is "an irregular approach" to handling such accusations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

James Clapper vexed by ‘partisan’ effort to attack FBI, DOJ with memo on alleged FISA abuses

Daniel Chaitin · January 25, 2018 4:41 am

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., has said that while a House memo alleging surveillance abuse by the Obama administration is important, but not necessarily for public consumption. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trey Gowdy reacts to DOJ warning on releasing memo on alleged FISA abuses: ‘Let’s lower the rhetoric’

Daniel Chaitin · January 25, 2018 2:29 am

The memo allegedly details classified information on how officials in the Justice Department and FBI abused a government surveillance program, and some House conservatives have described the document as "alarming" and "shocking." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Intelligence Committee denied access to memo detailing alleged surveillance abuses: Report

Melissa Quinn · January 24, 2018 10:59 pm

Now Democrats Have a FISA Counter-Memo

Jenna Lifhits · January 24, 2018 9:56 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)

Beltway Confidential

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

Byron York · January 24, 2018 9:54 pm

Missing messages between FBI officials Peter Strok and Lisa Page, who were both helping investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election, has experts questioning the legitimacy of the supposed loss. (iStock)

National Security

Thousands of FBI cellphones affected by technical glitch that lost texts between anti-Trump agents: Report

Mandy Mayfield · January 24, 2018 9:26 pm

In a statement, Rep. Adam Schiff said Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are seeking to "selectively and misleadingly characterize classified information" in an effort to "protect" President Trump. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

House Intel Democrats preparing own memo to counter GOP’s ‘misleading’ FISA memo on Trump

Kelly Cohen · January 24, 2018 8:49 pm

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said Tuesday he is confident the White House will allow the release of a memo reportedly detailing abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the Obama administration to spy on associates of President Trump. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

Rep. Matt Gaetz: Trump will allow the release of the memo on alleged FISA abuses

Daniel Chaitin · January 24, 2018 3:09 am

"Ability to reprogram intelligence funds in secret violates the standing oversight and authorization authority held by permanent select intelligence committees," said Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency senior executive who leaked information to the media. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

National Security

Provision in shutdown-ending bill stokes fear of oversight-free intelligence spending

Steven Nelson · January 24, 2018 1:57 am

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D- N.Y., said Tuesday he wants access to a four-page, GOP-produced memo detailing possible misuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act committed by members of the intelligence community during the Obama presidency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrat wants source material for memo of alleged FISA abuses released to House Judiciary

Naomi Lim · January 24, 2018 12:55 am

"You guys are absolutely obsessed with everything to do with collusion," Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday. "We hope that you'll take some of that same obsession, energy and direct it to the places where it looks like there could have been inappropriate and possibly illegal behavior." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sarah Sanders: Missing FBI texts, House Intel memo show ‘possibly illegal behavior’

Sarah Bedford · January 23, 2018 9:59 pm