Tag: FBI

Republicans are set to released the classified memo written by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., as early as Thursday, over the objections of Democrats who say releasing it would be damaging. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

National Security

House Democrat: Nunes memo will erode America’s confidence in the FBI

Pete Kasperowicz · February 1, 2018 12:30 pm

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)

Beltway Confidential

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

Byron York · February 1, 2018 12:25 pm

White House attorneys Wednesday were reviewing a memo prepared by House Republicans said to detail surveillance abuses committed under the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

White House grapples with releasing explosive memo amid Justice Department, Democratic opposition

Sarah Bedford · February 1, 2018 5:01 am

House Intelligence Committee members field questions about the Trump dossier. According to a statement from the committee's spokesperson, "The Washington Free Beacon has issued a statement asserting that it had no involvement with Christopher Stele or the dossier he compiled from Russian sources." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

#ReleaseTheMemo isn’t about transparency — it’s political grandstanding

Dan King · February 1, 2018 5:01 am

New evidence has shown that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, among others at the agency, knew of additional emails linked to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server well before the public did.

Senior FBI agents knew of new Clinton emails from Anthony Wiener’s laptop weeks before Congress was informed: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · February 1, 2018 3:42 am

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calf., said Wednesday that Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who serves with him on the House Intelligence Committee made material changes to a controversial memo Nunes is hoping to release to the public.

Adam Schiff accuses Devin Nunes of making ‘material changes’ to memo given to White House

Diana Stancy Correll, Daniel Chaitin · February 1, 2018 3:17 am

According to new reports, President Trump on Thursday plans to approve the release of a controversial memo written by House Republicans said to contain evidence of surveillance abuses by the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump likely to allow release of Nunes memo on Thursday: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · February 1, 2018 2:23 am

Former Trump campaign official Carter Page is one of the targets of special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Carter Page says Nunes memo will suffice if he cannot get ‘illegitimate’ FISA application

Diana Stancy Correll · February 1, 2018 2:17 am

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has said the FBI and Justice Department have been under investigation for months, a fact committee Democrats say isn't true. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Devin Nunes defends House Intelligence investigation into DOJ, FBI

Kelly Cohen · January 31, 2018 11:58 pm

Rep. Mike Quigley — an Illinois Democrat — asked Rep. Devin Nunes what role, if any, the Trump White House played in drafting the memo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Devin Nunes didn’t respond when asked if staff worked with White House on House intel memo

Kelly Cohen · January 31, 2018 11:01 pm

James Comey sent the note to lawmakers on Oct. 28, the day after Peter Strzok circulated his "first cut" to other FBI officials on Oct. 27, a little more than a week before voters went to the polls. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

FBI agent accused of being an anti-Trump conspirator helped write James Comey’s letter about Clinton email probe days before election

Naomi Lim · January 31, 2018 10:25 pm

Earlier Wednesday, the FBI said it has "grave concerns" about the four-page memo because it includes "material omissions of fact." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Devin Nunes to FBI: ‘No surprise’ to see FBI and DOJ’s ‘spurious objections’ to allowing public to see FISA memo

Kelly Cohen · January 31, 2018 9:18 pm