Tag: FBI

Why would President Trump want to fire special counsel Robert Mueller unless he's trying to cover something up? asked Nick Ackerman, a former Watergate prosecutor, in a Thursday MSNBC appearance. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Former Watergate prosecutor: Trump order to fire Mueller ‘astounding evidence of consciousness of guilt’

Daniel Chaitin · January 26, 2018 3:45 am

Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election had no interest in interviewing former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon until the release of the now-infamous book by Michael Wolff, reports say.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Steve Bannon’s remarks in ‘Fire and Fury’ ensnared interest of Robert Mueller’s team

Katie Leach · January 26, 2018 1:52 am

Robert Mueller is spearheading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller in summer 2017: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 26, 2018 1:33 am

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

Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday released seven pages of texts between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, both of whom were part of the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump investigations, ranging in dates from February 2016 to June 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Chuck Grassley: Newly revealed Strzok/Page texts ‘raise serious concerns’ about impartiality of senior DOJ, FBI leadership

Kelly Cohen · January 25, 2018 11:31 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, claimed this week that an "informant" had confirmed allegations that an FBI "secret society" held emergency meetings following Trump's stunning election in November. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Beltway Confidential

It sure looks like Sen. Ron Johnson made a fool of himself with that FBI ‘secret society’ bit

Becket Adams · January 25, 2018 9:07 pm

President Trump's legal team reviewed more than 100,000 pages of documents to identify which were of interest to Robert Mueller, according to John Dowd, one of the president's personal lawyers. (AP)

National Security

White House gave Robert Mueller nearly 8,000 pages of documents related to James Comey

Sarah Bedford · January 25, 2018 8:20 pm

When asked about whether the mention of a "secret society" could have been an exaggeration, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said: "It's a real possibility." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ron Johnson: ‘Real possibility’ reference to an FBI ‘secret society’ was a joke

Melissa Quinn · January 25, 2018 6:46 pm

"I'm glad somebody's hot on the trail of this secret society. As soon as we're done investigating Russia, we'll join the hunt for the Illuminati," Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote on Twitter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Mark Warner mocks GOP for alleged FBI ‘secret society’: After Russia probe, we’ll ‘hunt for the Illuminati’

Naomi Lim · January 25, 2018 6:36 pm

The Justice Department inspector general locates missing text messages from a critical five-month period between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page. (Bloomberg Photo)

National Security

Justice Department inspector general finds missing FBI texts between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page

Kelly Cohen · January 25, 2018 6:01 pm

McCabe's participation in the general election has been thrust into the spotlight after Trump reportedly asked whom he voted for. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FBI’s Andrew McCabe voted in 2016 GOP primary, but not general election

Caitlin Yilek · January 25, 2018 3:42 pm

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., sparred with CNN host Chris Cuomo on Wednesday had a conversation on missing FBI officials' text messages derailed by a debate on Bible history. (screenshot)

National Security

Rep. Matt Gaetz calls missing FBI texts ‘greatest coincidence since the immaculate conception’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 25, 2018 6:27 am