Tag: FBI

The incident happened days before James Comey was fired from his post and just after he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in May. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jeff Sessions aide attempted to retrieve harmful info on James Comey: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 5, 2018 2:14 am

The House Intelligence Committee will gain access to Fusion GPS's financial records after a judge ruled against the firm's efforts to keep the records from the group. Fusion GPS is the agency behind the so-called "Trump dossier." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Federal judge rules against Fusion GPS effort to keep financial records from House Intelligence Committee

Kelly Cohen · January 5, 2018 12:38 am

The report said that federal law enforcement had looked into the situation and other FCC offices would be briefed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ajit Pai canceled tech event appearance due to death threats: Report

Daniel Chaitin · January 4, 2018 10:02 pm

Leaks, many from within Attorney General Jeff Session's Justice Department, have saturated the mainstream media coverage since the 2016 presidential campaign concluded. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Reps. Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan: It’s time for Jeff Sessions to go, as shown by the latest FBI leak

Rep. Mark Meadows, Jim Jordan · January 4, 2018 2:00 pm

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., announced Wednesday that the committee now has access to all the evidence it has sought related to the ongoing probe into Russian influence in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Devin Nunes: House Intelligence will get ‘all’ documents, witnesses it sought from DOJ

Daniel Chaitin · January 4, 2018 3:25 am

Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has asked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to find out more about seven classified memos from former FBI Director James Comey to a Columbia Law School professor. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Chuck Grassley wants answers from DOJ about Comey memos

Kelly Cohen · January 4, 2018 12:01 am

The meeting comes as the House Intelligence Committee weighs possible contempt of Congress charges against the two officials. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

FBI director, Justice Department deputy huddle with Paul Ryan amid contempt of Congress threat

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2018 10:27 pm

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates was fired by President Trump last year while serving as acting attorney general. Yates had refused to defend the president's initial travel ban. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Book alleges Trump called former Deputy AG Sally Yates ‘such a c—t’

Kelly Cohen · January 3, 2018 9:38 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey said, "Where are the voices of all the leaders who know an independent Department of Justice and FBI are essential to our liberty?" The tweet comes a day after President Trump urged the Justice Department to "act" on Human Abedin, the former adviser to Hillary Clinton, and Comey. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

James Comey calls for support for independence of FBI and DOJ after Trump tweets: ‘Where are the voices of all the leaders?’

Kelly Cohen · January 3, 2018 4:46 pm

Republicans from congressional committees conducting probes into her private email server say they have found written proof that former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton broke the law. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

GOP investigators claim to have discovered holes in FBI’s Clinton email probe: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 3, 2018 4:17 am

Nate Silver, polling guru and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, took to Twitter Tuesday to lament the media's fixation on former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's private email server during the 2016 election. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Nate Silver: ‘On a night like tonight, I’m still pretty pissed’ about media uproar over Hillary Clinton’s emails

Daniel Chaitin · January 3, 2018 3:55 am

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert mocked President Trump's tweets Tuesday, joking about one post in particular, "I think grandpa's reminiscing again." (screenshot)

Stephen Colbert compares Trump to ‘reminiscing’ grandfather over ‘deep state’ tweet

Diana Stancy Correll · January 3, 2018 3:16 am