Tag: FBI

The comments from Joe Scarborough of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" come after some prominent Republicans floated the idea of firing Mueller after the Department of Justice released text messages between FBI agents formerly on his Russia inquiry team that showed an apparent anti-Trump bias. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Joe Scarborough: Firing Robert Mueller ‘would start a constitutional crisis’

Katie Leach · December 16, 2017 6:08 pm

"I'll be a little bit surprised if he's still an employee of the FBI this time next week," Rep. Trey Gowdy, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe in an interview Friday night with Fox News. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trey Gowdy hints Andrew McCabe may not be FBI deputy director for long

Eddie Scarry · December 16, 2017 2:32 pm

Michael Horowitz, the Department of Justice's inspector general, said in a letter to Democrats Friday that the agency did not request input from the Office of the Inspector General "in order to determine whether releasing the text messages met applicable ethical and legal standards before providing them to Congress." He added the same applied to sharing with members of the media. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DOJ inspector general was not consulted about release of ex-Mueller team agent’s texts to media

Diana Stancy Correll · December 16, 2017 1:33 am

It's still possible Robert Mueller could request additional information, but Trump's legal team remains optimistic that the special counsel's Russia probe is in the final stages. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Robert Mueller to meet with Trump’s private lawyers: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · December 15, 2017 11:06 pm

The release is on a $10 million bond that is secured by four properties should he ever fail to appear in court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Paul Manafort granted bail, to be released from house arrest

Kelly Cohen · December 15, 2017 9:35 pm

President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony together on Friday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Jeff Sessions stops short of committing to Trump’s demand for a second special counsel

Kelly Cohen · December 15, 2017 9:27 pm

Deutsche Bank AG received several subpoenas as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Robert Mueller asks Deutsche Bank about transactions linked to Michael Flynn: Report

Kelly Cohen · December 15, 2017 8:21 pm

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the FBI failed to demonstrate that it did a thorough search for the records requested by the two organizations. (AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons)

Appeals Court sides with Associated Press in lawsuit against FBI

Kelly Cohen · December 15, 2017 7:48 pm

Trump Calls FBI ‘Disgraceful’ En Route to Speech in Which He Called Himself a ‘Loyal Champion’ of Police

Andrew Egger · December 15, 2017 6:58 pm

Justice Department chief spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores reiterated that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said before Congress on Wednesday that "after initial inquiries from Congress, the DAG consulted with the IG, and the IG determined that he had no objection to the Department providing the material to the Congressional committees that had requested it (discussion w IG was only about Congress)." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Justice Department defends decision to give FBI texts to reporters

Kelly Cohen · December 15, 2017 5:00 pm

President Trump, during his speech at the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony, demanded to know "What the hell is going on in Chicago?" (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘What the hell is going on in Chicago?’

Mandy Mayfield · December 15, 2017 4:27 pm

"Look, there's fake news back there look, fake news," Trump said at a graduation for the FBI National Academy in Virginia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump: ‘About 30 percent’ of the press pool are ‘fine people’

Steven Nelson · December 15, 2017 4:21 pm