Tag: Inspectors General

Former FBI Director James Comey is blasting President Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" and his leadership of the country as "ego driven and about personal loyalty." Comey's comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics and tried to pressure him regarding the investigation into Russian election interference.

National Security

DOJ watchdog report to criticize Comey, FBI for pace of Clinton email review before election

Melissa Quinn · May 21, 2018 9:03 pm

U.S. and Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says a suicide car bomber has struck a convoy of international forces in the capital, wounding three civilians.

Pentagon watchdog cites ‘minimal progress’ in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · May 21, 2018 6:24 pm

Parts of a letter written by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to FBI director Christopher Wray are photographed in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Johnson says edits to a draft FBI statement on the Hillary Clinton email investigation appear to have watered down the significance of the bureau's findings.

DOJ watchdog completes draft of report examining FBI’s handling of Clinton email investigation

Diana Stancy Correll · May 17, 2018 1:08 am

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies on the EPA FY2019 budget during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt faces a dozen investigations with new probe of email accounts

Josh Siegel · May 15, 2018 10:29 pm

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, leaves federal court in New York in April.

Treasury watchdog investigates possible leak of Michael Cohen’s banking information

Melissa Quinn · May 9, 2018 7:33 pm

Treasury official forced woman to give oral sex at house party in 2014, report says

Anna Giaritelli · May 9, 2018 6:31 pm

James Comey reportedly faces punishing critique in forthcoming watchdog assessment

Daniel Chaitin · May 4, 2018 12:27 am

EPA’s Scott Pruitt sets up legal defense fund

John Siciliano · May 2, 2018 1:20 am

The Capitol Hill condo building where Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has stayed in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2018.

Energy and Environment

EPA watchdog opens investigation into Scott Pruitt’s $50-per-night condo rental

Josh Siegel · April 27, 2018 9:27 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Double standard? FBI agent who leaked under Comey, McCabe going to prison

Steven Nelson · April 20, 2018 8:22 pm

President Trump speaks during a meeting with Baltic leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington.

James Comey, Andrew McCabe getting a taste ‘of their own medicine’: Trump tweets

Diana Stancy Correll · April 19, 2018 11:24 pm

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt flew in coach-class seats on at least two trips when taxpayers werenât footing the bill, despite claims he needed to travel in first class at government expense because of security threats.

Energy and Environment

Inspector general to investigate Scott Pruitt’s use of security detail on trips to Disneyland, Rose Bowl

Josh Siegel · April 19, 2018 6:25 pm