Former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony released Saturday afternoon by House Republicans reveals enormous frustration on the part of lawmakers asking questions, severe memory lapses in Comey’s recollections and raises significant questions about the FBI’s handling of one of the most sensitive law enforcement capabilities to spy on Americans. The 245-page testimony given Friday behind…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his highly redacted and anticipated memo Tuesday, recommending a lenient sentence for former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and no jail time. The memo noted that “the defendant’s substantial assistance and other consideration” was the reason Mueller recommended the lenient sentence for the retired Army three-star general. The…
The House Judiciary Committee, alongside the House Oversight Committee had asked former FBI Director James Comey to voluntarily testify before the committees in September to discuss matters pertaining to an investigation into the Justice Department and FBI’s actions before the 2016 presidential election. This investigation also included the FBI’s probe into the mishandling of classified materials by…
Outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy unloaded on former FBI chief James Comey Monday; blasting the disgraced bureau boss over his demands for a “public hearing” regarding his botched investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. “House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) notified colleagues last week that he will subpoena Comey for a…
Former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopolous may hold the key to some of the most important questions lawmakers have been asking in recent months about the FBI’s handling of the Russia probe into the Trump campaign: Did the FBI withhold exculpatory evidence from America’s most secret court? And if so, what was it? And on…
On Thursday, Republican lawmakers heard testimony for a second time from former FBI General Counsel James Baker in a closed-door session. The interview focused mainly on allegations that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was “serious” about secretly recording President Donald Trump and that he consulted with several other administration officials about invoking the 25th Amendment,…
Congressional sources are concerned that the House Judiciary Committee may not follow through on its recent threat to subpoena Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if he does not agree to come forward and answer questions. The subpoena threat comes after former FBI General Counsel James Baker testified to Congress that Rosenstein’s comments about secretly recording…
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