January 2018
![Why Trump Likely Will Be Charged with Obstruction of Justice](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/trump-white-house-photo.jpg)
Why Trump Likely Will Be Charged with Obstruction of Justice
An eight-month special counsel investigation into ties between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia appears to be targeting the president for obstruction of justice in a case that began with the firing of former FBI director James Comey.
![DEA Sex Scandal Not Sufficient Reason to Dismiss Deadly Drug Conspiracy Case](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/courtroom.jpg)
DEA Sex Scandal Not Sufficient Reason to Dismiss Deadly Drug Conspiracy Case
A DEA sex scandal was not a sufficient reason to dismiss a St. Louis drug case, a federal judge ruled.
![Trump Ordered the Firing of Mueller But Backed Off White House Attorney Threatened to Quit](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/800px-Robert_Mueller_2012.jpg)
Trump Ordered the Firing of Mueller But Backed Off White House Attorney Threatened to Quit
President Trump in June ordered the firing of the special counsel appointed several weeks earlier to investigate ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia, but he backed off after the White House counsel threatened to resign to avoid handling a legally dubious task that could endanger the presidency.
![Retired FBI Agent: The Ongoing Attempt to Denigrate the Unabomber TV Series and My Role in the Investigation](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-25-at-3.53.00-PM.png)
Retired FBI Agent: The Ongoing Attempt to Denigrate the Unabomber TV Series and My Role in the Investigation
James R. Fitzgerald spent 31 years in law enforcement – 11 years as a Bensalem (PA) police officer/detective/sergeant and 20 years in the FBI as an agent/supervisor/profiler/forensic linguist – before retiring in 2007. He is now a consultant and an author. By James R. Fitzgerald, FBI (Ret.) If you watched the eight-hour Discovery Channel scripted limited-series,…
![Special Counsel Probe Closes in on Trump After 8 Months of Interviews](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/38156071792_4397c09b81_z.jpg)
Special Counsel Probe Closes in on Trump After 8 Months of Interviews
An eight-month special counsel probe into ties between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian officials has hit a critical stage as investigators close in on the president over allegations of obstruction of justice and collusion with an adversarial country.
![Trump Says He’s ‘Looking Forward’ to Speaking Under Oath As Part of Russia Probe](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/trump-white-house-photo.jpg)
Trump Says He’s ‘Looking Forward’ to Speaking Under Oath As Part of Russia Probe
A defiant and resolute President Trump said Wednesday he is “looking forward” to testifying in the special counsel investigation into ties between his campaign and Russians, insisting he did nothing wrong.
![Flynn Met with FBI Investigators without an Attorney or Trump’s Knowledge](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/michael-t-flynn.jpg)
Flynn Met with FBI Investigators without an Attorney or Trump’s Knowledge
Just two days after he was sworn in as President Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn secretly met with FBI investigators to answer questions about his communications with Russians.