May 18, 2018
Giuliani Says Mueller Agrees to Narrow Scope in Trump Investigation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rudy Giuliani says special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to narrow the scope of a potential interview with President Donald Trump from five topics to two, CNN reports. Giuliani, who has become Trump’s latest TV attorney, tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day” that Mueller is not considering asking the President…
Oregon Man Convicted of Engaging in Sexual Conduct With Children At His Orphanage in Cambodia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An Oregon man, who was a Christian missionary running an orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was found guilty this week in federal court of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and aggravated sexual abuse. Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40,…
Sally Yates: Trump ‘Tearing Down the Legitimacy’ of the Justice Department
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General fired by President Donald Trump last year, says the president’s caustic tweets aimed at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller are collectively “tearing down the legitimacy” of the Justice Department, Yahoo! News reports. Yates, speaking at the 2018…
Trump Camp Wants to Expose FBI Informant; DOJ Worries that Could Put Lives in Danger, Screw Up Other Operations
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Trump camp continues to wage war on the FBI and the Justice Department. His allies allies are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign to undercut the Russia investigation by exposing the role of a top-secret FBI source, the Washington Post reports, adding that the effort reached new heights Thursday as Trump…