By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has reopened the racist killing of Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old from Chicago who was visiting family in Mississippi in 1955, NPR reports. The department says it has received “new information” in the case but did not provide specifics. A new book on the killing, The Blood of Emmett Till, combined…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone could be in big trouble. On Friday, he acknowledged that he’s “probably” the unnamed person mentioned in special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment against 12 Russian military intelligence officers who allegedly sought to influence the 2016 presidential election, USA Today reports. The indictment refers to a U.S. person who “was in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com These have been tough times for the FBI. President Donald Trump fired Director James Comey and Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and has continually attacked the integrity of the organization. Then there’s the the texts from FBI agent Peter Strzok. So, this survey comes as little surprise. The bureau’s “climate survey” shows…
