August 2018

FBI Arrests California Man for Threatening to Kill Boston Globe Reporters
The 68-year-old suspect echoed President Trump, calling journalists “the enemy of the people.”

FBI Agents Still Dying from Exposure to Fumes, Dust at Sept. 11 Crash Sites
More than 7,500 emergency responders, cleanup and recovery workers and volunteers who were exposed to debris at the three Sept. 11 crash sites have been diagnosed with cancer.

Trump Says AG Sessions’ Job Is Safe Until Midterm Elections in November. Then What?
President Trump said he will keep his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on the job until at least the mid-term elections in November, despite blasting the former senator for failing to stop an “illegal investigation” by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Papadopoulos Ends Weeks of Uncertainty by Accepting Plea Deal with Mueller
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who was considering withdrawing his plea deal after special counsel prosecutors recommended a six-month jail sentence, has decided to stick with the agreement after all

FBI Rejects Claims Peddled by Trump That China Hacked Clinton’s Email Server
The FBI is publicly rejecting a right-wing report that was amplified by President Trump, essentially calling it fake news.

White House Lawyer Who May have Incriminated Trump May Soon Resign
A White House lawyer who cooperated extensively with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia and President Trump may leave the administration this fall, according to the news site Axios.

FBI Targets Ex-Ohio House Speaker in Bribery, Kickback Probe
Former Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger is the target of an FBI investigation into potential bribes and kickbacks.