By Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board Gun dealers who break the law by turning a blind eye to federal licensing rules are as dangerous to society as people who have no right to a possess a firearm in the first place. Yet a recent report shows that the federal agency responsible for policing the legal…
By Andrew C. McCarthy National Review It has become a refrain among defenders of the FBI and Justice Department that critics are trying to destroy these vital institutions. In point of fact, these agencies are doing yeoman’s work destroying themselves — much to the chagrin of those of us who spent much of our professional…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the past year, some people have questioned Rudy Giuliani’s sanity. On Saturday, he was questioning the sanity of the FBI agents and special prosecutors investigating President Trump, saying they should go to the psychiatric ward at Bellevue, The Hill reports. “Instead of investigating President Trump, they should go to Bellevue,”…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Now, this could be must-see-TV. Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump messages to a colleague while leading the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails and Russia’s involvement in the Trump campaign, says he’s willing to voluntarily testify before the House Judiciary Committee or any other committee, New York Magazine reports….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s more entertaining TV coming your way. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and FBI Director Christopher Wray are set to go before senators Monday to testify about the inspector general’s report that concluded that the FBI violated long-standing department guidelines and mishandled the Hillary Clinton email investigation in 2016, NPR…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Dramatic headlines in the media may suggest otherwise, but truth be told, the long-awaited report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz contains few surprises. Yes, we already knew ex-FBI Director James Comey stepped over the line at his press conference about not charging Hillary Clinton, and yes, we already knew he violated…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It didn’t take long for President Donald Trump to let the tweets fly following the release of Inspector General’s report. FBI Agent Peter Strzok, who headed the Clinton & Russia investigations, texted to his lover Lisa Page, in the IG Report, that “we’ll stop” candidate Trump from becoming President. Doesn’t get…
