October 29, 2020 – Tickle The Wire

Ex-Justice Official Praises FBI-Ukraine Cooperation in Kidnapping Case but Blasts Trump

allan5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

By Allan Lengel A former Justice Department official on Thursday praised the cooperation between the FBI and Ukraine for the indictment and arrest of an Afghan national charged with kidnapping former New York Times reporter David Rohde in 2008. At the same time, Steven Pelak, the former chief of the Counterespionage Section of the Justice…

Former DHS Chief of Staff Comes Out As Anonymous Trump Author

allan5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Miles Taylor, the former Homeland Security chief of staff, revealed himself as the anonymous author of a New York Times op-ed and a book that were heavily critical of President Trump.

Ex-DEA Spokesman Sentenced to 7 years in prison for Posing As CIA Operative in Elaborate $4 Million Fraud Scheme

allan5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

A former DEA spokesman to seven years in prison Wednesday to posing as an undercover CIA operative to defraud government contractors out of more than $4 million.