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Trump Distorts IG’s Conclusions And Then Blasts FBI Director Wray for Backing Report
President Trump ripped into FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday morning, presumably for backing the inspector general’s conclusion that the bureau didn’t improperly open its investigation into the Trump campaign.
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Response to IG Report on Trump-Russia Probe
Director Christopher Wray provided the following letter to the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General in response to the report titled “Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation,” released today. December 6, 2019 The Honorable Michael Horowitz Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Inspector…
IG Report Says FBI Had ‘Authorized Purpose’ to Probe Trump Campaign, But Did Some Things Wrong
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department inspector general’s report dismissed some conservatives’ longstanding allegations about the investigation into the Trump campaign — including that top FBI officials were motivated by political bias and illegally spied on Trump advisers. At the same time, the report that examined the FBI’s probe into connections between Trump campaign…
Trump Taps Secret Service Official As New Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
President Trump tapped Anthony Ornato, deputy assistant director of the Secret Service, as his new deputy chief of staff for operations.
DOJ Watchdog Report Set for Release Today, Dismisses Trump’s Claims of FBI Spying
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is set to announce today that top FBI officials did not illegally spy on Trump’s campaign in 2016, delivering a blow to one of the president’s most repeated conspiracy theories.
Spokane Man Charged with Threatening to Kill FBI Agents, Federal Judges
A Spokane man is accused of threatening FBI agents, a federal courthouse and federal judges in letters he wrote while in jail for treating to blow up another courthouse.
Amid Fierce Criticism, Homeland Security Abandons Plans to Photograph American Travelers at Airports
Facing a firestorm of criticism, Homeland Security is abandoning plans to require all travelers, including Americans, to be photographed if they are leaving or entering the country.