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Justice Defends Barr’s Handling of the Mueller Report
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After reports surfaced that the Mueller team wasn’t happy with the summary of their report that was issued by Attorney General William Barr, the Justice Department barked back. DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement Thursday that each page of Mueller’s report was marked saying that it may contain confidential…
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes: Mueller Probe Was Fueled by ‘Bad-faith Investigative Actions By Government Officials’
By U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes For the Washington Examiner As the Russia collusion hoax hurtles toward its demise, it’s important to consider how this destructive information operation rampaged through vital American institutions for more than two years, and what can be done to stop such a damaging episode from recurring. While the hoax was fueled…
Three Democratic Senators Want FBI to Evaluate National Security Risks at Mar-a-Lago
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Three Democratic senators want the FBI to evaluate the national security risks at Mar-a-Lago in wake of the recent arrest there of a Chinese national, Mother Jones reports. Yujing Zhang had allegedly gained entry to Donald Trump’s private resort while carrying electronics that included a thumb drive containing malware. “This latest incident raises very…
Mueller’s Investigators Tell Associates Report More Troubling Than Barr Portrayed
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And so the plot thickens. Some of Robert S. Mueller III’s investigators have told associates that the findings in the Mueller report were more troubling than Attorney General William P. Barr let on in his summary, the New York Times reports. That revelation will only emboldened Democrats in Congress to push…
Thomas Brandon, ATF’s Top Official, Retiring
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thomas Brandon, who led ATF since 2015, is retiring, the website The Trace reports. Brandon will step down on April 30. “Deputy Director Brandon has faithfully served ATF for 30 years, starting as a Special Agent in 1989,” ATF spokesperson Bradley Engelbert said in an emailed statement to the new site. “He…
Who Was the Mysterious Chinese Woman at Mar-a-Lago?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service says a Chinese woman carrying four cell phones, a laptop computer, an external hard drive, and a thumb drive containing malware tried to get into President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort Saturday while the president was golfing nearby, NBC reports. The Secret Service issued a statement Tuesday night: “The Secret…
Comey Says To Give Barr Benefit of the Doubt, But Questions His Call on Obstruction
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr deserves “the benefit of the doubt,” but questioned Barr’s decision on whether President Donald Trump had committed obstruction of justice. “Bill Barr, our attorney general, deserves the benefit of the doubt,” Comey told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “Give him a chance…
Ex-Prosecutor Who Was General Counsel to White House Says Congress Should Get Unredacted Mueller Report
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Nelson Cunningham is no stranger to federal law enforcement or Capitol Hill. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York under Rudy Giuliani and was general counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under chair, Sen. Joseph Biden. And oh yes, he was general counsel of the White…