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Judge Blasts Plea Deal with Michael Flynn, Setting Sentencing in Limbo
Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, went to court thinking he’d receive leniency for cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors.
Inspector General Clears DEA Official of Anonymous Allegations in South America
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Office of Inspector General has officially cleared DEA official Richard Dobrich of wrongdoing. He retired in October as the Senior Executive Service Regional Director of DEA’s Andean Region (Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela). The ordeal began when the DEA received an anonymous complaint in August alleging Dobrich directed Colombian drivers working for…
Michael Flynn Faces Potential Prison Time Today When He Is Sentenced
President Trump’s former national security director, Michael Flynn, will learn today whether he will be sent to prison for lying to the FBI.
Former FBI Director Comey Slams Republicans, Fox News After Congressional Hearing
Former FBI Director James Comey walked out of his closed-door testimony to the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee and slammed House Republicans and Fox News.
Russian Troll Farms Disproportionately Targeted African Americans, Congressional Reports Show
Russia’s campaign to spread misinformation during the 2016 president race targeted African Americans on numerous social media platforms, according to a report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Michael Flynn Associates Charged with Illegal Lobbying for Turkey to Help Dictator
Two former business associates of President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, have been charged with conspiracy in connection with a secret campaign to extradite an enemy of the Turkey government.
A Detroit DEA Agent Talks About A Case That Became the Subject of the Clint Eastwood film, ‘The Mule’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — In 2011, Kent Kleinschmidt, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, headed an enforcement group in the Detroit office that was investigating ties between a local drug organization and the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico led by the notorious Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The case eventually lead to some serious…