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NBC Exclusive: Comey Wonders Why Mueller Didn’t Subpoena Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI Director James Comey, speaking out for the first time since the Robert Mueller report was completed, say he’s glad the investigation was undertaken, saying there was enough smoke to justify it. Comey said he’s not clear why Robert Mueller didn’t come to a conclusion on the obstruction of justice question,…
When Will Mueller Report Be Available to Public ? DOJ Says in Weeks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A version of Robert Mueller’s report, which is expected to be redacted, will be available for Congress and the public within weeks, a Justice Department official said, the Wall Street Journal reports. The official said there are no plans to provide the White House with the report first. The release is…
Uniformed Secret Service Officer on Motorcycle Injured in Crash
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A U.S. Secret Service motorcycle officer, who was headed to the vice president’s residence to set up a motorcade later in the day, was injured Tuesday morning in a crash involving a vehicle near the U.S. Naval Observatory in Northwest Washington, the Washington Post reports. The uniformed officer was treated at…
Bump Stock Company Surrendering 60,000 Unsold Devices to ATF
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Yes, the ban on bump stocks is real. Hours before a federal rule banning the possession of bump stocks came into effect on Tuesday, Texas-based gun accessory retailer RW Arms announced it was voluntarily turning over its entire inventory of 60,000 unsold devices to ATF for destruction, the website The Trace reports. The…
George Papadopoulos Says FBI Asked Him to Wear a Wire
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos testified to Congress that the FBI asked him to wear a wire in 2017, but he refused, CNN reports. Papdopoulos told lawmakers of the wire last October. The FBI wanted him to record his conversations with a professor who had ties to Russia and claimed…
Sen. Lindsey Graham Says He Encouraged McCain to Give Dossier to FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ah. The twists and turns inside the Beltway. Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham told CNN on Monday that once Sen. John McCain was given the controversial Steele dossier, he encouraged McCain to forward it to the FBI, Axios reports. Those remarks come in wake of President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about McCain and…
George Papadopoulos Claims He Was Duped By FBI Into Admitting He Lied
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos is attempting to clear his name in his new book, according to the Wall Street Journal. In “Deep State Target,” Papadopoulos writes in his interactions with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators that he was duped by FBI agents into admitting guilt for lying…
President Donald Trump on Mueller Probe: ‘This Was an Illegal Takedown that Failed’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com This was the moment President Donald Trump was waiting for: The end of the Mueller probe and an opportunity to trash the investigation. “It was a complete and total exoneration,” he said. “It’s a shame that our country had to go through this. To be honest, it’s a shame your president…