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Tweeting Trump Rips FBI and Comey Following Release of IG Report
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It didn’t take long for President Donald Trump to let the tweets fly following the release of Inspector General’s report. FBI Agent Peter Strzok, who headed the Clinton & Russia investigations, texted to his lover Lisa Page, in the IG Report, that “we’ll stop” candidate Trump from becoming President. Doesn’t get…
FBI Agent Would Like to Meet With Denver Bar Customer He Accidentally Shot
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI agent who accidentally shot and wounded a customer at a Denver bar while dancing, wants to meet the victim, Fox News reports. Agent Chase Bishop, who faces a charge of second-degree assault charge, wants to sit down with the victim when appropriate, his attorney David Goddard says. Goddard called…
Jonathan Turley: Fired FBI Director James Comey Can’t Hide the Damage He Caused the FBI
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. By Jonathan Turley For The Hill James Comey once described his position in the Clinton investigation as being the victim of a “500-year flood.” The point of the analogy was that he was unwittingly carried away by events rather than directly causing…
FBI Director Christopher Wray Writes: ‘IG’s Report Makes Clear That We Have Some Work To Do’
Christopher Wray has been the director of the FBI since August 2017. By Christopher Wray For USA Today There has been no shortage of commentary and debate about the FBI lately, and the new report from the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General is a welcome contribution from an independent voice on events of the 2016 election season….
Lengel: The FBI Will Survive IG Horowitz’s Report
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Dramatic headlines in the media may suggest otherwise, but truth be told, the long-awaited report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz contains few surprises. Yes, we already knew ex-FBI Director James Comey stepped over the line at his press conference about not charging Hillary Clinton, and yes, we already knew he violated…
Eric Starkman: Reporters’ Conflicts of Interest, Romance And All
Eric Starkman is free-lance writer living in Los Angeles. By Eric Starkman Reading about Ali Watkins, the New York Times reporter romantically involved with the former Senate aide arrested for lying to the FBI about his contacts with reporters, I wasn’t alone recalling the immortal words of the newspaper’s legendary editor Abe Rosenthal: “I don’t…
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: FBI Is Redacting Documents Without Credible Justification
By the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray want Congress to trust them about the FBI’s actions in 2016. That would be easier if not for daily proof that they continue to play games when redacting documents. Senate oversight Chairman Ron Johnson exposed the latest unjustified…
Washington Post Editorial: Reputation of Justice Department ‘Is Now More In Danger Than It Has Been Since Watergate’
By The Washington Post Editorial Board THURSDAY BROUGHT a sad moment for the Justice Department. The department filed a brief in a frivolous legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But instead of following nearly all past practice, the department sided with the challengers. Defending major, duly passed federal statutes is a core Justice…