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Cohen Blasts Trump and Trump Blasts Back
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The hearing had the feel of an underboss for the mob flipping on the boss, with some of the interrogators having little trust in what he said. Nonetheless, freshly disbarred attorney Michael Cohen, a convicted liar and cheat, took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday and did a major dump on his…
Fired FBI Supervisor Sues for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Jennifer Boughton, a former civilian supervisor at the FBI’s Cincinnati field office, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging sexual discrimination and retaliation after she complained some of the male employees on her team slept on the job, lied about their work and drove FBI cars after drinking alcohol, Fox 19 reports….
Ex-Chicago Cornerback Charles Tillman Becomes An FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman has become an an FBI agent. A source tells the Chicago Tribune that Tillman graduated from the FBI’s training academy is now working as an agent. Tillman, 37, retired from the NFL in 2016.
It’s the Big Day in Washington: Cohen to Testify that Trump Is a Racist and Conman
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There should be more excitement Wednesday on Capitol Hill than at this last Super Bowl. President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen takes to the world stage as he appears before Congress to tell his story about his boss. USA Today writes: Michael Cohen is set to deliver a blistering account of…
Fed Judge Upholds Ban on Bump Stocks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite a challenge from the Firearm Policy Foundation, U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of D.C. on Monday upheld a ban by the Trump administration on bump stocks, UPI reports. Bumps stocks, which can modify a weapon so it fires like a machine gun, was used in the Las Vegas slaughter…
Stejskal: The Not-So Shocking Revelation About Some Asian Spas in the U.S.
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com Last week in Jupiter, Florida, the Orchids of Asia Day Spa was raided and closed allegedly for being a prostitution business, a brothel. Making it a prominent story on…
Head of FBI Agents Association Praises Comic Jon Stewart
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Tom O’Connor, president of the FBI Agents Association, gives a big shout out on Linkedin to Jon Stewart for his support of 9/11 heroes and their families.
Trump’s Inner Circle Isn’t in the Clear Yet — Even If Mueller Probe Comes Up Empty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump’s children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump have taken to the airwaves of late to say they have no concerns about the outcome of the Mueller probe. But the threat to the president, his family and aides isn’t over, even if the Mueller probe finds nothing on them,…