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2 Trump Allies Want DOJ to Investigate Michael Cohen For Perjury
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two of President Donald Trump’s closest allies on the House Oversight Committee are going after Michael Cohen for his testimony on Wednesday. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Cohen committed perjury during his lengthy testimony before their committee,…
Secret Service Agent Who Said She Wouldn’t Take A Bullet For Trump is Leaving
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Kerry O’Grady, the U.S. Secret Service agent who publicly said in 2017 that she wouldn’t take a bullet President Donald Trump, is leaving the agencies with a black mark. Still, she’ll walk away in about three weeks with her pension intact, Real Clear Politics reports. After he comment went public, she…
Head of D.C. ATF Field Office Talks About Fighting Spike in Homicides in The City
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF Special Agent in Charge Ashan M. Benedict started his career dealing with street violence in D.C. He eventually rose through the ranks and headed up the New York field office in 2016. But with the spike in homicides in the District, he’s back to head up the D.C. Field Office…
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…