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Gordon Johnson, First African American to Head up Baltimore FBI, is Retiring
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Gordon Johnson, FBI special agent in charge of the Maryland field office, is retiring from the agency after 20 years on the job. Johnson, the first African American to head up the office, sat down with ABC7 to talk about his career. He was with the bureau for 20 years.
Congressman Adam Schiff Prepares to Do Battle to Get Mueller Report
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Expect more drama surrounding the release of the much-anticipated Mueller report. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” on Sunday that his committee will subpoena Mueller’s final report and even call him to testify before the committee if the report was not made public. He said…
In Tight Job Market, FBI Applicants are Down
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It may be one of the more coveted jobs in law enforcement, but the tight job market may be having an impact. The FBI has seen a slump in special agent applicants—from a peak of 68,500 in 2009 to 11,500 in the year that ended in September, reports the Wall Street…
ABC and NBC Come Up With New Midseason TV Shows on the FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI and CIA continue to make good fodder for the TV networks. Mike Hale of the New York Times reports: Did you know that the F.B.I. is your square dad and the C.I.A. is your hot mom? I didn’t either, until I watched two new midseason television series, NBC’s “The Enemy…
Could Mueller Drop A Bomb in Manafort Case By Midnight Friday?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Mueller probe has produced endless streams of intriguing information. Can there be more to come on Friday? The Mueller team is set to to file a sentencing memorandum in U.S. District Court in D.C. in the Paul Manafort case before midnight Friday, CNN reports. Sentencing is set for March 13….
MSNBC Grills Andrew McCabe About 3-Week Delay in Weiner-Clinton Emails
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com MSNBC’s Ari Melber grilled former acting director of the FBI Andrew McCabe over the FBI’s three-week delay between discovering Hillary Clinton emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop and the announcement of their discovery to the public. McCabe tells MSNBC the three-week delay was not ideal, but it was an “acceptable outcome.” He…
Michael James: CNN’s Van Jones Makes Same Mistake As Jussie Smollet
Michael James has spent more than 20 years in sports journalism as a general assignment reporter with the Detroit News, an NBA beat writer for the New York Daily News and as head writer for ESPN’s Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith. He has a blog called The Tribe Sports. By Michael James If only…