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FBI Dismantling Unit that Investigates International War Crimes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Human rights groups are concerned about this latest move by the FBI. The agency is dismantling a special unit that investigates international war crimes and hunts down war criminals, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting has learned. Reveal goes on to report: The unit, which was created a decade ago and has its…
Rod Rosenstein Plans to Step Down From Justice Next Month
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has weathered some pretty rocky times at the Justice Department, is expected to step down in mid-March, CNN reports, citing a Justice Department official. The official disputed any suggestion that the timing has something to do with the latest revelations from former acting FBI Director…
The Weiner is Released From Prison
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner, whose misbehavior on social media landed him behind bars, has been been released from federal prison and is serving out the rest of his sentence in a halfway house, CNN reports. Weiner was sentenced in 2017 to 21 months in federal prison for sexting with a minor. He…
Ex-FBI Official Andrew McCabe: Crime May Have Been Committed When Trump Fired Comey; Sen. Graham Talks Of Investigation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s interview on 60 Minutes on Sunday has stirred up dust inside the Beltway and beyond including talk of a Senate investigation. McCabe, who was fired by the Trump administration, said that a “crime may have been committed” when President Donald Trump fired the head of…
Poll Shows More Find Robert Mueller Credible Than President Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Americans see Robert S. Mueller III as being far more credible than President Trump, but the public has scattered and partisan perceptions of Mueller’s motives and findings so far, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll reveals. The Post reports that by a 56 to 33 percent margin, more say they trust Mueller’s version…
FBI Investigating Singer-Songwriter Ryan Adams For Alleged Communications with Underage Fan
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether the singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, 44, committed a crime by engaging in sexually explicit communications with an underage fan, the New York Times reports, citing “a law enforcement official with knowledge of the matter.” Adams and a young woman, who said her online communications with the singer…
Trump Attacks Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Who Just Authored a Book
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No surprise here. President Donald Trump came out swinging Thursday, on Valentine’s Day, after ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was fired, talked about his new book in an interview with 60 Minutes. Disgraced FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe pretends to be a “poor little Angel” when in fact he was…