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Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller Named ticklethewire.com Feds of the Year for 2018
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III have been named ticklethewire.com’s Feds of the Year for 2018. It’s the first time since 2008 when the award was first established, that ticklethewire.com has named two people the recipients of the award. These are extraordinary times. Not since…
Supreme Court Intervenes in Mueller investigation of mysterious foreign firm
The Supreme Court has intervened for the first time in Robert Mueller’s 19-month special counsel investigation into Russian election interference and President Trump’s former and current aides.
Mueller to Detail Historic Investigation in Report to DOJ As Early As February
The 19-month, historic special counsel investigation of Russia and President Trump’s former campaign aides is wrapping up and will be topped off with a confidential report to the attorney general as early as mid-February.
Ex-Senate Aide Who Leaked Information to Reporters Sentenced to 2 Months in Prison
A former Senate Intelligence Committee aide was sentenced to two months in prison Thursday for lying to the FBI about contacts with reporters covering the panel’s investigation into Russian election meddling.
Judge Blasts Plea Deal with Michael Flynn, Setting Sentencing in Limbo
Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, went to court thinking he’d receive leniency for cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors.
Inspector General Clears DEA Official of Anonymous Allegations in South America
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Office of Inspector General has officially cleared DEA official Richard Dobrich of wrongdoing. He retired in October as the Senior Executive Service Regional Director of DEA’s Andean Region (Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela). The ordeal began when the DEA received an anonymous complaint in August alleging Dobrich directed Colombian drivers working for…
Michael Flynn Faces Potential Prison Time Today When He Is Sentenced
President Trump’s former national security director, Michael Flynn, will learn today whether he will be sent to prison for lying to the FBI.