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Trump Turns to D.C. U.S. Attorney For Number 3 Justice Department Job
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Trump plans to nominate D.C. U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu as the Justice Department’s No. 3 official, the Wall Street Journal reports. The nomination comes after a year in which his administration failed to persuade several candidates to take on the challenging position, the publication writes. The No. 3 post was…
FBI Director Wray: Encryption Challenge ‘Getting Worse and Worse’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ever since becoming the FBI director, Christopher Wray has expressed concern about the challenges encryption has posed for law enforcement. On Tuesday, at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, he said the problem is “getting worse and worse,” according to the website Gizmodo, which reports: It’s a common refrain for government…
DEA: Nearly 200 Smuggling Tunnels Have Been Built Along Mexico Border in Past Few Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If President Trump ever gets his way and builds a wall, will it go down deep enough to stop drug smugglers from using underground tunnels? Fox 29’s San Antonio’s Yami Virgin sits down with the DEA who tells the station drug traffickers will go above or below to smuggle drugs. According…
Cohen’s Attorney Once Inquired About Getting a Trump Pardon
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Was Michael Cohen looking for a safety net from the get-go? Apparently so, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal which says Cohen’s attorney once approached President Trump’s lawyers about a pardon following the FBI raid on Cohen’s properties last year. But the idea was dismissed by Trump’s lawyers, including Jay Sekulow,…
Completed Mueller Report Could Just Be the Beginning of Trump’s Heartburn
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s looking more and more like the completed Mueller report will only be the beginning of President Donald Trump’s trouble. Democrats on Monday will launch an “abuse of power” investigation that could be easily transformed into an even more serious process, with an expansive demand for documents from Trump’s government, his…
Secret Service Codenames for the Trump Administration. Jared’s is a Mystery
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some Secret Service codenames make sense. But not all do like Jared Kushner’s, which is “Mechanic.” Don’t expect that guy to look under your car’s hood. Other names seem more fitting, according to according to the website, Bustle. The president’s codename is “Mogul.” Son Donald Trump Jr. is called “Mountaineer.” Eric…
Ex-Deputy FBI Director McCabe Defends Use of Dossier and FISA Court
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, on a whirlwind book tour, appears on C-Span with New York Times’ reporter Adam Goldman to discuss his book and some of the criticism the bureau faced under his leadership. McCabe defends the use of the infamous Steele dossier, the bureau’s use of a confidential informant…