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Special Counsel Team Seeks Jail Time Against First Person to Be Sentenced in Russia Probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team is urging a judge to impose jail time against Alex van der Zwaan, the first person to be sentenced as part of the probe into Russian interference in the presidential election.
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Democratic Senators Urge DOJ to Protect Mueller from Being Fired
Democratic senators, unable to gain enough support from Republicans to pass a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired, are now reaching out to the Justice Department for help.
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Orlando Shooter’s Father Was FBI Informant, But Judge Won’t Dismiss Case Against Widow
The discovery that the father of the man who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub in 2016 was an FBI informant was an insufficient reason to reject the case against the widow of the mass shooter, a judge said Monday.
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FBI: Self-Help Leader Forced Female Clients into Sexual Slavery Cult
Keith Raniere is accused of running “a secret society of women whom he had sex with and branded with his initials, coercing them with the threat of releasing their highly personal information and taking their assets.”
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Ex-President Carter: Don’t Impeach Trump Even If He Committed Wrongdoing
Even if special counsel Robert Mueller finds criminal wrongdoing by Donald Trump, the president should not be impeached, said former President Jimmy Carter.
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Congress Rejects Trump’s Plan to Dramatically Increase Agents to Combat Illegal Immigration
Congress rejected President Trump’s push for a significant increase in the number of federal law enforcement officers to combat illegal immigration.
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Lengel: Whatever the Case, The Optics Stink When It Comes To The Firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Was justice done with the last minute firing of ex-FBI Deputy Director Andy McCabe? I say no. The public still isn’t clear about all the reasons behind it, though the White House or some other people leaked a limited amount of damaging info. They said McCabe leaked information to the Wall…
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U.S. Investigators Discovered DNC Hacker Was a Russian Intelligence Operative
The hacker Guccifer 2.0, who claimed responsibility for providing WikiLeaks with stolen e-mails from the Democratic National Committee, has been identified as a Russian intelligence operative, according to a new report.