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Secret Service Agent on Trump Detail in Scotland Dies at Age 42
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Secret Service agent Noel E. Remagen died after suffering a stroke while supporting President Donald Trump’s trip to Scotland, CNN reports. The 42-year-old agent was working on protection for national security adviser John Bolton on the midnight shift when he was found to be unresponsive by colleagues at Trump’s Turnberry…
Investor’s Business Daily Editorial: Did FBI Ignore Evidence That A ‘Foreign Entity’ Hacked Clinton’s Emails?
By Investor’s Business Daily Editorial Email Scandal: Last week we learned that a “foreign entity” may have been secretly receiving Hillary Clinton’s emails while she was Secretary of State, including many that contained classified information. And that the FBI apparently ignored this information during its “investigation.” The reaction by the press to this bombshell? Crickets. At…
FBI Director Wray on Putin’s Offer: No Thanks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thanks but no thanks. That’s the message from FBI Director Christopher Wray, who says he’s not interested in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to have American investigators go to Russia to observe interviews of suspects wanted by the U.S. “I never want to say never, but it’s certainly not high on…
How Much of Netflix’s Show ‘Narcos’ Is Real? A Former DEA Agent Addresses That
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Steve Murphy, a retired DEA agent who helped track down Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, talks about how realistic Netflix’s popular show ‘Narcos’ is. “One-third of the show is true,” Murphy said, according to Real Clear Life. “Those events happened and they are depicted correctly. The second third, those events happened,…
DEA Unveils Billboards Discouraging Youth From Smuggling Drugs
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA has unveiled new billboards at the border to discourage youngsters from smuggling drugs across the border, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. A billboard in Tijuana near the port of entry and two in San Ysidro along Interstates 5 and 805 were unveiled Monday.
Comey, A Long-time Republican, Urges People to Vote for Democrats; Blasts Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI Director James Comey is stepping outside his box. Comey, who had been registered as a Republican most of his life, urged “all who believe in this country’s values” to vote for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections, CNN reports. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Comey called the Republican-held Congress…
Opinion Piece By Ex-Fed Prosecutor: GOP Committee Seemed Intent on Using Strzok to ‘Cast Doubt on the FBI and Mueller Investigation’
Joseph Moreno is a former federal national security prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and a former staff member to the FBI 9/11 Review Commission. He is now a white collar litigation partner at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft. By Joseph Moreno The Hill The House committees opted to haul (Peter) Strzok before them for multiple days…
Judge Tosses 2 of 5 Counts Against FBI Agent in Oregon Shooting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Things just improved a little for FBI agent Joseph Astarita. A Portland federal judge on Monday threw out two of the five charges against Astarita, who is accused of lying about firing his weapon during a 2016 confrontation with Oregon occupation spokesman Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, who was fatally shot, The Oregonian reports….