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FBI’s Top Lawyer Says People Argued Up Until the End Whether to File Charges Against Hillary Clinton
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some people inside the FBI felt strongly that Hillary Clinton should have been prosecuted for email scandal. But there were also plenty who trusted then-Director James Comey’s decision not to push for prosecution. Fox News, citing a transcript of his closed-door testimony before congressional committees last October, reports that FBI’s top lawyer James…
Donny Deutsch, Friend of Michael Cohen, Says Trump Has Plenty to Worry About
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Donny Deutsch, a good friend of embattled lawyer Michael Cohen, says President Trump has a lot to worry about in New York where the U.S. Attorney is dealing with the Cohen case. Deutsch, who considers himself an ex-friend of Trump, appeared Wednesday night on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers Show,…
Column: Signs of a Deep State or Just The FBI Doing Its Job?
Timothy L. O’Brien is the executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. By Timothy O’Brien Bloomberg Andrew McCabe, who briefly served as acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the tumultuous months in 2017 after President Donald Trump fired James Comey, is making the rounds to promote his new book, “The Threat.” Senior law enforcement…
FBI Had Backup Plan to Protect Evidence in Russia Probe After Comey Firing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Distrust. The FBI had a backup plan to protect evidence in its Russia investigation shortly after FBI Director James Comey was fired, the Associated Press reports, citing “a person with knowledge of the discussions.” The idea was to preserve evidence in case other FBI officials were fired as well. The AP…
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…