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![Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against FBI Agent Over Oregon Refuge Standoff](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/LaVoyFinicum-via-youtube.jpg)
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against FBI Agent Over Oregon Refuge Standoff
The FBI agent charged with repeatedly lying to state and federal investigators about firing two shots at leading Oregon standoff protester Robert “LeVoy” Tinicum’s truck in 2016 will face trial after a judge refused to dismiss any of the criminal counts.
![John Brosnan Named Special Agent in Charge of N.Y. Field Offices’ Criminal Division](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/john-brosnan.jpg)
John Brosnan Named Special Agent in Charge of N.Y. Field Offices’ Criminal Division
John Brosnan, who most recently served as the section chief of the Violent Crimes Against Children Section of the Criminal Investigative Division, has been named special agent in charge of the Criminal Division for the New York Field Office.
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Robert ‘Mac’ McIntrye, a Retired Member of DEA-Detroit Police Task Force, Dies at Age 72
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Robert “Mac” McIntyre, a Vietnam vet and retired Detroit Police officer who worked on a DEA/Detroit Police Task Force in the 1980s and 90s, died Jan. 30 in Michigan. He was 72. Born on March 23, 1945, McIntyre served in the U.S. Marines from 1963 to 1967. While in…
![Poll: Most Americans Trust Special Counsel Mueller Over Trump](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Trump-via-white-house1.jpg)
Poll: Most Americans Trust Special Counsel Mueller Over Trump
Most Americans aren’t buying President Trump’s relentless campaign to undermine confidence in the special counsel team investigating whether his campaign colluded with Russia.
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Dems’ Rebuttal Contradicts Key Republican Claims in Controversial Memo
A declassified Republican memo that President Trump claimed “vindicates” him is full of “distortions and misrepresentations,” according to a Democratic rebuttal that undercuts the GOP’s core arguments.
![Former FBI Official Says Election Interference Designed to Distract from Russian Foreign Policy](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/b74aVGuc_400x400.jpg)
Former FBI Official Says Election Interference Designed to Distract from Russian Foreign Policy
The key reason Republicans have been interfering in U.S. elections is to “amplify” political disputes among American in an effort to distract from Russian foreign policy initiatives, a former FBI official said Sunday.
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Trump’s Attorneys Explore Ways to Limit President’s Testimony in Mueller Probe
Donald Trump’s lawyers, who have been exploring legal routes to prevent the president from testifying in the special counsel investigation, are willing to consider a sit-down interview if the questions are “limited in scope.
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Border Patrol Agents Warn Trump Wall Will Drain Vital Resources at Checkpoints
Border Patrol agents are questioning President Trump’s proposed border wall, saying the plan would draw resources away from the agency’s already understaffed at busy checkpoints.