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Mueller Taps Additional Justice Department Resources for His Probe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Where this all ends, and when it ends, is anyone’s guess. Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III is tapping additional Justice Department resources for help with new legal battles as his year-old investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 election continues to expand, Bloomberg reports, adding: As Mueller pursues his probe,…
FBI Agent Peter Strzok May Not Comply With Subpoena to Testify on Hill
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The drama surrounding FBI agent Peter Strzok continues. On Tuesday, his lawyer suggested Strzok might not comply with a recent subpoena issued by two powerful House committees, according to his attorney, The Hill reports. “My client will testify soon, somewhere, sometime,” Lawyer Aitan Goelman tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday night. “We just got…
Radio Personality Comes Under Secret Service Scrutiny for Prank Call to Trump; Hires Michael Avenatti
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service doesn’t have a great sense of humor when it comes to matters involving the president. After prank calling President Donald Trump on Air Force One, radio personality John “Stuttering John” Melendez was reportedly brought in for questioning Monday by the Secret Service, reports the website, NorthJersey.com To add…
Comey Defends His Legacy at Aspen Ideas Festival
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fired FBI director James Comey seems to be on a campaign to protect his legacy. On Saturday, he spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival, defending his controversial actions before the 2016 presidential election and likening President Donald Trump to a forest fire that must be “contained,” reports Scott Condon of the…
Updated: FBI Agent Peter Strzok Will Testify in Public Hearing
Update: 4:06 p.m. Tuesday — Well it turns out that FBI agent Peter Strozk will be testifying after all before the joint House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committee’s public hearing on July 10. His attorney said he wasn’t going to testify. But the committee issued a subpoena, and so, he’ll be there. By…
Deputy White House Counsel Uttam Dhillon Expected to Head DEA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The musical chairs continues at the DEA. Uttam Dhillon, deputy White House counsel, is expected to be named the next interim head of the DEA, replacing Robert W. Patterson, who announced last month he was leaving the agency after a 30-year DEA career, the Washington Post reports. The agency has a long…
Michael Cohen Says His Loyalty Is To His Family And Country
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorney Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s fix-it guy, may not be as loyal to Trump as he originally said. In the first in-depth interview since the FBI raided his office and homes in April, Cohen signaled to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos his willingness to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors…
Personal Assistant To Manafort Granted FBI Access to Storage Locker
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The drama of the Paul Manafort’s case continues to unfold. The latest: A personal assistant to Manafort granted the FBI access to a storage locker, allowing the government to secure evidence that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager is trying to suppress, Mark Hosenball and Nathan Layne of Reuters reports. The…