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Rudy Giuliani Attacks GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy For Defending FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Hoping to bowel over anyone who gets in their way, Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s latest attack dog, is going after Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy, who defended the FBI’s use of a confidential source to investigate potential Russian outreach to individuals connected to Trump’s presidential campaign. “He’s drinking the Kool-Aid,” Giuliani tells…
It’s Only Getting Wilder: Trump Considering Pardoning Martha Stewart and Commuting Rod Blagojevich’s Sentence
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If TV ratings is the real goal, President Donald Trump is killing it. Trump indicated Thursday he’s considering pardoning for TV personality Martha Stewart and commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is serving 14 years for public corruption. Trump also said Thursday that he would offer a…
Uniformed Secret Service Police Officer Sends CNN’s Jim Acosta Packing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A new uniformed U.S. Secret Service police officer didn’t recognize CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. So, when he didn’t have his ID to get back in the White House she sent him packing, according to the website Twitchy, which posted the video below VIDEO: CNN’s Jim Acosta having a…
Commentary: Ex-FBI Agent Suggests FBI Is Owed An Apology
Josh Campbell is a CNN Law Enforcement Analyst, providing insight on crime, justice, and national security issues. He previously served as a Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI. Follow him on Twitter. By Josh Campbell CNN Following last week’s unfounded claim from the White House that the FBI illegally spied on the Trump campaign for…
Tedious Work: FBI Piecing Together Shredded Documents From Michael Cohen Raid
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sometimes FBI work can be pretty tedious. The agency is piecing together shredded documents found in its raid of Michael Cohen’s home and office while investigating President Trump’s personal attorney for suspected financial crimes, The Hill reports. CNN reports that there is not a large amount of shredded material. The federal government has so…
Could Memo From Ex-FBI Agent Andrew McCabe Be Helpful in Mueller Probe?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The intrigue from the Robert Mueller probe continues to intrigue. The latest comes from a report in the New York Times which says former acting F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that offered significant behind-the-scenes details on the firing of his boss, Director…
Former Head of LA U.S. Secret Service Division Named CEO of Security Firm
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Robert Savage III, the former head of the Los Angeles U.S. Secret Service division, has been named chief executive officer of the 360 Group International Inc., a Beverly Hills security company. Savage served 25 years in the Secret Service. He began his career with Secret Service in 1993 in the Washington…
David LeValley, Head of Atlanta FBI, Dies From Complication Related to 9/11 Work at World Trade Center
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David J. LeValley, head of the Atlanta FBI, died Saturday from complications related to the 9/11 attack, the FBI said Saturday. In a statement, the FBI said: Mr. LeValley entered on duty as a special agent with the FBI in 1996 and was assigned to the New York Division. He was called…