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Ousted Member of Russia-Trump Probe May Have Saved Clinton from Charges
In what could become a distracting setback to the credibility of the Trump-Russia investigation, the FBI agent who was removed from the special counsel probe for mocking the president altered the language used to describe Hilary Clinton’s actions in the email inquiry last year.
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FBI Director Defends Agents Against Dubious Trump Attacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray defended his bureau against repeated attacks from President Trump and sought to assure employees and agents that they’re appreciated and admired.
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Baltimore Sun: Trump’s Tweetstorm Slamming FBI Rings Shallow
It’s not every day that a sitting president savages as “in tatters” the reputation of the federal government’s top law enforcement arm, but it is a fairly common practice for those who have something to fear from police and prosecutors to attack them as biased, ineffectual or dishonest. Given that Donald Trump’s extraordinary claim that the agency’s standing is the “worst in history” came not long after his former national security adviser admitted to lying to an FBI agent about his conversations with the Russian ambassador, Americans can draw their own conclusions as to what’s going on.
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House Republicans Pledge Contempt Charges Against FBI, DOJ
U.S. House Republicans are preparing to wage war against FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as the special investigation into Trump’s campaign increases in intensity.
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Trump’s Controversial Tweet May Bolster Special Counsel’s Obstruction-of-Justice Case
Donald Trump and his personal lawyer may have stepped into serious legal trouble with controversial tweets and remarks this weekend about former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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Paranoia Grips White House As Trump’s Inner Circle Worries about Secret Recordings
Tension and paranoia have gripped the White House as the special counsel’s investigation gets closer to Donald Trump’s inner circle.
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Trump Unleashed Tweetstorm
As the special counsel investigation heats up, President Trump went on the offensive Sunday morning, unleashing an anti-FBI tweetstorm aimed at his own bureau and fired FBI Director James Comey.