News Story
James Clapper: Trump Leading a ‘Very Disturbing Assault on Independence of the Department of Justice’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Echoing what former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said the other day, ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tells CNN Monday that President Donald Trump is leading “a very disturbing assault on the independence of the Department of Justice.” “When the President — this president or any president — tries to…
ATF Helping Philly Police Analyze Ballistic Evidence to Help Solve Crimes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For decades, the Philadelphia Police Department only analyzed ballistic evidence needed for trials. Other shell casings collected at crime scenes sat in evidence lockers across the city, reports NBC 10 in Philly. Two years ago, the department collaborated with ATF to collect and analyze all casing. Now in Philly investigators analyze…
Justice Department Directs IG to Investigate Trump’s Claim of FBI Spying on HIs Campaign
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s the latest political storm in Washington. The Justice Department on Monday directed, a the behest of President Donald Trump, the Inspector General to probe the president’s allegation that his campaign had been “infiltrated or surveilled” by the FBI, NBC News reports. “The Department has asked the Inspector General to expand the…
Giuliani Says Mueller Agrees to Narrow Scope in Trump Investigation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rudy Giuliani says special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to narrow the scope of a potential interview with President Donald Trump from five topics to two, CNN reports. Giuliani, who has become Trump’s latest TV attorney, tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day” that Mueller is not considering asking the President…
Oregon Man Convicted of Engaging in Sexual Conduct With Children At His Orphanage in Cambodia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An Oregon man, who was a Christian missionary running an orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was found guilty this week in federal court of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and aggravated sexual abuse. Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40,…
Sally Yates: Trump ‘Tearing Down the Legitimacy’ of the Justice Department
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General fired by President Donald Trump last year, says the president’s caustic tweets aimed at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller are collectively “tearing down the legitimacy” of the Justice Department, Yahoo! News reports. Yates, speaking at the 2018…
Trump Camp Wants to Expose FBI Informant; DOJ Worries that Could Put Lives in Danger, Screw Up Other Operations
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Trump camp continues to wage war on the FBI and the Justice Department. His allies allies are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign to undercut the Russia investigation by exposing the role of a top-secret FBI source, the Washington Post reports, adding that the effort reached new heights Thursday as Trump…