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FBI Denies AP Report About Missing Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI issued a statement Saturday contesting a report by the Associated Press on Thursday, which cited an anonymous U.S. official as saying many U.S. government officials believe ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson is no longer alive. “This characterization is not accurate and diminishes the U.S. government’s resolve to safely return Robert…
Cummings, Conyers: Congress Must Act to Avoid Unchecked Powers of Trump’s Presidency
On Saturday, Oct. 20, 1973, President Richard Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox because he refused to back down from his pursuit of the Watergate tapes.
Trump’s Lawyer, Spokesman Step Aside Amid Reshuffling of Legal Team
The head of Donald Trump’s outside legal team appears to be stepping aside amid reports that Trump is reshuffling his circle of lawyers representing him in the Russia investigation.
Trump Asks about Powers to Pardon Aides, Family, Even Himself
The looming investigation into alleged collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia has prompted the president’s lawyers to explore his powers to grand pardons to aides, family and even himself, the Washington Post reports.
Trump Tests Limits of Power by Investigating Mueller’s High-Powered Team
President Trump’s administration has taken the extraordinary steps of looking for ways to undermine the team hired by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate whether the Republican’s campaign team colluded with Russia to meddle in the 2016 election.
Lengel: Trump’s Statements Are Indicators of Tough Times Ahead for Jeff Sessions and Christopher Wray
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Heading up a major law enforcement agency like the Justice Department or FBI is never easy. It’s a major headache. There’s always a crisis around the corner. Keeping your job and doing it with integrity has only been more challenging under the Trump administration. Don’t count on Jeff Sessions sticking around…
Trump: I Would Not Have Appointed Sessions If I Knew He’d Recuse Himself
In a stunning admission, President Trump said he would not have appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney general if he had known Sessions would recuse himself from the Russia investigation.