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Public Advocate Objected to FBI’s Unrestricted Access to NSA Data
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In 2015, in her first appearance as a “friend of the court” representing the American public, Amy Jeffress, a former federal prosecutor, argued before the very secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, that the FBI was violating the Fourth Amendment by giving agents “virtually unrestricted” access to data from one of the…
Comey May Have Wanted to Stay Out of Politics, But He Shaped the Election — N.Y. Times
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A New York Times examination of the 2016 election concludes that while FBI Director James Comey insisted on avoiding politics, he ended up shaping the election. Reporters Matt Apuzzo, Michael Schmidt, Adam Goldman and Eric Lichblau of the New York Times write about the Hillary Clinton email probe: But with polls…
DOJ Official Leading Trump-Russia Investigation Unexpectedly Leaving
The high-ranking Justice Department official who is heading the government’s investigation into potential ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign announced unexpectedly that she is leaving the DOJ in May.
FBI: Facebook Killer Eluded Investigators When Cellphones Were Turned Off
Several hours after Steve Stephens posted a video on Facebook that shows him killing a 75-year-old man in Cleveland, the FBI determined that one or both of his cellphones were in Erie.
FBI Begins Restricting Media Access to the Bureau Following News Leaks
The FBI rolled out a new media policy that restricts contacts between the news media and bureau employees following controversies over recent leaks.
Love Lost? Trump Administration Prepares to Charge Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange
Donald Trump praised the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks while he was running for president.
Judge Jails FBI Agent Who Shot at Michigan Police Officer While Drunk
An FBI agent who shot at a police officer in a Michigan fitness club was sentenced to 135 days in prison.