A federal judge on Monday delayed the start date for Paul Manafort’s trial and revealed the identities of five witnesses who were offered immunity to testify against President Trump’s former campaign chairman.
Donald Trump’s attorney Rudolph Giuliani said the president would agree to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller as long as the questions are limited to whether his campaign colluded with Russia.
Former FBI Director James Comey urged Democrats on Sunday to avoid embracing the “socialist left,” just days after he encouraged voters to support Democrats in the fall elections.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI Director James Comey is stepping outside his box. Comey, who had been registered as a Republican most of his life, urged “all who believe in this country’s values” to vote for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections, CNN reports. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Comey called the Republican-held Congress…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Is transparency best in this case or simply dangerous? Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times reports: The White House has rebuffed concerns among American intelligence and law enforcement officials and ordered that more lawmakers be given access to classified information about an informant the F.B.I. used in 2016 to investigate…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Tweeter-in-chief Donald Trump took a shot at FBI agent Peter Strzok, who testified before the joint House Oversight and Judiciary committees Wednesday in a closed-door session. Lover FBI Agent Peter Strzok was given poor marks on yesterday’s closed door testimony and, according to most reports, refused to answer many questions. There…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Do folks in the Trump camp need to keep worrying about the Robert Mueller probe? Bloomberg News, citing a “person familiar with the probe,” reports that Mueller is preparing to accelerate his probe into possible collusion between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russians in the 2016 election. The source tells Bloomberg…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James Wolfe, former security director for the Senate Intelligence Committee charged with lying to FBI agents, wants President Donald Trump to shut up. His lawyer filed a motion on Tuesday to prevent anyone involved with his case — up to and including President Donald Trump — from speaking publicly about the…
