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FBI Translator Arrested on Charges of Lying to Investigators about Terrorism Probe

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com

A translator working for the FBI has been arrested on charges that he lied to investigators about having contact with a suspect in a terrorism investigation.
Abdirizak Jaji Raghe Wehelie, 66, of Burke, Virginia, was arrested Saturday and charged with obstructing an investigation and making false statements to the FBI, the Justice Department wrote in a news release.
The Justice Department has accused Wehelie of having a personal relationship with a terrorism suspect, who had left a voicemail on Wehelie’s phone. When Wehelie translated the call, he failed to disclose the connection or reveal that it was his phone that the suspect had called.
The terrorism suspect’s phone was under court-ordered surveillance.
According to federal prosecutors, Wehelie later disclosed that he had been friends with the suspect for years.
Wehelie faces up to 25 years in prison.

House Committee Sets Contempt Hearing for AG Barr

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The House Judiciary Committee is planning to vote Wednesday on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to turn over special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report.

FBI Sent Investigator to Question Trump Aide about Russia’s Involvement

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The FBI in 2016 sent a government investigator masquerading as a research assistant to meet with Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos as part of a counterintelligence investigation into the campaign’s ties to Russia.

Comey Suggests to Barr That Trump ‘Has Eaten Your Soul’

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Former FBI Director James Comey slammed Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the Robert Mueller report on Russian interference in the presidential election.

5 Takeaways from Attorney General Barr’s Testimony about Mueller Report

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Demorats grilled a defiant Attorney General William Barr during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Mueller Expresses Frustration with AG Barr’s Characterization of Full Report on Russian Interference

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Robert Mueller shared his misgivings in a letter to the Justice Department about how Attorney General William Barr characterized the special counsel’s full report on the Russia investigation.

Read Deputy AG Rosenstein’s Full Letter of Resignation, Ending 2 Tumultuous Years as DOJ’s No. 2

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his letter of resignation to President Trump on Monday, ending two years as the No. 2 at the Justice Department.

Deputy AG Rosenstein Defended Role in Mueller Report, Fired Back at Critics

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Robert Mueller in May 2017 to investigate Russian interference during the presidential election, fire back Thursday at politicians and journalists who have questioned his handling of the probe.