President Trump drew criticism and repulsion from current and retired FBI agents after he retweeted an unfounded conspiracy theory suggesting former President Bill Clinton was linked to the death of Jeffrey Epstein.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump continues to stir up controversy via Twitter. On Sunday, he accused the late Sen. John McCain in a tweet of working with the Democrats during the 2016 presidential election by giving the Christopher Steele dossier to the FBI and media to help sink his campaign, the Washington Times reports. Several reports say McCain didn’t hand…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Was Michael Cohen looking for a safety net from the get-go? Apparently so, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal which says Cohen’s attorney once approached President Trump’s lawyers about a pardon following the FBI raid on Cohen’s properties last year. But the idea was dismissed by Trump’s lawyers, including Jay Sekulow,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Americans see Robert S. Mueller III as being far more credible than President Trump, but the public has scattered and partisan perceptions of Mueller’s motives and findings so far, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll reveals. The Post reports that by a 56 to 33 percent margin, more say they trust Mueller’s version…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Now, this could be must-see-TV. Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump messages to a colleague while leading the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails and Russia’s involvement in the Trump campaign, says he’s willing to voluntarily testify before the House Judiciary Committee or any other committee, New York Magazine reports….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The lawyer for a former top staff member of the Senate Intelligence Committee charged with lying to the FBI about his contacts with reporters, alleged Wednesday that the Justice Department and President Donald Trump have made inappropriate comments about the case that could poison the jury pool, the New York Times…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com California in particular has been bumping heads with President Donald Trump over immigration policy. The latest: Trump wants the Department of Justice to investigate Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf for obstruction of justice after she warned constituents of upcoming raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across northern California, Newsweek reports. “I mean,…
President Trump fired back at James Comey on Monday after the fired FBI director slammed Trump on national television, comparing him to a mob boss who is “morally unfit to be president.
