President Trump last summer cried “fake news” and “witch hunt” when the media first reported that his campaign team, including his son Donald Trump Jr., met with a Russian attorney at Trump Tower to get dirt on Hillary Clinton in June 2016.
President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday his legal team is preparing a rebuttal in the form a “counter-report” to counter accusations that special counsel Robert Mueller’s is expected to outline a report about the Russia investigation.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is recommending owners of small office and home office routers reboot the devices to temporarily disrupt the malware and aid the potential identification of infected devices linked to Russia that has infected hundreds of thousands of internet routers. The culprits are using VPNFilter malware that is able to perform…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump’s attacks on federal law enforcement and the intelligence agencies have been persistent and consistent since taking office. Natasha Bertrand of The Atlantic writes: In the 22 months since the FBI launched its counterintelligence investigation into potential coordination between members of Trump’s campaign and Russia, Trump has attacked his…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI, through a court order, has seized control of a key server in the Kremlin’s global botnet of 500,000 hacked routers, The Daily Beast reports. The move will allow the bureau to build a comprehensive list of victims of the attack, and short-circuits Moscow’s ability to reinfect its targets. The…
Matthew Miller was director of the Justice Department’s public affairs office from 2009 to 2011. By Matthew Miller For the Washington Post President Trump on Sunday launched his most direct attack on the Justice Department’s independence since he fired FBI Director James B. Comey, taking to Twitter to “hereby demand” that it open a counter-investigation…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s no longer a secret: Stefan A. Halper is the FBI source who assisted the Russia investigation, the Washington Post reports. He’s at the center of a standoff between congressional Republicans and the Justice Department. The Post describes him as a well-connected veteran of past GOP administrations who convened senior intelligence…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rudy Giuliani says special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to narrow the scope of a potential interview with President Donald Trump from five topics to two, CNN reports. Giuliani, who has become Trump’s latest TV attorney, tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day” that Mueller is not considering asking the President…
