Department of Justice Inspector General Opens Investigation into Carter Page FISA Warrants

The inspector general of the Department of Justice has announced the opening of an investigation into actions by DOJ and FBI officials in the obtaining of FISA warrants “related to a certain U.S. person.” The “certain U.S. person” is widely …

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President Trump Mulls Idea of Seizing Power for Life in Freewheeling Remarks to Republican Donors

President Donald Trump went after George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton and contemplated seizing power for life in wide-ranging and generally cheerful remarks to Republican donors at a lunch and fundraiser at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, on Saturday.

The President said …

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Responds After President Calls Him “Disgraceful” For Not Investigating FISA Abuses

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has hit back at President Trump for criticism regarding his lack of investigation into alleged abuses by the FBI and the Department of Justice in obtaining FISA warrants to spy on member of the Trump campaign.…

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Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee Have Released their Long-Awaited Memo – Here Are the Key Takeaways

Democrats have released their long-awaited memo that rebuts allegations made in a previously released Republican memo that the FBI and the Department of Justice abused regulations in obtaining FISA warrants to spy on members of the Trump campaign, namely foreign …

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BREAKING: Democrats Release Memo Rebutting Accusations of Abuses by FBI, DOJ in Obtaining FISA Warrants to Spy on the Trump Campaign

Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee have released a memo that rebuts findings in a Republican memo released weeks ago that alleges abuses by the FBI and the Department of Justice in obtaining FISA warrants to spy on members of …

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House Intelligence Transcript: Chairman Nunes Refuses to Say Whether There Was Contact with White House on Memo – Motion to Have FISA Information Reviewed Defeated

The House Intelligence Committee voted last Monday to release a memo written by Democratic members that rebuts a Republican memo alleging FBI abuses.  The committee voted unanimously to release the memo and send it to the White House for the …

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Senator Feinstein Issues Minority Report Refuting Claims in Republican Senators’ Criminal Referral on Christopher Steele

Democratic Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dianne Feinstein, issued a minority report today criticizing the criminal referral that fellow committee members, Senators Grassley and Graham, sent to the Department of Justice over Christopher Steele, the author of the …

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President Trump, Citing FBI and Justice Department Objections, Declines to Declassify Democratic Memo

President Trump has declined to release a Democratic memo that was written in response to the Republican memo released last week alleging abuses by the FBI.  The President has sent the memo back and allowed the House Intelligence Committee to …

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What Are Woods Procedures and Did the FBI Violate Them in Obtaining Warrants to Spy on the Trump Campaign?

There are special procedures at the FBI that require that all information presented in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application be extreme-vetted for accuracy and presented to the FISA court only if verified.  A question has arisen as to …

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President Assails Schiff, “One of the Biggest Liars in Washington – Must Be Stopped,” President Says

President Trump began the day going after the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff, accusing him of being one of Washington D.C.’s biggest leakers.  He’s “right up there with [former FBI Director James] Comey, [Senate Intelligence Committee …

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House Oversight Committee Chairman Gowdy Says Memo Does Not Discredit Russia Investigation “In Any Way”

Republican Chairman of the Oversight Committee Trey Gowdy said he doesn’t believe that the controversial Nunes Memo discredits the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  Gowdy stated the importance of learning relevant facts laid out in …

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Republican Congressman Calls Those Mentioned in Memo “Traitors,” Seeks Criminal Prosecutions

Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona said the allegations outlined in the Nunes Memo released today constitute treason.  He also said that he is co-authoring a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeking “criminal prosecution against these traitors to our

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Republicans Release Long Awaited Memo, Raise Questions About FBI Methods in Obtaining Surveillance Warrants

House Republican members of the Intelligence Committee released the controversial Nunes Memo today, named after the committee’s chairman, and memo author, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA).  The memo highlights alleged abuses by the FBI and the DOJ in obtaining warrants …

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House Intelligence Transcript Shows Republicans Reject Motion to Make Democrats Memo Public, Republican Memo Shared with FBI Just Prior to Vote

The House Intelligence Committee released a fifty-one-page transcript of a meeting they held on Monday night to vote on whether to release a controversial memo alleging abuses by the FBI.

It shows that Democrats on the committee pushed to have …

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FBI Issues Strongly Worded Statement on Release of Republican Memo, Expresses “Grave Concerns”

The FBI has issued a sharply worded statement on the memo written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee today.  The statement reads:

“The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen

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