FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepped down from his post at the FBI on Monday because of pressure from the head of the bureau. McCabe had announced his retirement months ago and was expected to stay on until March. His …
Continue ReadingFBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has informed FBI staff that he is stepping down effective today. President Trump has been informed of the departure the White House says.
It was revealed last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been pressuring …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump is breaking with Justice Department officials in calling for the release of a classified memo that alleges abuses by the FBI in the execution of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The DOJ had previously told House Intelligence …
Continue ReadingThe revelation that Russian hackers broke into U.S. computer systems and used the information to meddle the U.S. elections may have come from Dutch intelligence services, Dutch media reported today.
The Vokskrant newspaper reported that Dutch intelligence officials were …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last year, relenting only when White House Counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign in protest. Robert Mueller learned about the incident recently as members of his investigative team interviewed current …
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has told Congress that messages between two FBI agents that were presumed to be deleted because of technical issues, have been found today. The DOJ had previously said that the FBI “failed …
Continue ReadingDemocrats on the House Intelligence Committee have written their own memo in response to a Republican memo detailing alleged abuses by the FBI and the Justice Department in administering the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.
It has been reported …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump suggested that DACA recipients will be allowed to remain in the country and will ultimately be given a pathway to citizenship as a part of a broader immigration deal he expects to strike with Congress in the …
Continue ReadingAn FBI agent expressed skepticism that the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling would uncover any serious wrongdoing in a text message to another agent. “You and I both know the odds are nothing. If I thought it was likely, …
Continue ReadingAttorney General Jeff Sessions has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. The pressure has gotten so bad that Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed, sources say.
Apparently, the White House, …
Continue ReadingThree hundred and eighty-four pages of text messages between two “anti-Trump” FBI agents seem to suggest that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch knew in advance of former FBI Director James Comey’s July 2016 press conference that he would recommend no …
Continue ReadingThe FBI has failed to record five months’ worth of text messages between two FBI agents that expressed anti-Donald Trump views, the Bureau said last week. The FBI made the disclosure in a letter from the Justice Department to …
Continue ReadingThe FBI is being prevented from seeing a controversial memo that purports to show abuses committed by the Bureau and the Justice Department in obtaining FISA warrants. “The FBI has requested to receive a copy of the memo in order …
Continue ReadingA former CIA official was arrested this week, charged with revealing the names of CIA informants to the Chinese government. The information helped the Chinese dismantle one of the U.S.’ most valuable intelligence networks. It’s considered one of the …
Continue ReadingTwitter accounts linked to Russian active measures have been found to be playing a role in getting the “ReleaseTheMemo” hashtag trending on Twitter. The hashtag references a memo that conservative lawmakers have been calling on congressional leaders to release …
Continue ReadingRepublican lawmakers are calling on congressional leaders to release a memo written by the House Intelligence Committee about alleged abuses about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee voted along party lines on Thursday to allow members of …
Continue ReadingCongressman Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has told fellow Republicans that he has seen evidence of abuses by the FBI of government surveillance programs. The allegation came as Nunes was attempting to drum up support for …
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