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DOJ IG Report: “We do not have confidence that the FBI” acted “in compliance with FBI policy” on FISA applications

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2020 64 Comments

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowowitz released a report today on FBI practices in making Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications to the FISA court. If the entire country were not focused (understandably) on the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, this would dominating the news.

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DOJ and DEA Announce Arrests of Over 600 Alleged Mexican Cartel Members

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 12, 2020 20 Comments

The Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration just announced the arrest of over 600 alleged Mexican Cartel members as part of an operation called "Project Python."

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Trump administration sides with Asian American students in discrimination suit against Harvard

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2020 40 Comments

Harvard University discriminates against students of Asian ethnicity in admissions. That much is beyond doubt. Harvard is far from alone. Study after study have shown that Asian students need to outperform other students, particularly other non-white minorities, on standardized tests and grades in order to obtain admission.

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Appeals Court upholds Trump withholding Justice Department grants from sanctuary cities

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2020 51 Comments

Another day, another appeals court reversing a district court injunction which intefered with the legitimate constitutional and statutory powers of the president. We've covered this problem of such district court injunctions many times before.

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Dershowitz: “President Obama Personally Asked the FBI to Investigate Somebody on Behalf of George Soros”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 19, 2020 38 Comments

Despite former Attorney General Eric Holder referring to himself in that role as then-president Obama's "wingman," Democrats have been swooning for the nearest fainting couch over a few tweets from President Trump regarding the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation.  They claim to be outraged because Trump, they screech, is undermining DOJ independence.

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Justice Department Investigating if Comey Illegally Leaked Info on Russian Document

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 17, 2020 21 Comments

The Department of Justice has begun an investigation into whether then-FBI Director James Comey leaked classified information on a Russian document.

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DOJ and Betsy DeVos Criticize College Campuses for Acting Like ‘Mini Police States’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 24, 2019 4 Comments

"We stand with their right to speak and with their right to learn truth through the free exchange of ideas—particularly those with which they might disagree"...

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FISA Court Describes FBI’s Handling of Carter Page Warrant Applications as “antithetical to the heightened duty of candor”

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2019 74 Comments

The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court lashed out at the FBI's handling of the Carter Page warrant applications, demanding the bureau make changes by January 10.

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A Defiant Comey Defends FISA Process, Admits to His FBI’s ‘Real Sloppiness’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 15, 2019 52 Comments

Here at LI, we've covered disgraced former FBI director James Comey throughout President Trump's candidacy and presidency.  His roles in the Russia hoax and the FBI's deceptive manipulation of the FISA process are unconscionable.

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Ted Cruz Cites Three “of the most GLARING abuses of power by the DOJ & FBI” in Horowitz’s “chilling #FISAreport”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 12, 2019 27 Comments

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was on fire during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that featured testimony by IG Michael Horowitz.  He called the report a "stunning indictment of the FBI and the Department of Justice, of a pattern of abusive power."

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Horowitz: ‘I Think the Activities We Found Here Don’t Vindicate Anybody Who Touched’ the FISA Applications

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 11, 2019 29 Comments

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz lashed out at the FBI during his testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He released his report on the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe and FISA warrants on former Trump adviser Carter Page a few days ago.

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AG Barr Blasts FBI for Abusing the System in Russian Probe, the Press for Fanning ‘Largely Bogus Narrative’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 11, 2019 24 Comments

Attorney General William Barr sat down with NBC News a day after the release of IG Michael Horowitz's report on the FISA warrants on Carter Page and the origins of the Russia probe. Barr openly dismissed the findings in the report, mainly because it did not go deep enough, but also ripped the FBI and the press.

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AG Barr: “FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 09, 2019 29 Comments

The DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s 's report dropped earlier today, and U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham is questioning some of the conclusions in the report.

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Horowitz v. Durham — Dispute Over Russiagate Conclusions

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 09, 2019 21 Comments

U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham, who is investigating the origins of the Russia-Trump collusion probe, disagreed with a few aspects of Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report released today. “Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened,” said Durham.

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DOJ IG: Russia Probe Lawful, But Found ‘Serious Performance Failures’ by the FBI

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 09, 2019 31 Comments

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his report on the origins of the Russia investigation, which is likely to please both sides of the political spectrum. The IG found justification to investigate the Russia investigation and did not find any "intentional misconduct or political bias." However, the investigators discovered many "significant" errors concerning the FISA warrant on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

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Lisa Page Whines to Daily Beast One Week Before DOJ IG Report Release

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 02, 2019 30 Comments

The Daily Beast sat down with Lisa Page, the former FBI lawyer and mistress of former FBI agent Peter Strzok, a week before the Department of Justice will release its inspector general report into FBI misconduct. Page claimed she came forward now because President Donald Trump mocked her, but the sympathetic piece seems more like a way to get ahead of any damning information in the IG report.

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Report: Former FBI Lawyer Under Investigation for Allegedly Altering Carter Page FISA Document in Russia Probe

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 22, 2019 37 Comments

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will release his report next month on the ways the FBI received warrants using the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Carter Page [featured image], who served as an aide for then-candidate Donald Trump. The report will include information about an FBI lawyer under criminal investigation for allegedly changing a document related to the documents used to obtain the warrant.

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Michael Avenatti Gets Two Conspiracy Charges Dropped, Feds Add Fraud Charge

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 14, 2019 16 Comments

In March, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) charged lawyer Michael Avenatti with trying to extort over $20 million from Nike. The feds changed the indictment by dropping two conspiracy charges but added a wire fraud charge.

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