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
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.
If you were as deceptive with the FBI, as the FBI was with the FISA court, how quickly would you be charged?
The report of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz on the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign was as expected.
As with his prior report on FBI Director James Comey’s leaking of information, Horowitz provided a headline version allowing Comey and others to declare exoneration because no criminal referral, while the details...
AG Barr: “FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts”
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.
Horowitz v. Durham — Dispute Over Russiagate Conclusions
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...
DOJ IG: Russia Probe Lawful, But Found ‘Serious Performance Failures’ by the FBI
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...
Report: Former FBI Lawyer Under Investigation for Allegedly Altering Carter Page FISA Document in Russia Probe
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...
Jury Finds Roger Stone Guilty of Lying to Congress, Witness Tampering
A jury has found Roger Stone guilty of lying to Congress and witness tampering:
The jury found Stone repeatedly misrepresented and concealed his 2016 attempt at collaborating with WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange to obtain dirt on then-candidate Hillary Clinton and stolen emails when speaking with Trump-Russia investigators from the House Intelligence...
Book Review: The Plot Against the President, by Lee Smith
When the history of President Donald Trump’s administration is written, perhaps one of the biggest ironies is that the man most responsible for toppling the #Resistance comes from the state that is the center of the anti-Trump movement.
Trump Tells Reporters He Doesn’t Want Public Impeachment Hearings, Calls Whistleblower a ‘Disgrace’
President Donald Trump gave an impromptu press conference on the White House lawn.
He touched on many subjects, including the impeachment inquiry, the whistleblower, Russia’s May Day parade, and Michael Bloomberg entering the presidential race.
DOJ reportedly opens criminal inquiry into DOJ Russia-collusion investigation of Trump
The New York Times reports that the administrative review of the Department of Justice investigation of the Trump campaign has shifted from an administrative review to a criminal investigation.
The Times makes sure, in the sub-headline. to try to taint the criminal investigation as leaving Attorney General William Barr “open … to...
DOJ Inspector General Gives AG Barr Draft on Alleged FISA Abuses
The Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz presented a draft of alleged FISA abuses during the Russia investigation to Attorney General William Barr.
Russiagate Fallout: Damaged respect for many government institutions
The revelations in the report by IG Horowitz released this past Thursday are disturbing on many levels, but one of the deepest and most basic is of the power of institutions such as the FBI if they become corrupted and corrupt.
James Comey was the Bad Guy in the ‘Russia Collusion’ story
The Department of Justice Inspector General Report revealed what many of us suspected all along: James Comey was the Bad Guy in the ‘Russia Collusion’ story.
DOJ IG: ‘Comey’s Retention, Handling, and Dissemination of Certain Memos Violated’ DOJ, FBI Policies
The Department of Justice Inspector General released his long-awaited report into former FBI director James Comey’s handling of sensitive investigative information and the way he handled certain memos.
The IG found “no evidence” that Comey or his lawyers provided the media with classified information.
However, the IG “concluded that Comey’s retention, handling, and...
Leaked Audio: NY Times shifts targeting of Trump from Russia collusion to racism
In an astounding audio transcript leaked to Slate, NY Times executive editor Dean Baquet reveals what we all knew: The NY Times is out to get Trump. It’s deliberate, it’s planned, and it’s shifting after Russia collusion failed to portraying Trump as racist.
Democrats Beginning ‘Impeachment Investigation,’ Asking for Grand Jury Information
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee announced on Friday they will begin a formal “impeachment investigation” against President Donald Trump due to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony.
Chairman Jerry Nadler said the Democrats will ask for grand jury information related to Mueller’s investigation. From Fox News:
Nadler called the grand jury materials...
