DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn, in wake of internal memo release

The Justice Department on Thursday moved to drop its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, in a stunning development that comes after internal memos were released raising serious questions about the nature of the investigation that led to Flynn’s late 2017 … Read More

Sean Spicer: Dems attacking AG Barr because Mueller report didn’t substantiate charges

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on “The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino” Friday that Democrats are attacking Attorney General William Barr because the Mueller report didn’t substantiate charges against President Trump. “I think this is just a time, the Democrats … Read More

Michael Avenatti accused of trying to extort Nike for up to $25M, feds say

Michael Avenatti, the former attorney for adult-film star Stormy Daniels, was accused Monday by federal prosecutors in New York of operating “an old-fashioned shakedown” by trying to extort between $15 and $25 million from sports apparel giant Nike, part of a string … Read More

The ‘Global Cybercrime Problem’ Is Actually the ‘Russia Problem’

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Convincing Putin that further attacks will trigger automatic, severe responses is the best path to deterrence. Paul Abbate, the then–FBI assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch, speaks next to a poster of a suspected Russian hacker … Read More

With new Justice official, fate of Russia probe in question

Jeff Sessions returns to his home in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as Attorney General after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump over his recusal from the … Read More

Peter Strzok’s arrogance is the product of a corrupt FBI

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Watching FBI agent Peter Strzok battle with Congress, my initial reaction was pure anger. His repeated, arrogant insistence that he had done nothing wrong despite tons of evidence to the contrary convinced me he deserved immediate firing — if not the … Read More

Justice Dept. offers up key witness in Russia probe as House Intel Chair threatens contempt

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Washington (CNN)The Justice Department has agreed to allow congressional investigators to interview a key FBI employee believed to have served as the main contact, or “handler” of, former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, who compiled the so-called “dossier” of allegations … Read More