December 19, 2019 Washington Post media critic slams CNN for keeping McCabe on payroll amid FISA abuse revelations: 'Corrupting' The Washington Post blasted CNN for keeping former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on its payroll as a contributor amid the recent findings of abuse from Justice Department Inspector General E. Michael Horowitz.
December 19, 2019 Judge Napolitano: FISA judge's FBI rebuke suggests court has been abused for decades ӣƵ senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said Thursday that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) chief judge’s stunning rebuke of the FBI suggests the court has been abused for decades.
December 19, 2019 Sen. Ron Johnson on IG report, FISA judge's rebuke: FBI 'cabal' has a lot of explaining to do Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday that a “cabal” between former FBI official Andrew McCabe, ex-FBI investigator Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page existed at the FBI and that the agency has a lot of explaining to do following the release of Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report last week.
December 18, 2019 MSNBC's Rachel Maddow ignores FISA abuses during exclusive sit-down with ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page MSNBC's liberal star Rachel Maddow scored a major interview with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and the two of them spoke in defense of the Russia investigation, but the cable news host failed to mention the damning abuses of the highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process uncovered by Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz.
December 18, 2019 Horowitz hits FBI 'failures' in Senate testimony after FISA court rebuke Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz rebuked the FBI on Wednesday for "failures" during the initial phase of the Russia probe, in his second round of Senate testimony following his extensive report on the investigation's origins and the process used to obtain a surveillance warrant for former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
December 18, 2019 Paul Manafort's state fraud charges dismissed, New York judge cites double jeopardy A New York judge has dismissed a state mortgage fraud indictment against Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, citing double jeopardy laws.
December 18, 2019 Former prosecutor says he's 'offended' by FBI misconduct: Russia probe should not have launched Americans should be alarmed about how the FBI obtained surveillance warrants during the 2016 launch of the Trump-Russia investigation, former federal prosecutor Brett Tolman said on "Fox & Friends" Monday, questioning whether the probe ever should have launched in the first place.
December 18, 2019 Philip Holloway: FBI lawyer who misled FISA court to surveil Trump campaign adviser Page deserves punishment The presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) justifiably unloaded on the FBI Tuesday over stunning revelations in the report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealing serious FBI misconduct in the electronic surveillance of an adviser to the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.
December 18, 2019 Brennan admits 'there were mistakes made' in FISA applications, suggests FBI was 'overly aggressive' Former CIA Director John Brennan, an outspoken critic of President Trump, acknowledged Tuesday that "there were mistakes made" in the highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process during the Russia investigation as reported by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
December 18, 2019 Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page explains 'insurance policy' texts, defends Russia probe in TV interview Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page spoke out Tuesday night, explaining her controversial texts with her lover, former FBI agent Peter Strzok, and defending the Russia investigation into President Trump.