December 17, 2019 FISA court slams FBI over surveillance applications, in rare public order In a rare public order Tuesday, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court strongly criticized the FBI over its surveillance-application process, giving the bureau until Jan. 10 to come up with solutions, in the wake of findings from Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz.
December 17, 2019 Devin Nunes: FISA court's behavior 'totally inappropriate,' Congress must fix it House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) court acted inappropriately in the Russia investigation.
December 17, 2019 Ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail, probation in Mueller probe Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in jail and three years of probation, after pleading guilty to lying and conspiracy as part of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
December 17, 2019 Tucker Carlson: Can we trust that the FBI is no longer being used as the left's political tool? The DOJ inspector general's report destroyed Jim Comey's credibility and many of the claims that he's forwarded over the years.
December 17, 2019 GOP push to reform FISA gains momentum in wake of Horowitz report A push to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has gained fresh momentum on Capitol Hill from Republicans amid the fallout of the long-awaited findings of Michael Horowitz, the Department of Justice’s inspector general who illuminated an array of abuses and misdeeds pertaining to government surveillance tools during the Russia investigation.
December 17, 2019 Strassel: There are several reasons to doubt Comey’s claim that he was 'distant' from Russia probe ӣƵ contributor Kimberley Strassel rejected former FBI director James Comey’s claim that he was distant from the bureau’s Trump-Russia investigation saying on Monday that Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz’s report concerning the origins of the probe and the issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants for former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page lists “all kinds of reasons” that he was involved.
December 17, 2019 Maria Bartiromo: FISA abuse scandal will 'blow up' bigger than it has thus far Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo said she believes the FISA abuse scandal outlined in the recent inspector general's report will "blow up" more extensively than it has thus far.
December 16, 2019 Sean Hannity slams 'lying, deceiving' Comey: 'He's formed the very basis of the Russia hoax' Sean Hannity reacted to former FBI director James Comey's "ӣƵ Sunday" appearance by criticizing him for starting the Russia investigation and accusing him of continuously telling "lies."
December 16, 2019 Tucker Carlson: James Comey pitches himself as 'America's moral martyr' Tucker Carlson reacted Monday to former FBI Director James Comey's rare interview that aired on "ӣƵ Sunday."
December 16, 2019 Brit Hume: Schiff's claim he didn't know about FISA abuse is 'utter nonsense' ӣƵ senior political analyst Brit Hume said Monday it was unbelievable to hear House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., claim he did not know about the FISA abuse outlined in the Justice Department inspector general's report released last week.