August 17, 2018 Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case The judge in ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s fraud trial revealed Friday he has received threats over the case and now travels with U.S. Marshals, as he turned back a media request to release juror information.
August 17, 2018 Graham rips FBI for briefing Feinstein on alleged Chinese spy, but keeping Trump in dark on Russians Sen. Lindsey Graham ripped the FBI this week over an alleged double standard in how the bureau handled a suspected Chinese spy on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's staff versus how it handled Russian contacts with Trump campaign advisers years later.
August 17, 2018 Trump calls DOJ official Bruce Ohr a 'disgrace,' hints at revoking security clearance President Trump on Friday called Department of Justice official Bruce Ohr a “disgrace” and suggested he plans to revoke Ohr’s security clearance soon, amid reports of Ohr’s ties to the infamous dossier of salacious and unverified allegations about Trump.
August 17, 2018 DOJ's Bruce Ohr wrote Christopher Steele was 'very concerned about Comey's firing -- afraid they will be exposed' A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by ӣƵ, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier as well as its author and, during the presidential election campaign, the alleged government surveillance abuses involving a Trump campaign official.
August 17, 2018 Manafort jury has questions, but no verdict, on Day 1 of deliberations The jury in the federal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort ended the first day of deliberations asking the judge a series of questions, but did not hand down a verdict before breaking until Friday morning.
August 17, 2018 Joke's on Brennan for failing to find humor in Trump's remark, 'Dilbert' cartoonist says Imagine a scenario in which a top intelligence officer places the U.S. at risk all because he couldn't discern when the president was joking. It almost sounds like the plot for a comic strip. Well, that's exactly what happened in the case of former CIA Director John Brennan, according to Scott Adams, creator of the popular “Dilbert” strip.
August 15, 2018 Jury deliberations to begin in Manafort trial, as defense team suggests prosecution is improper, 'desperate' Attorneys for ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort claimed during closing arguments that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team of prosecutors failed to meet the “burden of proof” that Manafort committed bank and tax fraud.
August 15, 2018 Obama officials who could lose security clearances under Trump: A list The White House announced it is revoking former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance.
August 15, 2018 Prosecutors blast 'Manafort’s lies' in closing arguments against ex-Trump campaign chairman Prosecutors in the bank and tax fraud case against Paul Manafort used their closing arguments on Wednesday to paint the former Trump campaign chairman as a chronic liar, telling jurors Manafort is “not above the law.”
August 15, 2018 Defense rests in Manafort case, ex-Trump campaign chairman won't testify The defense for Paul Manafort rested their case Tuesday without calling the ex-Trump campaign chairman to the stand to testify in the bank and tax fraud case against him.