February 2, 2018 James Comey slams FISA memo as 'dishonest' and 'misleading' Former FBI Director James Comey slammed the “dishonest” and “misleading” memo released by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the White House on Friday, saying it “inexcusably exposed” classified investigations.
February 2, 2018 FISA memo: Steele fired as an FBI source for breaking 'cardinal rule' --leaking to the media The British spy the FBI relied upon to obtain surveillance warrants on former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page was fired after blabbing to multiple media outlets about his relationship with the bureau.
February 2, 2018 Comey rips 'weasels and liars,' invokes Joe McCarthy in Twitter rant Former FBI Director James Comey lashed out at unnamed "weasels and liars" on social media late Thursday, hours before President Trump was expected to declassify a controversial memo about purported surveillance abuses over the objections of Democrats.
February 1, 2018 Mueller team seeks delay in Flynn sentencing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has postponed the sentencing of former national security adviser Michael Flynn due to the “status” of the investigation, raising questions as to what the development means for the direction of the Russia probe.
February 1, 2018 CIA defends meeting with Russian spy officials, in letter to Schumer WASHINGTON-- CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Thursday there was nothing "untoward" about his meeting with top Russian spy chiefs, saying that even though Moscow remains an adversary, ignoring chances to cooperate on security issues would endanger American lives.
February 1, 2018 Nunes 'made material changes' to classified memo sent to White House, Schiff charges Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said late Wednesday that Rep. Devin Nunes, the committee’s chair, made “material changes” to the controversial memo sent to the White House that criticizes the FBI’s use of secret surveillance during the 2016 campaign.
February 1, 2018 Key US Senate panel expands FBI text probe The Senate homeland security committee sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday night which could potentially expand the reach of the current investigation into FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
February 1, 2018 FBI agent Strzok co-wrote initial draft of Comey letter reopening Clinton email probe, report says One of the FBI agents behind various anti-Trump texts helped co-write the first draft of a letter that former FBI Director James Comey sent to Congress announcing that the FBI was reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private use of a email server, according to a new report.
January 31, 2018 Trump overheard saying he is '100 percent' behind releasing surveillance memo President Donald Trump was overheard telling a GOP lawmaker Tuesday night that he’s “100 percent” behind releasing a classified Republican intelligence memo detailing alleged surveillance abuses.
January 30, 2018 Trump administration releases 'Putin List' of Russian lawmakers, oligarchs The Trump administration late Monday released a long-awaited list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 "oligarchs" who have flourished during the reign of President Vladimir Putin, fulfilling a demand by Congress that the U.S. punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.