May 14, 2020 Graham says Senate Judiciary review of Russia probe to cover unmasking, FISA abuse and Mueller appointment Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Thursday that his panel would begin holding hearings as part of its investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, and would focus on unmasking, abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel.
May 14, 2020 Critics turn up heat on Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation Critics of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation are turning up the heat amid new revelations in the Justice Department's handling of the Russian collusion investigation and related cases, like the troubled prosecution of former Trump National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn.
May 14, 2020 Trump calls for Obama testimony amid unmasking controversy; Graham cool to idea President Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham to call former President Barack Obama to testify amid new developments surrounding the origins of the Russia investigation and efforts at the time to "unmask" Michael Flynn's name in intelligence reports.
May 14, 2020 ‘Unmasking’ requests number in thousands across administrations, as pols demand details The release of a once-secret list of Obama-era officials who sought to unmask what turned out to be the identity of Michael Flynn in intelligence reports has fueled demands from Republican lawmakers for more information about the extent of the practice — specifically during the presidential transition period.
May 14, 2020 Trey Gowdy shocked at Flynn case: 'Never seen anything like this' in my legal career In his 20 years serving in the criminal justice system, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Thursday that he had never seen such blatantly biased action like that of former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn's presiding Judge Emmet Sullivan.
May 14, 2020 Dershowitz rips judge's unusual move in Flynn case: He has become 'the most partisan' Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz pushed back on the new ruling by the judge in the Michael Flynn case, arguing he's acting in a partisan fashion in order to "resurrect" the prosecution of President Trump's former national security adviser.
May 14, 2020 Rand Paul: Flynn unmasking was 'devastating abuse of power' by Biden, Obama officials Top Obama-era officials' unmasking of former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn was "a devastating abuse of power," Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul accused Thursday.
May 14, 2020 Jenna Ellis: Flynn judge as prosecutor – Sullivan ignoring this basic rule of law concept Is Judge Sullivan seriously suggesting that he might deny the government's motion to dismiss and order the government to prosecute?
May 14, 2020 Tucker Carlson: Amoral Obama administration creeps should be punished for ruining Michael Flynn's life It is clear that Michael Flynn did not commit a crime. Obama administration officials, by contrast, did commit crimes -- felonies.
May 14, 2020 Devin Nunes on Obama officials' unmasking requests: 'What the hell were they doing?' House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., asked on Wednesday “what the hell” Obama administration officials were doing after they purportedly requested to "unmask" the identity of former national security adviser Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period.