House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Thursday called for a new special counsel — to investigate Hillary Clinton, James Comey and Loretta Lynch. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Republicans said they were writing to “request assistance in restoring public confidence in our nation’s justice system […]
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Sessions Refuses To Answer Questions, Confirms Comey Testimony
Attorney General Jeff Sessions confirmed part of James Comey’s testimony from last week about an abruptly private meeting at the president’s desk between Donald Trump and the former director of the FBI. Sessions testified on Tuesday that he and others filed out of the room and left Comey alone with Trump following a group meeting […]
Trump Lawyer Says That Comey Was Lying Under Oath
President Donald Trump’s outside counsel said Thursday that James Comey is lying. Marc Kasowitz claimed the president never demanded loyalty from Comey as the former FBI director alleged in Senate testimony. In a statement to reporters Thursday afternoon, Kasowitz pushed back on various points of Comey’s dramatic, under oath testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. […]
Comey Hopes That President Trump Releases Recordings Of Their Convos
Former FBI Director James Comey called for the release of any recordings of conversations he had with President Trump in the White House, as well as memos he wrote detailing the private talks at the time. Comey made his first public remarks since his abrupt May 9 firing during high-profile testimony before the Senate Intelligence […]
Trump Will Not Use Executive Privilege To Block Comey’s Testimony
President Trump does not plan to invoke executive privilege to try to block former FBI Director James Comey from testifying before Congress next week, The New York Times reports, citing two senior administration officials. Trump could still move to block Comey’s testimony, the Times reported, noting the president’s history of changing his mind on decisions […]
Comey To Publicly Testify In Front Of Senate Intelligence Agency
Former FBI director James Comey will testify publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee at a date to be set after Memorial Day, committee leaders announced Friday night. The public commitment to testify comes after a tumultuous week and a half since President Trump dismissed Comey – a move that perplexed committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., […]
President Trump Seems Panicked About Russian Ties
The day before Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) revealed that conversations by Trump transition officials may have been inadvertently picked up by U.S. surveillance, he met with the information’s source at the White House, his spokesman said March 27, 2017. You know things are looking grim for President Donald Trump when he starts tweeting about Hillary […]
FBI Admits Trump’s Ties To Russia Are Being Investigated
There’s been some debate about whether Donald Trump’s campaign operation is under a federal investigation or not. This morning, FBI Director James Comey ended that debate. The FBI is investigating whether the Trump campaign colluded with a covert Russian campaign to interfere with the U.S. presidential election, FBI Director James Comey told Congress Monday, an […]
The President’s Approval Ratings Continue To Fall
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low, according to the latest Gallup poll. As of Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 37 percent, while those who disapprove of the president’s job stands at 58 percent. His approval rating stood at 45 percent one week prior. The Gallup […]
Pelosi Says The President Owes Obama An Apology
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said Friday that President Trump should apologize to former President Obama – and the American people – for his unsubstantiated charge that Mr. Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped during the 2016 campaign. The Democratic leader spoke with Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson in an interview that will air […]
Bernie Calls For FBI’s Comey Resignation
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called FBI Director James Comey’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails during the 2016 “outrageous” and said “it would not be a bad thing for the American people if he did step down,” during an interview on ABC’s This Week. “I think that Comey acted in an outrageous way during the campaign,” […]
Clinton Cleared of Wrongdoing by FBI Again
FBI Director James Comey said in a letter to members of Congress on Sunday that the bureau reviewed all emails to and from Hillary Clinton that were recovered on Anthony Weiner’s laptop, and found nothing in them that changes his conclusion in July that Clinton did not commit a crime. Comey rocked the presidential campaign when […]