Jeff Mordock

Senate Republicans demand to know how Pensacola shooter Ahmed Mohammed al-Shamrani got visa

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are demanding to know how the Saudi national who killed three people last month at a Pensacola, Florida, naval base obtained a visa to train with the U.S. military.

January 23, 2020

Two of FBI’s FISA warrants for Carter Page ‘not valid’: DOJ

The Justice Department concluded two of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants authorizing the surveillance of Carter Page were "not valid," according to a court order declassified Thursday.

January 23, 2020

Randy Credico, witness against Roger Stone, asks judge to spare Trump confidant of jail time

The star prosecution witness against Roger Stone implored a federal judge Thursday to spare the longtime Republican operative from jail.

January 23, 2020

‘Crying Nazi’ involved in 2017 Charlottesville rally arrested by FBI

A New Hampshire man nicknamed the "crying Nazi" and was involved in the violence following the 2017 Unite the Right rally was arrested Thursday, the FBI said.

January 23, 2020

Calling Russian oligarch by nickname ‘Putin’s chef’ is fair game, federal prosecutors say

Jurors should be told that the Russian oligarch accused of bankrolling a notorious troll farm to meddle in the 2016 election was nicknamed "Putin's chef" at his upcoming criminal trial, federal prosecutors said in a filing Thursday.

January 23, 2020

MIchael Flynn’s attorneys say he shouldn’t serve any prison time, ask for probation

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn should get probation and no prison time for lying to the FBI, his lawyer said in a court filing Wednesday.

January 22, 2020

William Barr creates panel to reduce suicides by law enforcement, boost morale

Attorney General William P. Barr Wednesday announced a new commission to confront the burdens carried by law enforcement officers, including decreasing morale and a rash of suicides.

January 22, 2020

State attorneys general blast Trump impeachment

The Republican attorneys general of 21 states authored a scathing rebuke of the impeachment trial, urging senators to reject Democrats' charges against President Trump.

January 22, 2020

Robert Mueller became ‘different person’ during Russia probe, reporter says

People close to ex-special counsel Robert Mueller believe he became "a different person" over the span of his two-year probe into Russian election meddling, the author of a new book said Tuesday.

January 21, 2020

Justice Department to unveil National Law Enforcement Commission

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday will unveil a commission to address problems plaguing law enforcement, including improving technology, civil rights concerns and other issues.

January 21, 2020

Michael Avenatti being held in jail cell once used by El Chapo, his lawyer says

Michael Avenatti is being held in the same New York City jail cell that once housed notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, his lawyer said.

January 21, 2020

Outrage over David Kris muddies battle over secret FISA court

Republican anger over the selection of David Kris to oversee the FBI's plan to fix its shoddy processes for obtaining surveillance warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court could spill over into a battle over the future of the secret court.

January 18, 2020

FBI unveils new election-security policy

The FBI will now notify state officials when local election systems are hacked, reversing course on much-maligned policy to only inform the victims of a cyberattack, the bureau said Thursday.

January 16, 2020

Jordan, Meadows demand to know why Obama DOJ official was appointed by FISA court

In a blistering letter to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, two Republicans on the House Oversight Committee slammed the choice of a former Obama-era Justice Department official to oversee FBI reforms.

January 16, 2020

Federal judge postpones Michael Flynn’s sentencing

A federal judge Thursday postponed the sentencing of Michael Flynn, two days after the former national security adviser sought to withdraw his guilty plea.

January 16, 2020

Judiciary Committee advances nomination of judge over Democrat objections

The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday gave initial approval to President Trump's controversial nominee for a federal appeals court over strong objections from Democrats.

January 16, 2020

DOJ claps back at Lev Parnas: Claims about William Barr are ‘100 percent false’

The Justice Department on Thursday denied Lev Parnas' claims that Attorney General William P. Barr knew about President Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine into announcing an investigation into former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son, Hunter.

January 16, 2020

FISA Court adviser says FBI’s proposed reforms are insufficient

The FBI's proposed 12-step plan to prevent future blunders in its applications for surveillance warrants was blasted as "insufficient" Wednesday by the adviser overseeing the bureau's changes.

January 15, 2020

Congress urged to take aim at terrorist funding

A neo-Nazi organization received a donation of nearly 14.88 bitcoins or roughly $60,000 in the days following the 2017 white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.

January 15, 2020

Federal judge rejects Michael Avenatti’s bid to dismiss criminal charges in Nike case

A federal judge in New York Wednesday rejected Michael Avenatti's bid to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of trying to extort Nike.

January 15, 2020