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Larry O'Connor

loconnor@washingtontimes.com

Larry O'Connor was a columnist for The Washington Times.

Articles by Larry O'Connor

Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Did Comey investigate veracity of Russian dossier as McCain expected?

It is now a full eighteen months since McCain handed the dossier to him with the full expectation that Comey would fully investigate the explosive materials. Did he? You'd think we'd know by now, considering the shadow of the dossier has hung over the Trump presidency since before it even began.

May 10, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman speaks during a news conference in New York. On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, Schneiderman announced that 47 states and the District of Columbia have reached an $18.5 million settlement with Target Corp. to resolve the states' probe into the discounter's massive pre-Christmas data breach in 2013. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Flashback: Mueller teamed up with Schneiderman to build Manafort case

Less than a year ago disgraced Democrat New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was seen as a stalwart soldier in the war against the Donald Trump presidency. In fact, he teamed up with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to help concoct an indictment against Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign manager.

May 8, 2018
Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York, Thursday, April 26, 2018. President Donald Trump said that his personal attorney Cohen represented him "with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal," after previously denying any knowledge of a payment Cohen made to the porn actress who alleges an affair with Trump. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Why is NBC News protecting its sources in latest epic failure?

NBC News got a really big story wrong Thursday. It was based on tips from anonymous sources (obviously sources within the federal government and presumably close to the Department of Justice) and NBC News is still protecting those sources. Why?

May 4, 2018