Rowan Scarborough

FBI changed Donald Trump’s political world over 218 days

Donald Trump campaign alumni wonder today what happened inside the FBI over 218 days from mid-August 2016 to March 20, 2017, that changed their lives forever.

March 10, 2020

FBI disregarded Christopher Steele’s admission ‘raw’ intelligence amounted to gossip

Dossier creator Christopher Steele is scheduled to stand trial in mid-May in a defamation case whose 2017 court records were ignored by FBI agents as they wrote the last of four dossier-based wiretap warrants on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page in June of that year.

March 7, 2020

Devin Nunes says ‘lunatics’ in journalism keep writing bogus stories

Rep. Devin Nunes says he is being stalked by "lunatics in the media" who constantly try to tie him to the Russian side when he has been one of Congress' fiercest anti-Moscow hawks for years.

March 5, 2020

Coronavirus ravaging Iran at far greater rate than officials admit: resistance group

Iran is suffering coronavirus deaths at 20 times the official number put out by the hardline Islamic state, according to a major resistance group.

March 2, 2020

FBI ignored Christopher Steele court declarations in wiretap warrants

Dossier creator Christopher Steele is scheduled to stand trial in mid-May in a defamation case whose 2017 court records were ignored by FBI agents as they wrote the last of four dossier-based wiretap warrants on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page in June of that year.

March 1, 2020

William Barr becomes the ‘Tocqueville’ of D.C. political, press culture

Attorney General William Barr has become not just the nation's chief law enforcement officer, but also a prominent critic of what he believes is a degenerating Washington political scene.

February 29, 2020

Carter Page says FBI abuses go beyond what Horowitz report uncovered

Carter Page, the informal Trump campaign adviser victimized by invalid FBI wiretaps, says there are more abuses to be uncovered in the coming months.

February 25, 2020

Pete Buttigieg, Chasten Buttigieg benefited from Trump tax cut

President Trump's signature tax overhaul delivered savings to Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his new husband compared with what they would have paid under previous rates, a review of the couple's 2018 return shows.

February 23, 2020

The curious political cases where Democratic AGs jumped in to meddle

Democratic attorneys general have a history of meddling in politically sensitive cases, the official record shows.

February 22, 2020

Justice Department worker contributions favor Clinton, Democrats over Trump, GOP

Justice Department employees overwhelmingly contribute to Democrats, a trend that has become even more lopsided since Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, according to a campaign finance research organization.

February 17, 2020

Democratic AGs have history of meddling in politically sensitive cases

Democratic attorneys general have a history of meddling in politically sensitive cases, the official record shows.

February 17, 2020

Secret letter to William Barr set stage for independent Michael Flynn review

The unusual move by Attorney General William P. Barr to open an independent review of the prosecution of retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn came after months of legal broadsides from defense attorney Sidney Powell.

February 16, 2020

Rudy Giuliani stocks personal website with anti-Joe Biden content

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been barnstorming TV and social media in recent weeks trying to sell his findings that the Bidens are corrupt and Ukraine interfered on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

February 12, 2020

Bombshell IG report gives fresh ammo to target ‘reckless’ Christopher Steele

Three Russian oligarchs are targeting the Christopher Steele dossier with new evidence they say shows the British ex-spy displayed "recklessness" in accusing them.

February 8, 2020

Mueller prosecutor Weissmann says look to Italian model to oust ‘amoral’ Trump

Former senior Trump-Russia prosector Andrew Weissmann says Democrats should mimic Italian politics for the way to "get rid of" President Trump, whom he called a "demigod" and "amoral."

February 7, 2020

Second impeachment could be on horizon for Donald Trump

Democrats already have lined up possible charges if they choose to pursue impeachment 2.0.

February 6, 2020

Three Russian oligarchs target Steele dossier, say spy ‘reckless’ in accusations against them

Three Russian oligarchs are targeting the Christopher Steele dossier with new evidence they say shows the British ex-spy displayed "recklessness" in accusing them.

February 5, 2020

Michael Flynn, Carter Page see wiretap abuse report as aiding in vindication

The Justice Department's wiretap abuse report is providing new arguments for two Trump associates and a Russian entrepreneur trying to clear their names but suffering court setbacks, so far.

February 2, 2020

Shifa al-Nima, ISIS leader, confessions provide look into atrocities

The arrest of an obese Islamic State leader -- his girth loaded by Iraqi forces onto a pickup truck -- produced a number of confessions on how the captive unleashed a wave of terrorism in occupied Mosul from 2014 to 2017.

January 26, 2020

Adam Schiff fudged facts eight ways in prosecuting Trump’s impeachment

Rep. Adam B. Schiff arrived in the Senate this week as an impeachment trial manager, leaving the House with a trail of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and attempts at obstruction, the record shows.

January 25, 2020