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Trial Starts This Week in Oregon for FBI Agent Accused of Lying About Firing His Gun
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On Tuesday, FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita, 41, who was part of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team deployed out of Quantico, Vayears old, will stand trial in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice related to the 2016 fatal shooting of Robert…
Tweeter In Chief Attacks the Russia Investigation and FISA Warrant
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump was at it again, attacking the Russia investigation. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018 …..”Carter Page wasn’t a spy, wasn’t an agent of the Russians – he would have cooperated with the FBI. It was a fraud and a hoax designed to target Trump.” Tom Fitton…
FBI’s Christopher Wray Hints That He Has Considered Quitting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Christoper Wray, being very circumspect, suggested that he’s considered quitting and has pushed back against President Donald Trump’s recent comments casting doubt on Russian interference. While being questioned by NBC’s Lester Holt at the Aspen Security Forum, he was asked if he’d ever considered resigning. “I’m a low key,…
FBI Raids Home of Local Hells Angels Chapter President; Leads Him Out of Home in Underwear
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agents on Wednesday raided the Clovis, Calif. home of Merl Hefferman, president of a local chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Hefferman was taken out of the house and held for several hours in a Clovis Police Department van, reports ABC 13 Eyewitness News. He is known as the…
FBI’s 3 Top Cybersecurity Officials Are Retiring
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Whatever the reason, three of the FBI’ top cybersecurity officials are retiring from the bureau, the Wall Street Journal reports. It comes at a time the country is facing unprecedented cyberthreats. The Journal reports: Scott Smith, the assistant FBI director who runs the Bureau’s cyber division, is leaving this month. His…
Secret Service Agent on Trump Detail in Scotland Dies at Age 42
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Secret Service agent Noel E. Remagen died after suffering a stroke while supporting President Donald Trump’s trip to Scotland, CNN reports. The 42-year-old agent was working on protection for national security adviser John Bolton on the midnight shift when he was found to be unresponsive by colleagues at Trump’s Turnberry…
Investor’s Business Daily Editorial: Did FBI Ignore Evidence That A ‘Foreign Entity’ Hacked Clinton’s Emails?
By Investor’s Business Daily Editorial Email Scandal: Last week we learned that a “foreign entity” may have been secretly receiving Hillary Clinton’s emails while she was Secretary of State, including many that contained classified information. And that the FBI apparently ignored this information during its “investigation.” The reaction by the press to this bombshell? Crickets. At…