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Stefan A. Halper, the FBI Source at the Center of a Controversy
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s no longer a secret: Stefan A. Halper is the FBI source who assisted the Russia investigation, the Washington Post reports. He’s at the center of a standoff between congressional Republicans and the Justice Department. The Post describes him as a well-connected veteran of past GOP administrations who convened senior intelligence…
Border Patrol Agent in Montana Admits He Asked For ID Because Women Were Speaking Spanish
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two U.S. citizens were stopped and questioned by a Border Patrol agent last week at a northern Montana gas station in the town of Havre because they were speaking Spanish, KRTV reports. Ana Suda, a native of Texas who lives in Havre, stopped with a friend at a Town Pump store…
James Clapper: Trump Leading a ‘Very Disturbing Assault on Independence of the Department of Justice’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Echoing what former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said the other day, ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tells CNN Monday that President Donald Trump is leading “a very disturbing assault on the independence of the Department of Justice.” “When the President — this president or any president — tries to…
ATF Helping Philly Police Analyze Ballistic Evidence to Help Solve Crimes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For decades, the Philadelphia Police Department only analyzed ballistic evidence needed for trials. Other shell casings collected at crime scenes sat in evidence lockers across the city, reports NBC 10 in Philly. Two years ago, the department collaborated with ATF to collect and analyze all casing. Now in Philly investigators analyze…
Justice Department Directs IG to Investigate Trump’s Claim of FBI Spying on HIs Campaign
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s the latest political storm in Washington. The Justice Department on Monday directed, a the behest of President Donald Trump, the Inspector General to probe the president’s allegation that his campaign had been “infiltrated or surveilled” by the FBI, NBC News reports. “The Department has asked the Inspector General to expand the…
Giuliani Says Mueller Agrees to Narrow Scope in Trump Investigation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rudy Giuliani says special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to narrow the scope of a potential interview with President Donald Trump from five topics to two, CNN reports. Giuliani, who has become Trump’s latest TV attorney, tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day” that Mueller is not considering asking the President…
Oregon Man Convicted of Engaging in Sexual Conduct With Children At His Orphanage in Cambodia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An Oregon man, who was a Christian missionary running an orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was found guilty this week in federal court of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and aggravated sexual abuse. Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40,…