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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,…
Sally Yates: Trump ‘Tearing Down the Legitimacy’ of the Justice Department
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General fired by President Donald Trump last year, says the president’s caustic tweets aimed at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller are collectively “tearing down the legitimacy” of the Justice Department, Yahoo! News reports. Yates, speaking at the 2018…
Trump Camp Wants to Expose FBI Informant; DOJ Worries that Could Put Lives in Danger, Screw Up Other Operations
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Trump camp continues to wage war on the FBI and the Justice Department. His allies allies are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign to undercut the Russia investigation by exposing the role of a top-secret FBI source, the Washington Post reports, adding that the effort reached new heights Thursday as Trump…
Trump Wants Justice Department to Go After Oakland Mayor For Tipping Off Residents About ICE Raids
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com California in particular has been bumping heads with President Donald Trump over immigration policy. The latest: Trump wants the Department of Justice to investigate Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf for obstruction of justice after she warned constituents of upcoming raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across northern California, Newsweek reports. “I mean,…
Lawmakers Concerned About Allegations of Misconduct in DEA’s Haiti Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is concerned about allegations of misconduct involving the DEA’s Haiti office and the effectiveness of the office’s efforts to fight drugs in that country, the Miami Herald reports. Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland have written to Justice’s…