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May 11, 2019

Andrew McCarthy: Politics is front and center for Russiagate probe -- and the farce has reached new heights

House Democrats are straining to create the appearance of Watergate, even as Barr has turned over an Everest of information.

May 10, 2019

Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters say CNN 'using' James Comey

Fox News' Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld jabbed CNN Friday for their featured town hall with former FBI director James Comey saying the network is "using" him to get back at President Trump.

May 10, 2019

Don Lemon accuses Trump of trying to 'rewrite inconvenient facts' while defending son

CNN host Don Lemon accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of trying to re-write history in order to defend his son after the Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed him.

May 10, 2019

Lawmakers say FBI may have been warned of Steele’s ‘political motivations’ before Trump aide surveillance

Top Republican lawmakers demanded answers Friday on whether the FBI was warned of anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele’s "political motivations" before the bureau applied for a surveillance warrant against a Trump campaign aide based in part on that document.

May 10, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Democrats introduce bill to hold presidents accountable for alleged crimes

House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Friday introduced a bill that would ensure presidents can be held accountable for alleged criminal conduct -- a direct swipe at the White House amid the heated battle over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

May 10, 2019

Former top FBI lawyer on defense as IG probe on surveillance abuse nears close

Former FBI counsel James Baker, speaking Friday at a rare public appearance, defended the FBI’s controversial surveillance of a former Trump aide during the 2016 campaign, as a closely watched inspector general investigation into that process nears its conclusion. 

May 10, 2019

Strassel: Comey has 'bruised ego' after being fired by Trump, won't stay out of political realm

Kimberley Strassel criticized James Comey’s appearance at a CNN town hall, arguing the former FBI director still has a “bruised ego” after his firing by President Donald Trump two years ago.

May 10, 2019

Jim Jordan on Comey’s claims FBI did not spy: 'If that's not spying, I don’t know what is'

A leading Republican is disputing former FBI Director James Comey’s claims that the FBI did not spy on President Trump’s 2016 campaign and that he “had no idea” why Attorney General William Barr used that language to describe agents’ investigation.

May 10, 2019

Andrew McCarthy slams Comey for media appearances, handling of Clinton, Trump investigations

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy said Friday that while rhetoric from Republicans and Democrats questioning the credibility of the FBI is "disturbing," the country's top cops handled their role in the 2016 presidential elections "pretty poorly" and says former FBI directors should keep their opinions on current investigations to themselves.  

May 10, 2019

Diplomat who helped launch Russia probe speaks out, defends role

Former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer, in an extensive interview, spoke out on his mysterious role in triggering the launch of the Trump-Russia probe -- while seeming to push back on suggestions that his fateful 2016 meeting with then-Trump adviser George Papadopoulos was somehow a set-up.