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January 15, 2021

FBI agent in Trump-Russia's request for 'validation' of Steele reporting denied, left Crossfire Hurricane

An agent involved in the FBI’s original Trump-Russia case left the Crossfire Hurricane team amid a “professional disagreement” with Bill Priestap, after the former assistant director of counterintelligence denied his request for an “enhanced validation review” of Christopher Steele’s reporting. 

January 15, 2021

Graham releases Russia probe docs, slams original investigation as 'incompetent, corrupt'

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday released a slew of additional documents and transcripts related to his panel’s investigation into the origins and aftermath of the Trump-Russia probe, calling the original probe into whether members of President Trump’s first campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the 2016 “one of the most incompetent and corrupt investigations in the history of the FBI and DOJ.”

January 14, 2021

More 'Russiagate' documents set for release, Senate source says

The declassified documents will include depositions, transcripts and interviews.

December 31, 2020

Biden pick for top Pentagon position hyped Steele dossier, Trump-Russia collusion claims

President-elect Joe Biden's pick for a high-level Pentagon position hyped the since-discredited Steele dossier and Trump-Russian collusion narrative.

December 24, 2020

Rep. Buck: Mueller set 'precedent' that demands Hunter Biden special counsel

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., said Thursday that he is disappointed outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr refused to name a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, the 50-year-old son of Joe Biden.

December 23, 2020

George Papadopoulos 'ecstatic' over Trump pardon, hints at possible lawsuit

Former Trump 2016 campaign adviser George Papadopoulos celebrated the pardon President Trump granted to him while noting that he may not be done with his accusers.

December 22, 2020

Special counsel Durham investigation 'making good progress,' Barr says

Special counsel John Durham is "making good progress" in his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, Attorney General William Barr said this week.

December 20, 2020

Nunes calls for new criminal referral over Peter Stzrok texts

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is calling for a criminal referral to investigate why the FBI and Department of Justice failed to previously turn over certain text messages from former FBI agent Peter Strzok that he said would have been key for Republicans’ investigation of the Russia probe.

December 19, 2020

Hans von Spakovsky: Attorney General William Barr steps down with outstanding record of accomplishments

Attorney General William Barr will leave office Wednesday the same way he came in — as a class act. He carried out his role as the consummate professional who followed the law, administered justice, and forged ahead him.

December 18, 2020

Strzok said Steele dossier 'intended to influence' as well as inform, declassified texts reveal

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok said he viewed the infamous Steele dossier as being "intended to influence" as well as to inform, according to a text he wrote in September 2016.