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August 31, 2020

DC Circuit court rules against Flynn case dismissal

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in an 8-2 decision that D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan does not have to grant prosecutors' motion to dismiss the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

August 31, 2020

Mueller lawyer: NYT story on DOJ secretly limiting Russia probe is 'wrong'

A top prosecutor from Robert Mueller's special counsel's office disputed a New York Times report that said then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein limited Mueller's investigation by keeping him from exploring President Trump's financial ties to Russia.

August 26, 2020

Lindsey Graham to James Comey: 'You got a lot to say, come in under oath and say it'

Former FBI Director James Comey is an “embarrassment to the FBI and has done a lot of damage to the institution,” said Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Wednesday.

August 25, 2020

Carter Page's new book accuses FBI of 'systematically' overlooking key info from Halper conversation

Former Trump campaign aide Carter Page is opening up about his interactions with Cambridge Professor Stefan Halper, alleging in a new book that the FBI "systematically" excluded relevant information about their encounters from the controversial FISA application that the agency filed as part of its investigation into the campaign's ties to Russia.

August 25, 2020

Carter Page reacts to ex-FBI Director Comey's comments on Durham probe

There are “a lot more questions that need to be answered” regarding FBI Director James Comey's response to the Durham probe, said former Foreign Policy Adviser to Donald Trump Carter Page.

August 24, 2020

Graham praises Herschel Walker RNC speech, accuses FBI of double standard for Clinton, Trump campaigns

President Trump should make a campaign ad out of former NFL running back Herschel Walker's speech on the first night of the Republican National Convention, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told "Hannity" Monday.

August 24, 2020

CBS anchor avoids ex-FBI lawyer's guilty plea in Durham probe during Comey interview

Former FBI Director James Comey revived his attacks on President Trump during Sunday's installment of CBS' "Face the Nation" -- but was not asked about a recent guilty plea by ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith.

August 23, 2020

Comey: 'I can't imagine that I'm a target' of Durham probe

Former FBI Director James Comey spoke dismissively of Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation of the origins of the FBI's Russia probe, saying that he not been contacted for it and that the whole thing is being used as a political tool for President Trump.

August 23, 2020

Graham says declassified FBI documents show 'double standard' for Clinton and Trump campaigns

Following the release of recently declassified documents, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says he believes the FBI showed a double standard in its investigations into reports of foreign interference at the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and now-President Trump in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election.

August 22, 2020

Oliver Stone rejects Bill Maher's Russia concerns, claims US intel 'not reliable'

Liberal filmmaker Oliver Stone took "Real Time" host Bill Maher by surprise over his dismissal of the recently-released Senate intelligence report outlining Russia's interference in the 2016 election.