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May 14, 2020

Ex-Independent Counsel Robert Ray calls for dismissal of Michael Flynn case: 'Enough damage has been done'

Former Whitewater prosecutor Robert Ray told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Thursday that the release of documents showing top Obama administration officials -- including then-Vice President Joe Biden -- requested to "unmask" the identity of Michael Flynn" casts a "political color" to the motivations behind the investigation.

May 14, 2020

Ex-Flynn deputy McFarland hits Obama officials over conflicting collusion claims: 'Which way is it, guys?'

Former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland ripped Obama administration officials on "The Story" Thursday for making what she considered to be conflicting public statements about the existence of "collusion" between President Trump and the Russian government.

May 14, 2020

Brennan, who sought to 'unmask' Flynn, claims release of names is ‘abominable abuse of authority’

Former CIA director John Brennan, one of the Obama-era officials who sought to “unmask” Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, claimed Thursday the release of the names was an “abominable abuse of authority.” 

May 14, 2020

Ken Starr reacts to Michael Flynn unmasking list: 'Why did Vice President Biden need to unmask?'

Former Whitewater independent counsel and Fox News contributor Ken Starr told "Your World with Neil Cavuto" Thursday that the recently disclosed list of top Obama administration officials who requested the "unmasking" of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn raises "very serious questions."

May 14, 2020

Charles Lipson on repealing the Logan Act: 'Get it off the books before it can be used for mischief again'

Professor Charles Lipson makes a case for why the Logan Act should be repealed, citing the most recent abuse of the law used by the FBI and DOJ against General Michael Flynn.

May 14, 2020

Lawyer appointed by judge in Flynn case once said government has 'near-absolute power' to 'extinguish a case'

Former prosecutor and federal judge John Gleeson, who was appointed by Judge Emmet Sullivan to submit a brief opposing the Justice Department's (DOJ's) motion to dismiss former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s case, recently went public defending Sullivan’s decision not to sign off on dropping the case -- but his own judicial history undermines that position.

May 14, 2020

Andy McCarthy predicts Flynn would only take Trump pardon 'as a last resort'

Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy told "Outnumbered Overtime" Thursday that President Trump should not pardon former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn because Flynn doesn't want a pardon.

May 14, 2020

Sen. Rand Paul: Flynn case abuses – Protect liberty without sacrificing security. Here's how

Congress has largely abdicated its responsibility to protect the Bill of Rights, and small tweaks to the system have not stopped abuse.

May 14, 2020

FISA reform bill passes Senate amid concerns about surveillance

A bill to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) passed the Senate comfortably on Thursday with bipartisan support, renewing some of its provisions but coupling that with some reforms to deal with concerns about surveillance abuse.

May 14, 2020

Graham says Senate Judiciary review of Russia probe to cover unmasking, FISA abuse and Mueller appointment

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Thursday that his panel would begin holding hearings as part of its investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, and would focus on unmasking, abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel.