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August 18, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Trump didn’t collude with Russia to get elected, Senate panel belatedly concludes

It took the committee three years to figure out the obvious: there is “absolutely no evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump or his campaign colluded with the Russian government to meddle in the 2016 election.”

August 18, 2020

Senate Intel says FBI gave 'unjustified credence' to Steele dossier, Russia 'took advantage' of Trump transition team

The Senate Intelligence Committee found that the FBI gave the unverified anti-Trump dossier “unjustified credence,” and that Russia “took advantage” of members of the Trump transition team’s “relative inexperience in government” in its final report as part of its years-long bipartisan Russia investigation.

August 18, 2020

Roger Stone drops appeal of charges against him: 'Time for me to move on'

Longtime GOP operative Roger Stone says "it is time for me to move on" and has dropped an appeal of seven federal felony convictions against him stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion.

August 17, 2020

Doug Collins blasts Ayanna Pressley for 'fanning the flames of anarchy' with call for more civil unrest

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is “fanning the flames of anarchy,” said Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., on Monday amid the wave of social unrest across cities in the United States.

August 17, 2020

Trey Gowdy rips mainstream media for ignoring ex-FBI lawyer's expected guilty plea

The mainstream media barely covered the expected guilty plea of former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith because it doesn't fit their narrative, Trey Gowdy, former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said on Monday.

August 16, 2020

Matthew Stafford's wife apologizes to Colin Kaepernick for past criticism: 'I have opened my ears, mind, and heart'

The wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford issued an apology to Colin Kaepernick over social media on Saturday for her 2017 remarks where she criticized him for kneeling during the national anthem. 

August 16, 2020

Sen. Johnson: 'We should have known' about 'stunning' revelations in Russia probe origins 'years ago'

Revelations in the Russia probe “are stunning,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told “Sunday Morning Futures,” adding that “we should have known” about them “years ago.”

August 16, 2020

Rep. Nunes on former FBI lawyer Clinesmith's guilty plea in Durham probe: ‘This is a good first step’

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said he hopes former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith's expected guilty plea will be the first of many resulting from the Durham probe.

August 15, 2020

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow skips Durham probe's guilty plea -- despite previous Russia obsession

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was once the go-to cable news host for the latest developments on what she believed was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Now, she seems to be steering clear of the latest developments that undermine the narrative she pushed for years. 

August 14, 2020

Mollie Hemingway calls out mainstream media for downplaying ex-FBI lawyer's guilty plea in Durham probe

The media is downplaying the news that a former FBI lawyer will plead guilty as part of the Durham probe because they don't want to be held accountable for their role in the Russia investigation, The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday.