May 9, 2020 Hannity blasts Obama, Schiff over Russia probe, Flynn case: 'This can't happen in America' Sean Hannity blasted the Obama administration and Democrats on Saturday night for the Russia investigation and targeting of former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.
May 9, 2020 Obama knew details of wiretapped Flynn phone calls, surprising top DOJ official in meeting with Biden, declassified docs show President Obama was aware of the details of then-incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn's intercepted December 2016 phone calls with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, apparently surprising then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, according to documents released Thursday as exhibits to the government's motion to dismiss the Flynn case.
May 9, 2020 Flynn prosecutor's contested claims impacted judge's pivotal December opinion, FBI docs suggest Newly released FBI documents suggest a federal judge in Washington was swayed by apparent misrepresentations from a top prosecutor when he issued a memorandum opinion in December 2019 -- a ruling that marked one of the lowest points in former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn's effort to withdraw a guilty plea on a charge of lying to investigators.
May 9, 2020 Obama says coronavirus response has been a ‘chaotic disaster,' blames ‘selfish’ mindset Former President Barack Obama on Friday said that the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been an “absolute chaotic disaster” and blamed it on a “selfish” and “tribal” mindset that has become operationalized in government.
May 9, 2020 Obama says ‘rule of law is at risk’ after DOJ dropped Michael Flynn case President Obama on Friday reacted to the Justice Department’s move to end its case against Michael Flynn by declaring that the “rule of law is at risk” -- as new details emerge about what the former president knew about the case against Flynn in the last days of his administration.
May 9, 2020 Trey Gowdy challenges media: Tell us who 'unmasked Michael Flynn's name' in Russia envoy call transcript Former House Oversight Committee Chairman and Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy challenged the mainstream media Friday to reveal who in the Obama administration "unmasked" then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn over conversations between Flynn and Russia's then-ambassador to the U.S.
May 8, 2020 Jesse Watters calls Flynn case 'an Obama scandal,' predicts more revelations to come: 'It's about to get ugly' Jesse Watters said on "The Five" Friday that the prosecution of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was an "Obama scandal" that went "all the way to the top" of the 44th president's administration.
May 8, 2020 Ex-NSC spokesman Michael Anton claims top officials were 'clearly out to get' Michael Flynn Michael Anton, a former National Security Council spokesman hired by Michael Flynn, told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Friday that the initial investigation into Flynn stemmed in part from a desire for "revenge" on the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
May 8, 2020 Trump poised to add more debt than Obama in first term President Trump, thanks to high deficits in his first two full years in office followed by massive federal expenditures aimed at offsetting the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis, is on pace to add more to the national debt in his first term than did former President Barack Obama, whom Republicans often criticized for irresponsible spending.
May 8, 2020 Christie lashes out at 'Bridgegate' prosecutor after convictions reversed: 'The politics of this reek' Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the Obama-appointed federal prosecutor who oversaw the 2013 "Bridgegate" case Thursday after the Supreme Court unanimously threw out the convictions of two of his political allies.