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May 7, 2020

House Intel transcripts: Unnamed 'special agent' said Steele was barred from helping the FBI

In a recently released transcript of a House Intelligence Committee interview conducted during the Russia probe in 2017, an unnamed special agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said ex-British spy Christopher Steele was barred at one point from assisting the agency with its inquiry.

May 7, 2020

Gowdy slams Schiff for wasting 'longest damn year of my life' with Russia probe, decries 'arrogant' Comey

Former House Oversight Committee Chairman and Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy told "The Story" Thursday that it was a "great day for Bill Barr" and a "lousy day for Jim Comey" after the Justice Department moved to end its prosecution former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

McCabe admitted FBI was unable to ‘prove the accuracy’ of Steele dossier used for surveillance warrants

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe admitted the FBI was unable to “prove the accuracy” of the Steele dossier, particularly the information used to obtain surveillance warrants on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. 

May 7, 2020

Schiff: Michael Flynn dismissal 'incriminates' Barr

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., slammed the head of the Justice Department Thursday after he announced the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will be dropped. 

May 7, 2020

Grassley predicts there are 'more shoes to drop' after DOJ moves to dismiss Flynn case

Senate Judiciary Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told "Special Report" Thursday that the Justice Department's move to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "should have happened weeks ago."

May 7, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Trump-Russia probe was baseless, newly disclosed memo confirms

The appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller should never have been made. His investigation had no factual basis.

May 7, 2020

Barr defends DOJ decision to drop case against Flynn: 'A crime cannot be established here'

Attorney General William Barr called the Justice Department’s decision Thursday to drop the case against President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI his “duty” – saying he wanted to “restore confidence in the system.”

May 7, 2020

Ilhan Omar claims 'white privilege at work' in DOJ move to dismiss Flynn case

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., argued Thursday that "white privilege" led the Justice Department to move to drop its criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

Gutfeld: Dems 'must be tired of losing' after Flynn charges dropped, Mueller probe 'exposed'

"The Five" co-host Greg Gutfeld recalled one of President Trump's campaign mantras in response to Thursday's news that the Justice Department had moved to drop its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Ending Michael Flynn prosecution exposes and destroys Trump-Russia collusion hoax

The notion that candidate Donald Trump conspired with Moscow to steal the 2016 presidential election was always an implausible phantasm built on a foundation of Russian disinformation commissioned by the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democrats.