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December 20, 2019

Jason Chaffetz: Democrats are working to weaponize government power against their adversaries – It must stop

The alarming revelation that Rep. Adam Schiff’s House Intelligence Committee obtained and released telephone records of a journalist, another House member and President Trump's lawyers is just the latest in an escalating pattern of abuse by Democrats.

December 20, 2019

McCarthy: Watch for indictments in Durham's probe of Trump-Russia investigation's origins

Former U.S. Assistant Attorney Andy McCarthy said Friday that the American public should watch for potential indictments in Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation.

December 20, 2019

Connecticut man, 26, charged with trying to support ISIS: 'I gotta fight, bro'

A Connecticut man has been charged with attempting to provide support to ISIS after allegedly pledging allegiance to the terror group's leaders in Syria, federal prosecutors said Thursday. 

December 19, 2019

Washington Post media critic slams CNN for keeping McCabe on payroll amid FISA abuse revelations: 'Corrupting'

The Washington Post blasted CNN for keeping former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on its payroll as a contributor amid the recent findings of abuse from Justice Department Inspector General E. Michael Horowitz.

December 19, 2019

Mexican woman who ran international drug cartel convicted

The leader of a Mexico-based international drug trafficking ring has been convicted of attempting to transport cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States, the Justice Department said Thursday. 

December 19, 2019

Von Spakovsky, Fund: Barr not 'unfit' to be attorney general – Here's the man who deserves that title

There has never been a more “nakedly partisan” attorney general to serve our country than Eric Holder himself.

December 18, 2019

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow ignores FISA abuses during exclusive sit-down with ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page

MSNBC's liberal star Rachel Maddow scored a major interview with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and the two of them spoke in defense of the Russia investigation, but the cable news host failed to mention the damning abuses of the highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process uncovered by Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz.

December 18, 2019

Former DOJ official: FISA judge 'completely destroyed' Dems' criticism of Trump's spying accusations

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Judge Rosemary Collyer "completely destroyed" the criticism from Democrats of President Trump's repeated accusations that the FBI "spied" on his 2016 campaign, former Department of Justice official Francey Hakes said Wednesday.

December 18, 2019

Horowitz hits FBI 'failures' in Senate testimony after FISA court rebuke

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz rebuked the FBI on Wednesday for "failures" during the initial phase of the Russia probe, in his second round of Senate testimony following his extensive report on the investigation's origins and the process used to obtain a surveillance warrant for former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

December 18, 2019

Former prosecutor says he's 'offended' by FBI misconduct: Russia probe should not have launched

Americans should be alarmed about how the FBI obtained surveillance warrants during the 2016 launch of the Trump-Russia investigation, former federal prosecutor Brett Tolman said on "Fox & Friends" Monday, questioning whether the probe ever should have launched in the first place.