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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. 

December 18, 2019

Philip Holloway: FBI lawyer who misled FISA court to surveil Trump campaign adviser Page deserves punishment

The presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) justifiably unloaded on the FBI Tuesday over stunning revelations in the report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealing serious FBI misconduct in the electronic surveillance of an adviser to the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.

December 18, 2019

Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page explains 'insurance policy' texts, defends Russia probe in TV interview

Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page spoke out Tuesday night, explaining her controversial texts with her lover, former FBI agent Peter Strzok, and defending the Russia investigation into President Trump.

December 17, 2019

FISA court slams FBI over surveillance applications, in rare public order

In a rare public order Tuesday, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court strongly criticized the FBI over its surveillance-application process, giving the bureau until Jan. 10 to come up with solutions, in the wake of findings from Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz.

December 17, 2019

Mike Davis: House Democrats pursue Trump impeachment while president, Senate GOP transform federal judiciary

The Trump transformation of the federal judiciary extends to all levels.

December 17, 2019

Flynn judge crushes hopes for tossing guilty plea, says ex-national security adviser waived constitutional rights

A federal judge on Monday rejected Michael Flynn's comprehensive requests for exculpatory information that may have been withheld by the FBI, saying that the former national security adviser had waived his fundamental constitutional rights by pleading guilty to making false statements.

December 16, 2019

Andrew McCarthy: Give Comey credit for Wallace interview -- But look carefully at his answers

Former FBI director James Comey should be commended, not only for accepting Chris Wallace’s invitation to appear on “Fox News Sunday” for tough but fair questioning but also for acknowledging that serious abuses occurred in the surveillance the bureau conducted under FISA (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978).

December 15, 2019

iStreamItAll, which claimed to be larger than Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, shut down; 2 plead guilty

Two Las Vegas computer programmers have pleaded guilty to running an illegal streaming website that boasted more titles than Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime but did not have permission from copyright owners, the Justice Department announced Friday.

December 15, 2019

Comey accuses Barr of 'irresponsible statement' on FBI conduct

At the conclusion of a tense interview on "Fox News Sunday," former FBI Director James Comey took a shot at Attorney General Bill Barr, over his condemnation of the FBI's conduct during the Russia investigation.