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May 9, 2020

Trump says ‘jury’s still out’ on FBI boss Wray – despite Barr defense

In a Fox News interview Friday, President Trump was noncommittal on whether FBI Director Christopher Wray would remain in the job following the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against Michael Flynn.

May 8, 2020

Sessions again defends recusal from Russia probe after Trump criticism: 'I did the right thing. I did'

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions responded Friday to President Trump's description of him as a "disaster," as well as the president's claim that the Russia investigation would never have happened if current Attorney General William Barr held the position in 2017.

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

KT McFarland: Barr right to drop Flynn prosecution – Those who framed Flynn must be held accountable

After more than three long years, the Justice Department has finally lived up to its name by dropping charges against my former boss, former National Security Adviser and retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. He should have never been prosecuted.

May 8, 2020

Broadcast networks dedicate far less coverage to Flynn case dismissal than 2017 guilty plea, study shows

A new study shows that the three broadcast networks dedicated far less coverage to the Justice Department's push to dismiss the case against former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn than the coverage he received for his 2017 guilty plea. 

May 8, 2020

Dems ask IG to probe Barr’s ‘politicization’ of Justice Department after Flynn decision

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called on DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate Attorney General William Barr's “improper political preference” after the Justice Department moved to drop its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. 

May 8, 2020

Tim Graham: Comey the hero -- Hollywood's fantasy collapses

CBS has been preparing a miniseries based on former FBI Director James Comey's memoir, pompously titled "A Higher Loyalty."

May 8, 2020

GOP rep introduces bill to repeal Logan Act, in wake of Flynn case

Republican Rep. Guy Reschenthaler introduced a bill on Friday that would repeal the Logan Act, in the wake of the Justice Department’s move to drop the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn -- which was related to that centuries-old law. 

May 8, 2020

McEnany at White House briefing accuses FBI of trying to ‘manufacture’ a crime against Flynn in 2017

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany accused the FBI of trying to “manufacture” a crime in its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn in 2017.

May 8, 2020

GOP lawmakers call on Barr to crack down on strict coronavirus orders

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans introduced a resolution Friday urging Attorney General William Barr to review orders issued by state and local leaders in response to the coronavirus crisis, and to act against those that infringe on constitutional rights -- part of a growing pushback against what some see as a heavy-handed approach to dealing with the virus.