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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.

December 14, 2019

Retired FBI Assistant Director Swecker: Comey was disgrace to FBI, falsely claims IG report clears him

Fired FBI Director James Comey's time in office will live in infamy for the abuses outlined in the inspector general’s report and for inserting this venerable institution directly into politics and partisanship.

December 14, 2019

Texas woman convicted in $5.5M health care fraud scheme, DOJ says

A Texas woman was convicted Friday on six counts of health care fraud in connection with a $5.5 million federal workers’ compensation overbilling scheme, U.S. Justice Department officials said.

December 14, 2019

Horowitz report spotlights little-known FBI agent's role in Russia probe, Flynn case

A review of Inspector General Michael Horowitz's findings leaves little doubt that an unnamed agent in his blockbuster report is Joe Pientka, who was closely involved in the Michael Flynn case.

December 13, 2019

Papadopoulos considering lawsuit against feds after Horowitz report: FBI surveillance was 'un-American'

The series of events that landed George Papadopoulos in jail in connection with the Trump-Russia investigation should make all Americans stop and think about the ramifications of government surveillance, said the former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser on “Fox & Friends" Friday. 

December 13, 2019

Former acting AG Whitaker hits back at Eric Holder's 'odd' criticism of William Barr

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hit back at former Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday.

December 13, 2019

Kimberley Strassel: Thanks to the IG report, the FBI has had its worst week in modern history

The Justice Department’s inspector general found that the bureau had deceived a federal court and abused Americans’ civil liberties. It was equally humiliating for the crew that gulled the FBI into its excesses: Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele and their media acolytes.