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December 10, 2019

Ex-spy Christopher Steele surfaces after FISA report challenges Trump dossier research

Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, in a rare public statement, hit back Tuesday after the Justice Department inspector general’s report questioned the reliability of his anti-Trump dossier that served as the basis for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against Trump campaign official Carter Page. 

December 10, 2019

Stephanie Grisham on 'very troubling' Horowitz report on FISA abuse: 'I don't think it's over'

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said on Tuesday that the “very troubling” errors described in the Department of Justice watchdog's report on alleged FISA abuses have "ruined some people’s lives”

December 10, 2019

Rep. Devin Nunes: 'The FISA court has to either be shut down in its entirety or they have to take action and soon'

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told Fox News Tuesday that “the FISA court has to either be shut down in its entirety or they have to take action and soon following the release Monday of Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz’s report on the origins of the Russia investigation and the issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants for a Trump campaign official.

December 10, 2019

Barr blasts FBI’s Trump probe, accuses investigators of ‘gross abuse’

Attorney General Bill Bar is blasting the FBI’s conduct during the Russia investigation, saying investigators relied on "flimsy" evidence in launching the probe and disputing key conclusions from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report released Monday. 

December 10, 2019

Sen. Thom Tillis: Senate trial will expose Dems' 'weak' case for removing a president

Shortly after House Democrats on Tuesday introduced two articles of impeachment against President Trump alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress regarding his interactions with Ukraine, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said the case is “weak”.

December 10, 2019

Trump slams Wray’s response to FISA report, says he’ll ‘never be able to fix the FBI’

President Trump blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday morning over his response to the Justice Department inspector general's report on the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation and use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

December 10, 2019

Wall Street Journal: Horowitz Report reveals a trail of FBI abuse

The press corps is portraying Monday's report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz as absolution for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but don't believe it. The report relates a trail of terrible judgment and violations of process that should shock Americans who thought better of their premier law-enforcement agency.

December 10, 2019

David Bossie: FBI acted improperly to get court OK for Trump-Russia collusion probe – Who will be accountable?

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on his review of why the FBI launched its unjustified investigation of Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign found major problems with the FBI’s conduct, further discrediting the Russia collusion hoax.

December 10, 2019

Gregg Jarrett: IG report reveals FBI misconduct and abuses in anti-Trump probe of Russia collusion hoax

It turns out that the most revealing aspect of the long-awaited Justice Department’s inspector general’s report on the origins of the Russia collusion hoax comes from Attorney General William Barr’s damning assessment of it.

December 10, 2019

All eyes on Durham after rebuke of IG Horowitz's findings

In the hours after U.S. Attorney John Durham announced Monday that he did not "agree" with key findings by Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz, speculation swirled over what Durham has uncovered in his ongoing review into potential surveillance abuses against President Trump's team.